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Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly 's " Goodnight, Irene ," which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950.
Jan 28, 2014 · Pete Seeger: 20 Essential Tracks. Remember the folk icon with a playlist spanning his acclaimed career. By Rolling Stone. January 28, 2014. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. The late...
Jul 5, 2024 · Pete Seeger (born May 3, 1919, New York City, New York, U.S.—died January 27, 2014, New York City) was a singer who sustained the American folk music tradition and who was one of the principal inspirations for younger performers in the folk revival of the 1960s.
Jan 28, 2014 · Pete Seeger, a longtime champion of American folk music, died Monday. He spearheaded a folk revival in the 1950s and spent a life championing music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for ...
Pete Seeger - YouTube. @PeteSeegerOfficial ‧. 1.86K subscribers ‧ 18 videos. "I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to...
Pete Seeger. Musician | Songwriter | SOCIAL ACTIVIST. Who is this rail-thin man with the five-string Banjo?
Pete Seeger was a giant of our time. Growing up in a musical family, he had a long and productive career as a folk song leader and social activist. His father was the musicologist Charles Seeger, and his mother Constance was a classical violinist. At one point during his youth, Seeger and his …
Apr 29, 2019 · Pete Seeger was an American folksinger and political activist who became a prominent voice for social justice, often performing at rallies for civil rights and the environmental movement as well as at protests against the Vietnam War.
Jan 28, 2014 · Pete Seeger, the legendary folk musician who helped spearhead the American folk revival, died Monday night in New York City at the age of 94 from natural causes.
Jan 28, 2014 · Pete Seeger, a seminal figure in American music who kept folk music alive and influenced generations of musicians from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen, died Monday of natural causes in New...
