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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. The late Pete Seeger was such a broadband conduit of folk music, who recorded so ...
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 6, 2023 · 1967 ★ Pete Seeger — Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits. “These are my ‘hits?’. Columbia Records picked the title of this album, not me. Now read the truth,” Pete Seeger says at the...
Pete Seeger talks about the Racial Integration of Baseball, Jackie Robinson, & Lester Rodney
Jan 28, 2014 · A major advocate for the folk-style five-string banjo and one of the most prominent folk music icons of his generation, Seeger was also a political and environmental activist. He died Monday at...
Jan 28, 2014 · Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for...
