Seeger wrote hundreds of songs performed by greats in American Folk Music. Jan. 28, 2014— -- Legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger has died at age 94. Seeger’s record label, Appleseed ...
There’s a priceless moment early in “A Complete Unknown” when folk icon Pete Seeger returns to the cabin where he lives with his family after offering a young singer named Bob Dylan a place to sleep ...
It's no exaggeration to say that Pete Seeger has done more to popularize American folk music than any other contemporary musician, authoring or co-authoring the songs that have become folk standards: ...
Pete Seeger, Text by (Art/Photo Books), Michael Hays, Illustrator, Pete Seeger, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers $19.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-689-84693-9 Folk singer Pete Seeger's adaptation ...
The folk-song collector, whose protest tunes got him blacklisted in the 1950s, died of natural causes in New York on Monday. By Debbie Emery Pete Seeger - H 2014 Seeger’s long and prolific career ...
John Lennon wrote a number of protest songs. Some of his more famous ones include “Working Class Hero” and “Power to the People.” Pete Seeger, one of the most famous singers of protest songs, wasn’t ...
Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a US postage stamp. The ...
The world is mourning legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, who died on Monday of natural causes at the age of 94. John Mellencamp also shared his thoughts, saying in a statement: “Pete Seeger always ...
Bob Dylan has always had a fraught relationship with the world of progressive social change. He wrote some of the most penetrating socially conscious songs of the early 1960s — “Blowin’ in the Wind,” ...
The United States Postal Service is honoring folk music icon Pete Seeger with a Forever Stamp. Given the occasion, it’s a good time to revisit Seeger’s legendary, and gone-too-soon, TV show and the ...
The six CD set Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings won a Grammy in the category for Best Historical Album. The set includes some well-known, not-so-well ...
He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Listen to Peter, Paul and Mary’s finale singalong, plus songs ...