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Though Pete Seeger, the heralded folk singer, songwriter and social activist died in 2014, his voice has left a lasting impression on American music.May 3, 2019 would have been Seeger's 100th ...
The story of Pete Seeger’s trial starts long before the sentencing that’s shown in A Complete Unknown.According to documents retrieved by Mother Jones’ Freedom of Information Act request ...
Pete Seeger, "a tireless campaigner for his own vision of a utopia marked by peace and togetherness," died Monday at the age of 94. As former NPR broadcaster Paul Brown adds in an appreciation he ...
When Bob Dylan turned his back on protest music and traditional folk, he burned a lot of bridges; his friendship with Pete Seeger was one of them.
Pete Seeger, this agent’s report noted, “was a close friend and associate of ‘Leadbetter,’ also known as ‘Leadbelly,’ a negro murderer who escaped from prison a few years ago.” (Lead ...
Pete Seeger, who helped spark the folk song revival with his five-string banjo and songs for civil rights, peace and the labor movements, has died. He was 94. News ...
The moment is quintessential Pete Seeger, a man who wore the same gentle smile whether he was leading sing-alongs or facing adversity that included a lengthy period in the 1950s where he was ...
Tom Chapin, on Banjo, playing Pete Seeger tunes By Dan Murphy Back in the 1970s, my parents took me to several concerts at ...