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- Born: May 3, 1919
- Birthplace: New York City
- Active: 1940-present
- Father, Charles Seeger, was a composer
- Mother, Constance de Clyver Edson, was a music teacher
- Stepmother, Ruth Crawford Seeger, was a composer
- 1936: Joined the Young Communist League
- 1948: Wrote the book How to Play the Five-String Banjo
- 1966: Co-founded the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater environmental organization
- Received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993
- Was the subject of a Bruce Springsteen tribute album We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
- Spouse: Toshi-Aline Ohta
- Three children: Daniel, Mika and Tinya
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Pete Seeger is a popular folk singer, author and activist. His is credited for preserving America's folk music tradition and for having co-written the songs "Where Have All The Flowers Gone," "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "The Hammer Song."
Seegar was honored with a concert on May 3, 2009, in Madison Square Garden in New York in honor of his 90th birthday. Celebrities such as Bruce Springsteen, Kris Kristofferson and Arlo Guthrie attended the celebration.CBC: Concert celebrates folk icon Pete Seeger (May 3, 2009)
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Early Career
Seeger's early career included stints in the folk music groups the Almanac Singers, with Woody Guthrie and The Weavers, who had a string of mainstream hits including a 1949 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene." The Weavers were disbanded when the group and its members were blacklisted during the McCarthy era. -
Activism
Seeger, a former member of the Communist Party of the United States and union activist, was subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1955. Seeger refused to name his personal and political associations and, years later, was convicted for contempt of Congress for his actions. Seeger's political activism didn't end there. He has been associated with environmental, pro-union, Civil Rights and anti-war movements. -
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Pete Seeger Questions
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What is your favorite Pete Seeger song? 5 AnswersWhen he was part of the Weaver's - with "Goodnight Irene" read more -
Pete Seeger is 90? When did that happen? 1 AnswerWell to be honest It just kinda happens. Everyone ages but wow the years seem to fly by. Soon I will be 90 if I live that long and I too will wounder where the... read more -
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Watching Bourdain on the Hudson River. I am absolutely in love with the area. I want to sail the river playing Pete Seeger songs on banjo
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"There's no such thing as a wrong note as long as you're singin." - Pete Seeger, Amazing Grace. http://bit.ly/c085bD
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@urbanmama Loved that American Masters! I grew up listening to Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie; my dad was a UAW lobbyist when I was little.
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MPT lineup tonight: Pete Seeger's 90th bday celebration, then Playing for Change: Peace through Music. Then? Ed Slott's Stay Rich for Life.
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Watching Pete Seeger 90th birthday special on PBS and marveling once again at what an amazing man he is; first American Masters now this!
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