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"Little Boxes" is a song written and composed by Malvina Reynolds in 1962. The song was first released by her friend, Pete Seeger , in 1963, and became his only charting single in January 1964. The song is a social satire [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] about the development of suburbia and associated conformist middle-class attitudes.
The original lyrics [9] were composed on February 23, 1940, in Guthrie's room at the Hanover House hotel at 43rd St. and 6th Ave. (101 West 43rd St.) in New York. The line "This land was made for you and me" does not appear in the original manuscript at the end of each verse, but is implied by Guthrie's writing of those words at the top of the page and by his subsequent singing of the line ...
Gazette, Vol. 1 is the fourth studio album by American folk singer Pete Seeger. It was released in 1958 by Folkways Records , and later re-released by Smithsonian Folkways . [ 2 ] The album artwork, credited on the album cover to Antonio Frasconi , is by Frasconi's wife Leona Pierce, and the design is by Ronald Clyne .
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer-songwriter, musician and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene," which topped the charts for 14 weeks in 1950.
The entire backfile of People's Songs was microfilmed in the 1980s by Clearwater Publishing Inc. from Pete Seeger's personal copy, including his personal commentaries. Clearwater Publishing (not related to the Sloop Clearwater) was acquired by Congressional Information Service in 1987, which was a subsidiary of Reed-Elsevier, an international ...
Allmusic wrote that "Seeger renders them plainly and simply, singing and playing banjo, on a program designed especially (but not solely) for children between three and seven years of age." [ 1 ] About Entertainment rated the album five stars and said, "This is a great album for family sing-alongs, for classroom use, and for children's ...
This Land Is Your Land: Songs of Unity (Music for Little People, 2002) Seeds: The Songs of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3 (Appleseed, 2003) A Beachwood Christmas (Beachwood, 2003) Bon Appétit! Musical Food Fun Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer album (Rounder, 2003) cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins (Folkways, 2004) Hail to the Thief II: Songs to Send Bush ...
We Shall Overcome is a 1963 album by Pete Seeger.It was recorded live at his concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on June 8, 1963, and was released by Columbia Records. ...