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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.
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. ...
Deep Sea Chanteys and Whaling Ballads are two albums recorded then combined for release as a 1941 album by the Almanac Singers. The lineup of the group at the time was Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. The group received a $250 advance for both albums and bought a Buick for a cross-country tour. [1]
Though A Complete Unknown is about Bob Dylan, the film also dives deep into the life of Pete Seeger.. The folk singer was instrumental in discovering and mentoring Dylan, and the film follows how ...
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and Other Love Songs: August 1967: Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance [42] Traditional Christmas Carols: 1967 Folkways [43] Pete Seeger Now: 1968 Columbia [44] Pete Seeger Young vs. Old: 1969 [45] Rainbow Race: 1971 [46] Banks of Marble and Other Songs: 1974 [47] Pete Seeger and Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street ...
Deep Sea Chanteys and Whaling Ballads (General, 1941). Sod Buster Ballads (General, 1941). Dear Mr. President (Keynote, 1942). Songs of the Lincoln Battalion (Stinson/Asch, 1940). This album was not credited to the Almanac Singers, but to several individuals who were members of the band (Pete Seeger, Bess Lomax, and Butch Hawes) along with Tom ...
This year's festival celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Pete Seeger. The festival was canceled in 2016, signaling a period of financial challenges. The festival returned in ...
Musical Transcription Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine of "We Shall Overcome," based on a recording of Pete Seeger's version, sung with the SNCC Freedom Singers on the 1963 live Carnegie Hall recording, and the 1988 version by Pete Seeger sung at a reunion concert with Pete and the Freedom Singers on the anthology, Sing for Freedom ...