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Pete Seeger was one of the earliest backers of Bob Dylan; he was responsible for urging A&R man John Hammond to produce Dylan's first LP on Columbia, and for inviting him to perform at the Newport Folk Festival, of which Seeger was a board member. [58]
Pete Seeger (born May 3, 1919, New York City, New York, U.S.—died January 27, 2014, New York City) was a singer who sustained the American folk music tradition and who was one of the principal inspirations for younger performers in the folk revival of the 1960s.
Pete Seeger was an American folksinger and political activist who became a prominent voice for social justice, often performing at rallies for civil rights and the environmental movement as well as at protests against the Vietnam War.
Pete Seeger. Soundtrack: Just Cause. Sixteen-year-old Pete Seeger enrolled at the Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut and then decided to become a hermit. His life since then has been one social cause after another, buoyed by an almost indefatigable career as a self-described "sing-along leader."
Pete Seeger was one of the most illustrious folk singers of the 20th century. He was not only a singer but also a songwriter, labor activist, naturalist and peace advocate.
Pete Seeger (Peter Seeger; May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk musician and songwriter. He was a longtime friend of Woody Guthrie, and founder of The Almanac Singers and The Weavers, [1] two famous folk bands. Seeger's usual musical instrument is a banjo.
Born in New York with a musicologist for a father and concert violinist for a mother, Seeger grew up with music in his bones but lacked creative direction. Schooled in the banjo,...
Pete Seeger was a giant of our time. Growing up in a musical family, he had a long and productive career as a folk song leader and social activist. His father was the musicologist Charles Seeger, and his mother Constance was a classical violinist.
Born May 3 to Charles and Constance Seeger, music professors whose families traced their ancestry back to the Mayflower. 1919. 1927. Parents divorce while fighting over Seeger's musical...
Pete Seeger, the legendary folk musician who helped spearhead the American folk revival, died Monday night in New York City at the age of 94 from natural causes.