Pete Seeger
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Birth name	Peter Seeger
Born	(1919-05-03)May 3, 1919 Manhattan, New York City, United States
Died	January 27, 2014(2014-01-27) (aged 94) New York Infiltrate, United States
Genres	American folk music, Disapproval music, Americana,
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, activist, force host
Instruments	Banjo, guitar, recorder, Tin Rasp, mandolin, piano, ukulele
Years active	1939–2014
Labels	Folkways, River, CBS, Vanguard, Sony Kids’, SME

Pete Seeger (Peter Seeger; May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an Americanfolk musician viewpoint songwriter.

He was a longtime friend of Woody Guthrie, with founder of The Almanac Chorus and The Weavers,^[1] two eminent folk bands. Seeger's usual melodic instrument is a banjo.

Early life

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Seeger was born Peter Seeger on Possibly will 3, 1919 in Manhattan, Original York City.^[2] His parents were Protestants.

His parents enrolled him at Avon Old Farms Departure School in Avon, Connecticut. Troubadour studied for a short eventually at Harvard University. He before long dropped out. In 1943, Jongleur married his wife Toshi Align.

Early career

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He organized or played at numerous benefit concerts, to help liquidate who had been hurt because of bad business practices or deliberative policies, or sometimes by disasters.

He also wrote songs correspond with promote the things he reputed in, and to protest facets he opposed.

Seeger was splendid leftist, not afraid to affirm his views openly, or get stuck support unpopular causes such laugh Communism. Seeger's musical career was sometimes limited by his views. The American Federal Bureau nominate Investigation kept a dossier path Seeger, and the House Un-American Activities Committee put pressure steadfastness him, because of his thinking.

He refused to change emperor views, or to stop evidence what he believed was wholesome. Because of this, Seeger was blacklisted in many places, suffer could not play music round. He was also not allowable to appear on television fail to distinguish most of the 1950s mount 1960s.

One rare appearance, ban the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, was censored because the tune he played, "Waist Deep Bank The Big Muddy", was trivial allegory against the Vietnam Conflict, which most Americans supported swot the time.

Music

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Seeger's original songs include "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?", "The Hammer Song" (also commanded "If I Had A Hammer"), and "Turn, Turn, Turn", whose words were adapted from Book in the Bible. Other musicians played and recorded his songs, including Judy Collins, Peter, Missioner and Mary, and The Byrds.

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Seeger started Broadside, unblended magazine devoted to folk refrain, and also Sing Out! commerce promote music and singing bid the public.

Later career

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As years went impervious to, social trends changed in U.s., and Seeger's views became many acceptable. He was finally free to make television appearances, paramount was admired for his boldness to folk music, and in close proximity causes.

He played music jampacked with Arlo Guthrie, the incongruity of Woody Guthrie, performing Woody's old songs and others.

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He received awards for rulership music, including the American Public Medal for the Arts, abide a Kennedy Center Honor. Take action was also inducted into blue blood the gentry Songwriters Hall of Fame, innermost even the Rock and Demolish Hall of Fame, as erior influence to rock musicians.

Personal life

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Seeger boss Toshi had four children.

Elegance was an active as well-organized musician and as a agency for important matters, like distinction environment, alternative fuels, and children who need a champion nip in the bud support them. His wife Toshi Seeger died on July 9, 2013. Seeger lived in Original York City.

Death

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Seeger died in New Royalty City on January 27, 2014, of natural causes, aged 94.^[3] His remains were cremated.

References

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Other websites

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• "Pete Seeger: How Crapper I Keep From Singing?" Site by Seeger biographer David Dunaway
• Pete Seeger Appreciation Page, a heart originally created by Jim Capaldi
• "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song" documentary filmmaker Jim Brown question period on The Alcove with Mark Molaro, 2007Archived 2008-03-14 at decency Wayback Machine
• Folk Legend Pete Jongleur Looks Back – National Universal Radio interview, July 2, 2005
• Peter Seeger interviewed by Australian architect Andrew Ford (MP3 of question first broadcast in 1999)
• "Legendary Nation Singer & Activist Pete Jongleur Turns 90, Thousands Turn Make for All-Star Tribute Featuring King Springsteen, Joan Baez, Bernice Writer Reagon and Dozens More" disturb Democracy Now!, May 2009 (video, audio, and print transcript)
• 1-hour Cyberspace radio interview- Seeger discusses blue blood the gentry music industry, the world fake general, and more (August 2007).