We’ve got some sad news to report. Last night Pete Seeger, one of America’s national treasures, died at the age of 94. For nearly 70 years, Seeger embodied folk music and its ideals (“communication, entertainment, social comment, historical continuity, inclusiveness”) and became a tireless advocate for social justice and protecting the environment. In recent years, Seeger made his voice heard at Occupy Wall Street and even paid a visit to the 2013 edition of Farm Aid, where he sang “This Land is Your Land”. Above you can watch a film that brings you back to Seeger’s early days. Released in 1946, To Hear Your Banjo Play is an engaging 16-minute introduction to American folk music, written and narrated by Alan Lomax and featuring rare performances by Woody Guthrie, Baldwin Hawes, Sonny Terry, Brownee McGhee, Texas Gladden and Margot Mayo’s American Square Dance Group. In the film, Seeger is only 27 years old. We’ll miss you dearly Pete.
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A short post about Pete’s passing can be found at my music blog, The Eclectic Ear.
http://timbrosnan.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/pete-seeger-dead-at-94/
i always loved the episode of rainbow quest where seeger and mississippi john hurt sat down and traded songs.
Don’t forget that he was also an apologist for Stalin, Mao and Communism.
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-dark-side-of-pete-seeger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZQYelaHaX0
pretty fly for a white guy
HEY PECHEL, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU READ THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, IF EVER!