Legendary folk singer Pete Seeger — who inspired countless musicians from Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris to Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello — died on Monday, Jan. 27, at the age of 94. Throughout ...
CDR copy--Recorded by Pete & Toshi Seeger in the winter of 1951 at two Texas prison farms, this album represents some of the oldest and most traditional work songs found among African American prison ...
It's no exaggeration to say that Pete Seeger has done more to popularize American folk music than any other contemporary musician, authoring or co-authoring the songs that have become folk standards: ...
Gold records on the wall are nice, and bloated recording contracts are swell. But when musical luminaries such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen show up to sing your praises -- as they do for Pete ...
"A living archive of America's music and conscience, a testament of the power of song and culture to nudge history along," was how Bruce Springsteen described Pete Seeger at the late, great folk ...
As part of their Summer School of Music classes, Boston musician Trevin Nelson will lead the special workshop “Pete Seeger: Folk Songs of Hope.” For people at any level, the class will explore the ...
Seeger’s most famous composition is “Turn! Turn! Turn!” While Seeger penned the track, the cover by The Byrds is far more famous than the original That’s not too surprising, as many hit songs from the ...
was uncool when uncool was kind of cool. Seeger, who turns 87 on May 3, is the embodiment of modern folk music, with all the good and bad that entails. A native of Patterson, N.Y., Seeger was raised ...
Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. The ...