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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
There’s a priceless moment early in “A Complete Unknown” when folk icon Pete Seeger returns to the cabin where he lives with his family after offering a young singer named Bob Dylan a place to sleep ...
This laudatory but not quite fawning 93-minute documentary takes a greatest-hits approach to the life and song of the now 88-year-old agit-folk musician. And surely Pete Seeger has earned the right to ...
Legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, who turns 90 years old today, leaves us with a few parting words. We close our show tonight with birthday wishes to an American legend. Folk singer and ...
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 US postage stamp. The ...
He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Listen to Peter, Paul and Mary’s finale singalong, plus songs ...