Pete Seeger
Peter Seeger was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and left-wing social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, especially their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.
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Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityAvon Old Farms School
- Awards
- 🏆 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 Kennedy Center Honors🏆 Schneider Family Book Award
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"... And this is the origin of pop music: it's a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well."
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"The key to the future of the world, is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known."
"A productive mistake is: made in the service of mission and vision; acknowledged as a mistake; learned from; considered valuable; shared for the benefit of all."
"I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the clock back to when there was no income tax. I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and took…"
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1919
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