Pete Seeger

Also known as Pete

American folk singer (1919–2014)

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Pete Seeger was an American folk singer who lived from 1919 to 2014 and became one of the most influential figures in folk music history. He is remembered for using his music to advocate for social and political causes throughout his long career.

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Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably 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…

Known for

Newport and the Great Folk Dream — Self (archive footage)2025
Down By The Riverside2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (archive footage)2022
ReMastered: The Lion's Share — Himself (archive footage)2019
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 — Self2019
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera2015
Freedom Summer — Self2014
The Winding Stream — Self (archive footage)2014
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation — Self2013
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain — Self2013

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1919
Active to: 2014

contemporary folkfolksinger-songwriter

Discography

Darling Corey1950
American Folk Songs for Children1954
Frontier Ballads1954
Frontier Ballads Volume I: Immigrants, The Trek1954
How To Play The 5-String Banjo1954
Goofing-Off Suite1955
The Folksinger's Guitar Guide1955
American Industrial Ballads1956
Love Songs for Friends & Foes1956
With Voices Together We Sing1956

Member of

The Weavers1948–1952
The Weavers1955–1958
The Weavers1955–1958
The Weavers1980–1980
The Weavers1980–1980
Union Boys
The Almanac Singers

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Listeners: 320,894
Total plays: 4,916,291

Official website

peteseeger.net →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Peter
Family name: Seeger
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Manhattan
Father: Charles Seeger
Sibling: Mike Seeger
Occupation: recording artist
Political party: Communist Party of the United States of America
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Unitarian Universalism
Award: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Notable work: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Genre: traditional folk music
Instrument: voice
Record label: Folkways Records
Conflict: World War II
Official website: www.peteseeger.net
Image: Pete Seeger NYWTS.jpg
Voice type: tenor

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Commons category: Pete Seeger
date of birth: 1919-05-03
date of death: 2014-01-27
topic's main category: Category:Pete Seeger
birth name: Peter Seeger
start of work period: 1939-00-00
name in native language: Pete Seeger
writing language: English language
copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
member of: The Weavers
end of work period: 2014-00-00
credits URL: www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/30113.Pete_Seeger
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Encyclopedic overview

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) 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. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, workers' rights, counterculture, environmental causes, and ending the Vietnam War.

Among the prolific songwriter's best-known songs are "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (with additional lyrics by Joe Hickerson), "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" (with Lee Hays of the Weavers), "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" (also with Hays), and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)", which has been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement. "Flowers" was a hit recording for The Kingston Trio (1962); Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French (1962); and Johnny Rivers (1965). "If I Had a Hammer" was a hit for Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963) while The Byrds had a number one hit with "Turn! Turn! Turn!" in 1965.

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