Pete Seeger

Born: 3 / 5 / 1919

Location: United States

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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 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, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.

Albums

1950 Darling Corey
1954 Frontier Ballads Volume I: Immigrants, The Trek
1954 American Folk Songs for Children
1954 Frontier Ballads
1955 The Folksinger's Guitar Guide

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