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Folk stars and fans gathered at New York venue Madison Square Garden to pay tribute to music great Pete Seeger. (AP Video: Entertainment Extra)
Recording Artist Pete Seeger perform at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course on April 25, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Pete Seeger (Getty Images)more pics »
Musicians Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen (R) perform in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial" on January 18, 2009 at the National Mall in Washington, DC. The event includes a diverse array of talent featuring both musical performances and historical readings and an appearance by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bruce Springsteen;Pete Seeger (Getty Images)more pics »
Overview
Stay up to date on Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger is an American folk singer and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early '50s as a member of The Weavers, most notably the 1950 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight, Irene," which...more
Stay up to date on Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger is an American folk singer and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early '50s as a member of The Weavers, most notably the 1950 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight, Irene," which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. In the 1960s, he re-emerged on the public scene as a pioneer of protest music in support of international disarmament and civil rights and, more recently, as a tireless activist for environmental causes.
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