Pete Seeger
Born May 03, 1919 (Age: 106)
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New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
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as Self
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Age: 89
Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian
2007
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as Self
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Age: 88
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
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as Self
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Age: 81
The Internationale
2000
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as Self
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Age: 80
An Act of Conscience
1997
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as Self
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Age: 77
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
1996
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as
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Age: 77
Tribute to Harry Chapin
1991
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as
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Age: 72
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
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as
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Age: 70
The Foolish Frog
1971
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 51
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
1965
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as Self
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Age: 46
The Streets of Greenwood
1962
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as
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Age: 43
No Image
Wasn't That a Time
1962
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as Self
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Age: 42