| First Name |
Pete
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| Last Name |
Seeger
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| Full Name at Birth |
Peter Seeger
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| Age |
94 (age at death) years
|
| Birthday |
3rd May, 1919
|
| Birthplace |
New York City, New York, United States
|
| Died |
27th January, 2014
|
| Place of Death |
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
|
| Height |
6' 3" (191 cm)
|
| Build |
Average
|
| Eye Color |
Blue
|
| Hair Color |
Grey
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Religion |
Unitarian
|
| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| High School |
Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT (boarding school)
|
| University |
Harvard University (dropped out)
|
| Occupation Text |
Activist
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| Occupation |
Singer
|
| Claim to Fame |
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
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| Music Genre (Text) |
American folk music, Protest Music, Americana
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| Music Genre |
Folk
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| Year(s) Active |
1939–2014
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| Music Style |
Children's, Traditional Folk, Political Folk, Folk Revival, Folksongs, Children's Folk, Protest Songs
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| Music Mood |
Earnest, Organic, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Plaintive, Earthy, Poignant, Gentle, Boisterous, Reverent, Wistful, Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Happy, Refined/Mannered
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| Instrument |
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
|
| Instrument (text) |
Banjo, Guitar, Recorder, Tin Whistle, Mandolin, Piano, Ukulele
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| Record Label |
Folkways, Columbia, Cbs, Vanguard, Sony Kids', Sme
|
| Associated Acts |
The Weavers, The Almanac Singers, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Tao Rodríguez-Seeger, Lead Belly, HARP (Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert & Pete Seeger), HARP (Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, & Pete Seeger)
|
| Father |
Charles Louis Seeger Jr.
|
| Mother |
Constance de Clyver Edson, Ruth Crawford Seeger (step mother)
|
Peter "Pete" Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, most 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, he re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, and environmental causes.
