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Pete Seeger Turns 90
Legendary folksinger, banjo player, storyteller, and activist, Pete Seeger. For over 60 years, he’s been an American icon.
In the 1940s, Pete Seeger performed in the Weavers, along with Woody Guthrie. In the ‘50s, he opposed Senator Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunt and was almost jailed for refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Pete Seeger helped popularize the civil rights anthem, “We Shall Not Be Moved.” In the ’60s, he was a vocal critic of the Vietnam War and inspired a generation of protest singers. He has since been at the center of the environmental and anti-nuclear movements. Pete Seeger continues to perform and be politically active. In 2004, he recorded a song about the Iraq war called “Bring Them Home.”
On his 90th birthday, over 18,000 people gathered at Madison Square Garden in New York with Pete Seeger to celebrate his life and his work. The all-star lineup included Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Ani DiFranco, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Billy Bragg, Ruby Dee, Steve Earle, Arlo Guthrie, Guy Davis, Dar Williams, Michael Franti, Bela Fleck, Tim Robbins, Dave Matthews, Rufus Wainwright, John Mellencamp, Ben Harper, and Ritchie Havens.
September 4th, 2006: We Shall Overcome: An Hour With Legendary Folk Singer & Activist Pete Seeger
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