Pete Seeger
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1919-05-03 - 2014-01-27
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Peter Seeger
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.
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Known For
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1961The Mike Douglas Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
1983Reading Rainbow
1978The Kennedy Center Honors
1969The Johnny Cash Show
1959The David Susskind Show
Tonight in Person
1977All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
1965Rainbow Quest
1984Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2005No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
1970Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1969Alice's Restaurant
2007