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Pete Seeger
Born: May 3, 1919 in New York, NY
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Genre: Folk, Other, Pop/Rock
Biography: Pete Seeger had broad influence on the development of contemporary folk music in a career that stretched from before World War II to after the turn of the 21st century. He could claim major responsibility for the folk music revival of the late '50s and early ‘60s; he wrote a handful of songs, including ...Read full biography
Rainbow Race
Rainbow Race
Released: 1973
Label: Columbia
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After the traumatic year of 1968, when the American Left lost Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and anti-war presidential candidate Senator Robert F. Kennedy to assassins, culminating in ...Read full review
Abiyoyo and Other Story Songs for Children
Abiyoyo and Other Story Songs for Children
Released: 1967
Label: Smithsonian - Folkways
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Abiyoyo and Other Story Songs for Children is a retitled reissue of Pete Seeger's 1958 children's album Sleep-Time: Songs & Stories. Although the new title emphasizes the prominence of the story-song "Abiyoyo," ...Read full review
More Pete Seeger albums: Main Albums (135), Compilations (97), DVD/Video (4)
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Center honoring life and musical career of folk singer Woody Guthrie opens Saturday in Tulsa
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NY school names theater after singer Pete Seeger
Feb 13, 5:00 AM EST
High school in Pete Seeger's upstate NY hometown names theater after folk singer and his wife
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