Pete Seeger didn't like singing by himself. It wasn't just that he contributed his tenor (and banjo picking) to two seminal folk groups — the Almanac Singers (with Woody Guthrie) and The Weavers ...
In a handwritten copy of the lyrics – reportedly in Seeger’s own hand – the song, called "The Schooner Denis Sullivan," is credited to "Paul Kaplan, Sara Pirtle, Tom Baldino, Pete Seeger ...
TheWrap magazine: Director James Mangold said, “Go out and mine Pete Seeger and bring me back a bunch of gold,” says the actor ...
Festival Planned for 2025 After a three-year hiatus, the Clearwater Festival may return to Croton Point Park in 2025 to honor ...
Some classic rock songs are more ironic than they might initially appear. For example, a Pete Seeger song seems to undermine Seeger’s stated ideology. Interestingly, the tune might be more ...
I must heartily disagree with my friend Amy Worden’s recent column on Pete Seeger’s depiction in the Bob Dylan film, “A Complete Unknown.” If you purchase a product or register for an ...
Over the course of nearly 75 years, the singer, songwriter and activist Pete Seeger used his pen and his voice to champion many causes: civil rights, farmworker and labor rights, and the environment.
NEW YORK CITY, March 27--Balladeer Pete Seeger's long-delayed trial for contempt of Congress finally got under way today before Judge Murphy in a U.S. District Court here. The ten-count indictment ...
“If there’s hope for the human race, there’s hope for the Hudson.” —Pete Seeger In the summer of 1969, legendary folk singer Pete Seeger launched the Clearwater, a 19th-century-style ...
Wilkes-Barre-based folk musician and songwriter Don Shappelle can recall an early, formative moment in his musical journey.
Cunningly disguised in a yellow tie and three steel finger-picks, Pete Seeger '40 wowed 'em last night at M.I.T. Mr. Seeger sang and played various primitive instruments (including the banjo ...
There’s a priceless moment early in “A Complete Unknown” when folk icon Pete Seeger returns to the cabin where he lives with his family after offering a young singer named Bob Dylan a place ...