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Pete Seeger (born May 3, 1919) is an American folk singer, political activist and author, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. He is particular loved as the author (or co-author) of the songs 
Where have All The Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer, and Turn, Turn, Turn. One of his brothers is Mike Seeger; Peggy Seeger is his half-sister.
As a member of the Weavers, Pete Seeger had a string of hits, including a 1949 recording of Leadbelly’s “Goodnight Irene” that topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. He was formerly a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America and was a major contributor to folk and pioneer of protest music in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Perhaps best known today as the author or co-author of the songsWhere have All The Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer, and Turn, Turn, Turn, songs that have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement and which are still sung all over the world. flowers was a hit recording for The Kingston Trio (1962), Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French (1962), and Johnny Rivers (1965). “If I Had a Hammer” was a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963), while The Byrds popularized “Turn, Turn, Turn” in the mid-1960s.
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Where have All The Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer, and Turn, Turn, Turn. One of his brothers is Mike Seeger; Peggy Seeger is his half-sister.As a member of the Weavers, Pete Seeger had a string of hits, including a 1949 recording of Leadbelly’s “Goodnight Irene” that topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. He was formerly a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America and was a major contributor to folk and pioneer of protest music in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Perhaps best known today as the author or co-author of the songs
Where have All The Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer, and Turn, Turn, Turn, songs that have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement and which are still sung all over the world. flowers was a hit recording for The Kingston Trio (1962), Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French (1962), and Johnny Rivers (1965). “If I Had a Hammer” was a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963), while The Byrds popularized “Turn, Turn, Turn” in the mid-1960s. Early work
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Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits
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If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
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The Essential Pete Seeger
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Dangerous Songs!?
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This Land Is Your Land
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Where have All The Flowers Gone
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
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Living in the Country
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Skip to My Lou
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Casey Jones
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John Henry
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Reevaluation wrote:
I added new PNG photo for perfect library scaling. You can vote here: http://www.last.fm/music/Pete+Seeger/+images/36375493
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hagenshouse wrote:
Didn't he rock the Obama inauguration? What a king!
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smichaelgbg wrote:
I envy those who went to a gig! [2]
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xmo96 wrote:
I envy those who went to a gig! just bought a cd of him (yes a real one!) xD
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sweara38 wrote:
First gig I ever went to, I was taken (with my sister) by my Dad :D I must've been about 9 or 10. Good stuff...
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hobik wrote:
It breaks my heart so bad that Pete has less than 400,000 listens. I do realize that all of his fans that I know don't use last.fm, but still! Come on!! D:!!!!!!!!
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tommylei1 wrote:
Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration Photos - Madison Square Garden - http://www.msg.com/photos/pete-seegers-90th-birthday-celebration/slide/1/ - Happy Birthday Man!
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debtail wrote:
Happy Birthday Pete...know you since I was 17...
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smichaelgbg wrote:
Congratulations. Long Live Pete Seeger and socialism.
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DZRTsurfer88 wrote:
Today is Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday and what a celebration that will be in NYC's Madison Square Garden. EPIC
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girl_from_oz wrote:
Happy 90th birthday to Pete Seeger
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yehudayalon wrote:
Pete Seeger is the greatest of them all :)
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curranc wrote:
BBC Radio 4's 'Archive on 4': Pete Seeger at 90 … Sat, 2009-05-02, 19:00 UTC (8pm BST) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k2nkx This programme celebrates the life and work of Pete Seeger (1919-05-03), as he turns 90. BBC Radio 4 live feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/media/fmg2.ram It should also be available as a feed for at least the following week via http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hg8dq .
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juggalettegurl4 wrote:
weird shit man....
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juggalettegurl4 wrote:
this is from that show weeds....
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louisrook wrote:
anyone know where i can find "sweet roseanne"
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smoking49 wrote:
i hade the pleasure 20 years ago keep on playing i loved you then i love you now
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Nustallgya wrote:
That is not Pete Seeger singing Little Boxes... -.-
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nonexist wrote:
weareallmadhere, i envy you :D
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weareallmadhere wrote:
i saw him literally 30 minutes ago. he was on my campus. :]
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