Pete Seeger (Folk Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

Peter Seeger 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, most 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. A prolific songwriter, his best-known songs include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone? ", "If I Had a Hammer", "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine", and "Turn! Turn! Turn!", which have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement. "Flowers" was a hit recording for the Kingston Trio; Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French; and Johnny Rivers.

Birth name	Peter Seeger
Born	May 3, 1919, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 27, 2014, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	American folk music, protest music, Americana
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, television host
Instruments	Vocals, banjo, guitar
Years active	1939–2014
Labels	Folkways, Columbia, CBS, Vanguard, Sony Kids', SME
Associated acts	The Weavers, The Almanac Singers, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Tao Rodríguez-Seeger, Lead Belly, Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Sessions Band

About Pete Seeger

Folk Singer Pete Seeger was born in New York City, New York, United States on May 3, 1919. He dies at the age of 94, on January 27, 2014.

She was a folk singer, human rights activist, environmentalist, and pacifist who was a member of the band The Weavers.

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Pete Seeger before becoming famous

Pete Seeger was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1919 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Seeger's firstborn kid died in infancy when Seeger was posted overseas, so he never got to meet him.

Achievement of Pete Seeger

He was a part of the American folk music renaissance with songs like"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" and"If I Had a Hammer".

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Pete Seeger's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He married Toshi-Aline Ohta on July 20, 1943, and they had three children.

Pete Seeger on Social Media

Pete Seeger Collabed with

He performed on the same bill as ^{Folk Singer}Woody Guthrie.

Woody Guthrie (1912 - 1967)

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Pete Seeger Income & Net worth

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Pete Seeger (Folk Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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