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Pete Seeger

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

May 03, 1919

Died

January 27, 2014

Genre

Poetry, Children's Books

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Peter Seeger, better known as Pete Seeger, was a folk singer, political activist, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. As a member of the Weavers, he had a string of hits, including a 1949 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene" that topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. However, his career as a mainstream performer was seriously curtailed by the Second Red Scare: he came under severe attack as a former member of the Communist Party of the United States of America. Later, he re-emerged on the public scene as a pioneer of protest music in the late 1950s and the 1960s.

He was perhaps best known as the author or co-author of the songs "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" ...more

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	Abiyoyo 4.26 avg rating — 2,768 ratings — published 1963 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deaf Musicians by Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrations) 3.89 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abiyoyo Returns by Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs 4.12 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pete Seeger: In His Own Words (Nine Lives Music Series) by Pete Seeger, Rob Rosenthal, Sam Rosenthal 4.17 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Play the 5-String Banjo 4.13 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1962 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pete Seeger: The Storm King: Stories, Narratives, Poems: Spoken Word Set to a World of Music by Pete Seeger, Jeff Haynes (Editor) 3.99 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Incompleat Folksinger by Pete Seeger, Jo Metcalf Schwartz (Editor) 4.34 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Grain of Sand: A Lullaby by Pete Seeger, Linda Wingerter (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turn! Turn! Turn! (Book and CD) by Pete Seeger, Wendy Anderson Halperin (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book by Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs 3.93 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't. ”
― Pete Seeger

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“If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production.”
― Pete Seeger

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“Participation - that's what's gonna save the human race.”
― Pete Seeger

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