Pete Seeger

Born: New York, NY, 1919

Years Active: 1956-2009

Member of: Almanac Singers

Influenced by: Woody Guthrie, Pete Steele, Rufus Crisp, Joe Hill

Genre: Country

Biography: Perhaps no single person in the 20th century has done more to preserve, broadcast, and re-distribute folk music than Pete ...

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Sep 30 2009 12:33PM by Scott Tomford

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Spinner: '60s music is most easily described as revolutionary, with many of the established forms of the decade making a lasting impact on the way we listen to and create music. The popular genres of the era included traditional rock, folk rock, soul, ... Read more

 
Nov 20 2007 7:00AM by Steve Hochman

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Spinner: For Pete Seeger, all music is world music. You could even say that throughout his nearly 70 years as a performer, his approach has been "think globally, sing locally." That's really just a corollary of his longstanding "think globally, act locally" ... Read more

 
Nov 15 2007 12:00PM by Gaylord Fields

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Spinner: James Taylor has often told stories through his songs, but now he's literally telling stories about them. On his newly released live CD/DVD set, 'One Man Band,' the celebrated singer-songwriter, equipped with just his voice, a guitar, some piano ... Read more

Live in 65
Released: 11/10/09
At 89
Released: 09/30/08
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