Pete Seeger
Known for: Acting
Born: May 2, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA - Died: January 26, 2014
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) 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, 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.
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Alice's Restaurant
Himself
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Self
The Foolish Frog
Narrator (voice)
Freedom Summer
Self
Give Me the Banjo
Self
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
Self
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes
Himself
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Self
An Act of Conscience
Self
Tribute to Harry Chapin
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
Down By The Riverside
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
Himself
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
Strange Fruit
Self
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Gasland
Self (archive footage)