Pete Seeger
Biography
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.
Known For(61 works)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbow
1983
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Johnny Cash Show
1969The Johnny Cash Show
1969
The David Susskind Show
1959The David Susskind Show
1959
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
1977All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
1977
Rainbow Quest
1965Rainbow Quest
1965
Alice's Restaurant
1969Alice's Restaurant
1969
Palme
2012Palme
2012
Gasland
2010Gasland
2010
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
2007The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
2007
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
2019Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
2019
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
1996Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
1996
Freedom Summer
2014Freedom Summer
2014
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
2011Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
2011
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
2004Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
2004
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
2019ReMastered: The Lion's Share
2019
Festival
1967Festival
1967
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
The Winding Stream
2014The Winding Stream
2014
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
2006Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
2006
An Act of Conscience
1997An Act of Conscience
1997
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
Strange Fruit
2002Strange Fruit
2002
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
1965The Creative Person: The Folksinger
1965
Give Me the Banjo
2011Give Me the Banjo
2011
Tribute to Harry Chapin
1991Tribute to Harry Chapin
1991
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
1983Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
1983
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
2013Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
2013
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
1978Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
1978
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
2008Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
2008
Down By The Riverside
2023Down By The Riverside
2023
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
1989Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
1989
Canto Libre - den fria sången
1980Canto Libre - den fria sången
1980
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
1977Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
1977
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
The Foolish Frog
1971The Foolish Frog
1971
THE MANY COLORED PAPER
THE MANY COLORED PAPER
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
2015Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
2015
Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian
2007Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian
2007
Chords of Fame
1984Chords of Fame
1984
The Streets of Greenwood
1962The Streets of Greenwood
1962
The Internationale
2000The Internationale
2000