About the artist
Pete Seeger (3 May 1919 – 27 January 2014) was an American folk singer, banjoist, and activist born in New York City into a musical family; his father, Charles Seeger, was a prominent musicologist. A protégé of Woody Guthrie, Seeger became one of the central figures of American folk music, playing 12-string guitar and a distinctive long-necked five-string banjo of his own design, and cultivating a warm, participatory performing style built around audience sing-alongs.
Seeger founded the Almanac Singers in 1940 and later joined The Weavers in 1949, achieving mainstream popularity before the group was blacklisted during the anti-communist Red Scare of the 1950s after Seeger and others were named before Congress. He rebuilt his career through the 1960s as a solo artist and songwriter, becoming closely tied to the Civil Rights Movement, the peace movement, and environmental causes, popularizing songs including «We Shall Overcome», «If I Had a Hammer», «Where Have All the Flowers Gone?», «Guantanamera», and «Which Side Are You On?».
Seeger’s influence extended across folk and popular music alike, inspiring generations of singer-songwriters through his blend of topical protest songs, children’s music, and traditional material. He remained an active performer and activist into his nineties, continuing to advocate for social justice and environmental preservation, notably the cleanup of the Hudson River, until his death in 2014.
Popular tracks
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We Shall Overcome
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (Live, 1993)
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Which Side Are You On?
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John Brown’s Body
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
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Guantanamera
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If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song)
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That’s What I Learned in School
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Solidarity Forever
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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
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Little Boxes
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Hard Times in the Mill
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Down in the Valley
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The Erie Canal
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John Henry
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Buffalo Gals
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Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
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Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
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We Shall Not Be Moved
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Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
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The Water Is Wide
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She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain
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How Can I Keep from Singing
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Get Up and Go
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Sweet Betsy from Pike
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All Around the Kitchen
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I’ve Been Working On the Railroad
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Coyote, My Little Brother
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Bring Them Home
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Old Dan Tucker
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Yankee Doodle
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The Bells of Rhymney
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Clementine
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Casey Jones (The Union Scab)
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If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus
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Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
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Turn, Turn, Turn
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Discography
A More Perfect Union
2012
Tomorrow’s Children
2010
At 89
2008
American Folk, Game & Activity Songs for Children
2000
Headlines & Footnotes: A Collection of Topical Songs
1999
If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
1998
Pete
1996
More Together Again
1994
Darling Corey and Goofing-Off Suite
1993
Carry It On: Songs of America’s Working People
1986
Precious Friend
1981
Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay
1976
Rainbow Race
1973
Songs of the USA
1972
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Young vs. Old
1969
Wimoweh and Other Songs of Freedom and Protest
1968
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy & Other Love Songs
1967
Abiyoyo and Other Story Songs for Children
1967
Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits
1967
Dangerous Songs!?
1966
God Bless the Grass
1966
Little Boxes and Other Broadsides
1965
Strangers and Cousins
1965
I Can See a New Day - In Concert
1964
Broadsides: Songs and Ballads
1964
We Shall Overcome
1963
Broadside Ballads Volume 2
1963
The Bitter and the Sweet
1962
American Favorite Ballads: Songs and Tunes, Volume 5
1962
American Favorite Ballads, Volume 4
1961
Gazette, Vol. 2
1961
Songs of the Civil War
1960
Song and Play Time
1960
Champlain Valley Songs
1960
American Favorite Ballads, Volume 3
1959
Folk Songs for Young People
1959
American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2
1958
The Gazette, Vol. 1
1958
American Favorite Ballads, Volume 1
1957
American Industrial Ballads
1957
American Ballads
1957
Love Songs for Friends & Foes
1956
Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Little Fishes
1955
Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Bigger Fishes
1955
The Pete Seeger Sampler
1955
Frontier Ballads
1954
American Folk Songs for Children
1953
Darling Corey
1950