Pete Seeger

Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919 in New York City), almost universally known as "Pete Seeger", is a folk singer and political activist. He was a major contributor to folk and protest music in the 1950s and the 1960s. He is perhaps best known as the author or co-author of the songs "Where Have All the Flowers Gone", "If I Had a Hammer", and "Turn, Turn, Turn", which have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement and which are still sung all over the world. "Flowers" was a hit recording for The Kingston Trio (1962) and Johnny Rivers (1965), as "If I Had a Hammer" was a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963), while The Byrds popularized "Turn, Turn, Turn," in the mid-1960's.

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May 3 - 1919 - New York City - Political - Activist - Folk - Protest music - 1950s - 1960s - The Kingston Trio - 1962 - 1965 - If I Had a Hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary - Trini Lopez - 1963 - The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn

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His father Charles Seeger was a musicologist and an early investigator of non-Western music. His siblings Mike Seeger and Peggy Seeger also had notable musical careers. Mike Seeger went on to form the New Lost City Ramblers. Pete Seeger attended Avon Old Farms in Connecticut and then Harvard University. In 1943 he married Toshi-Aline Ohta, whom he credits with being the support that made the rest of his life possible.

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Charles Seeger - Musicologist - Music - Mike Seeger - Peggy Seeger - Career - New Lost City Ramblers - Avon Old Farms - Connecticut - Harvard University - 1943

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