Pete Seeger, 1919-2014

[E Street Fan]

A life well lived. http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/28/showbiz/pete-seeger-death/

I put it here because of his politics. It's also in Worldly Distractions. Please move, merge, or delete if needed.

[kpmom]

I was just listening to some of his music on itunes the other day.

R.I.P. Pete

[nana sew dear]

This is making my heart break just a little. We all knew it was coming but it's a big loss to the world. I just watched a documentary on Netflix about Greenwich Village and the beginnings of the folk movement. It was very good and worth the time. :cry:

[sparkles]

Thanks to my parents, I grew up listening to and learning to appreciate a wide variety of music. I've always been a huge fan of traditional folk and protest music, especially from the late 50s/early 60s. Pete Seeger will be missed but he's left us an incredible legacy. Thank you, Pete.

[latraviata]

Thanks to my parents, I grew up listening to and learning to appreciate a wide variety of music. I've always been a huge fan of traditional folk and protest music, especially from the late 50s/early 60s. Pete Seeger will be missed but he's left us an incredible legacy. Thank you, Pete.

I feel old, as a teenager, Pete was my hero......

[sparkles]

I feel old, as a teenager, Pete was my hero......

We're probably very close in age.

<-------- Child of the 50s. Ack.

[latraviata]

We're probably very close in age.

<-------- Child of the 50s. Ack.

Born in 1948........

[sparkles]

1954. Close enough!

[2xx1xy1JD]

He was a great figure in the folk music movement. I know my mom will be saddened by the news - she's friends with one of his proteges (Jerry Gray of The Travellers) and grew up "in the Movement".

[mausi]

My grandmother used to sing 'If I Had a Hammer' to me as a small child, and it has been in my head all day.

Thought I'd drop off a link to the transcript from the House Unamerican Activities Committee:

peteseeger.net/HUAC.htm

[missbrooklyn]

I saw him in concert on the Clearwater and locally in the 80"s, and he was phenomenal. Definitely a life to be proud of!

[thoughtful]

For our fundies, who would think this was a song about a great day of homeschooling:

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[Jana814]

He was chopping wood 10 days before his death (according to people.com). He had a good life.

[Arete]

This news made me cry. :( My dad listened to a lot of American folk music, so we grew up with Pete Seeger and company's music.

RIP

[latraviata]

This news made me cry. :( My dad listened to a lot of American folk music, so we grew up with Pete Seeger and company's music.

RIP

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[Arete]

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:D Thank you. :D

[JesusFightClub]

I was sad when I heard this :cry:

May we all have such a life and a good end!

[Iokaste]

I basically learned English by singing songs by Pete Seeger, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joan Baez, etc.

I went to a small private school founded by old hippies, so everyone knew enough chords to accompany at least a few folk songs, so that was what we did. I loved it and I can definitely see how it has influenced the type of music I enjoy today.

R.I.P. Pete and thank you for the music.

[Sobeknofret]

I've been listening to the Pete Seeger radio channel on Pandora since yesterday. I'd forgotten how much I loved Pete. Godspeed, Pete, and may we all live a life as full and interesting as yours was. :(

[Arete]

Here is Pete Seeger with Arlo Guthrie singing If I Had A Hammer. One of my sisters used to sing this in the bathtub. :lol:

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[already hungover]

I cried, too. I'm definitely on the younger side for a Pete Seeger fan (I'll be 26 in two weeks) but I love him. I can only hope that my life is half as full as his was. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" is one of my favorites, and I particularly like this version that he performed with his grandson.