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Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 28th, 2014, 2:28 pm
by Ron Thorne
Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Dies at 94Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 94.
His death, at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, was confirmed by his grandson Kitama Cahill Jackson.
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Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 28th, 2014, 3:39 pm
by walto
His family was so interesting and talented. I once briefly considered writing a book about them.
RIP
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 28th, 2014, 6:45 pm
by bluenoter
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 29th, 2014, 11:31 am
by Ron Thorne
I was introduced to Pete Seeger by my college roommate, Alex, who had met him at a concert appearance on the east coast before coming to Alaska.
This is the 1st wonderful song I heard featuring Pete. My wife & I still sing this at times, especially the final lines of certain verses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlSpc87Jfr0
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 29th, 2014, 12:39 pm
by bluenoter
Ron Thorne wrote:This is the 1st wonderful song I heard featuring Pete.
And just for the record (so to speak), his friend Malvina Reynolds wrote "Little Boxes."
Thanks for starting this thread, Ron. walto wrote:His family was so interesting and talented. I once briefly considered writing a book about them.
Yes, and their circle included the Lomaxes, Elizabeth Cotten, and so on. Maybe you'd revisit the idea of writing a book?
I really miss Mike Seeger, Pete's half-brother, whom I saw perform in various configurations over the years; he died in 2009 at the age of 75, which seemed way too soon.
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 29th, 2014, 5:13 pm
by Ron Thorne
It was bittersweet to start this thread, but I'm glad to honor Pete's significant contributions to music and the world at large.
Yes, I was aware that Malvina Reynolds wrote
Little Boxes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdrlT8FIATMJack Elliott, Pete Seeger & Malvina Reynolds
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 29th, 2014, 6:59 pm
by bluenoter
Ron Thorne wrote:Yes, I was aware that Malvina Reynolds wrote Little Boxes.
That was for everybody's info., Ron.
Also for everybody's info., re the YouTube video in #6: YouTube has a nice collection of
clips and full episodes from Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest TV show (1965–66).
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 30th, 2014, 3:39 am
by walto
bluenoter wrote:Ron Thorne wrote:This is the 1st wonderful song I heard featuring Pete.
And just for the record (so to speak), his friend Malvina Reynolds wrote "Little Boxes."
Thanks for starting this thread, Ron. walto wrote:His family was so interesting and talented. I once briefly considered writing a book about them.
Yes, and their circle included the Lomaxes, Elizabeth Cotten, and so on. Maybe you'd revisit the idea of writing a book?
I really miss Mike Seeger, Pete's half-brother, whom I saw perform in various configurations over the years; he died in 2009 at the age of 75, which seemed way too soon.
It'd be much harder now, without Pete or Mike to talk to. I mostly wanted stories about Ruth, of whom I'm a great admirer.
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 30th, 2014, 7:11 am
by bluenoter
walto---
Look at these pages of Peggy's website if you haven't already:http://www.peggyseeger.com/about/about-my-familyhttp://www.peggyseeger.com/ruth-crawford-seeger---including, on the left side, links toRuth Crawford Seeger Press Kit
Ruth Crawford Seeger's Books & Music
Ruth Crawford Seeger Reviews
Books about Ruth Crawford Seeger
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 30th, 2014, 8:08 am
by walto
That's great stuff, Rita. Thanks!
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 30th, 2014, 8:27 am
by bluenoter
walto wrote:That's great stuff, Rita. Thanks!
YW, walto. I added this graphic culled from stuff on Peggy's About My Family page; isn't the quote that's highlighted in blue fantastic?
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 30th, 2014, 2:07 pm
by walto
It's terrific, but...I don't see anything new in that post.
Re: Pete Seeger Dies at 94
Posted: January 30th, 2014, 2:35 pm
by bluenoter
walto wrote:It's terrific, but...I don't see anything new in that post.
Oy. The same graphic appears in #9 and #11. I thought from the timestamps that you'd replied before I edited it into #9 and that you probably hadn't seen it there, so I repeated it in #11. If you still don't see it in #9, you will if you Refresh/Reload/clear your cache. But if you and others see it in at least one post, I'm content. Sorry for the confusion. 
