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Portrait of Pete Seeger. Source and license are linked in the caption.

Pete Seeger

Born
Active
1939 — 2014

American folk singer (1919–2014).

Quick Facts

Died
2014-01-27
Occupation
singer · street artist · banjoist · musicologist · singer-songwriter · guitarist · peace activist · mandolinist · recording artist · folk musician · composer · musician · guitar · songwriter
Citizenship
United States
Birthplace
New York City
Affiliation
The Weavers

Relationships

Pete Seeger is the child of Charles Seeger and Constance de Clyver Edson.

Spouses & partners

Family

Music & Artistry

Genres

  • traditional folk music

Instruments

  • banjo
  • guitar
  • voice

Voice type

  • tenor

Record labels

  • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Fast Folk
  • Folkways Records

Awards & Nominations

Date / resultAward / category
2007
Received		Schneider Family Book Award
1996
Received		Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1993
Received		Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1979
Received		Eugene V. Debs Award
1977
Received		Paul Robeson Award
—
Received		National Medal of Arts
—
Received		War Resisters League Peace Award
April 2000
Received		Library of Congress Living Legend
—
Received		Kennedy Center Honors

Works & Screen Credits

  • Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Education

Pete Seeger’s education and training.

  • Harvard University
  • Avon Old Farms School

Languages

Other languages

  • English

Sources & Credits

Wikidata · Q244441 ↗
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