Pete Seeger

Personal Info

Birthday

May 3, 1919

Day of Death

2014-01-27

(94 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Peter Seeger

Pete Seeger

Biography

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.

Known For

The Foolish Frog

Filmography

2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
2019
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
as Himself (archive footage)
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
as Self
2014
The Winding Stream
as Self (archive footage)
Freedom Summer
as Self
2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
as Self
2011
Give Me the Banjo
as Self
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
as Self
2010
Gasland
as Self (archive footage)
2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
2007
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
as Self
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
as Self
2006
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
as Self
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2004
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
as Himself
2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as Self
2002
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
Strange Fruit
as Self
2001
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes
as Himself
2000
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
The Internationale
as Self
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
1997
An Act of Conscience
as Self
1989
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
as Self
Pete Seeger at Home
as Himself
1988
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Self
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self
1984
Chords of Fame
as Himself
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self
1983
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
as Self - Folksinger
1982
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
as Self
1980
Canto Libre - den fria sången
as Self
1977
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
as Self
1972
Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone
as Self
1971
The Foolish Frog
as Narrator (voice)
1970
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
as Himself
1969
Alice's Restaurant
as Himself
1967
Festival
as Self
1965
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
as Self
1962
Wasn't That a Time
as Self
1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self