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Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

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Born: May 3, 1919New York City, New York, USA

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
Filmography
Newport and the Great Folk Dream

Newport and the Great Folk Dream

Self (archive footage)

2025
Down By The Riverside

Down By The Riverside

2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self (archive footage)

2022
ReMastered: The Lion's Share

ReMastered: The Lion's Share

Himself (archive footage)

2019
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

Self

2019
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera

Pete and Toshi Get a Camera

2015
The Winding Stream

The Winding Stream

Self (archive footage)

2014
Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

Self

2014
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain

Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain

Self

2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Self

2013
Palme

Palme

Self (archive footage)

2012
Give Me the Banjo

Give Me the Banjo

Self

2011
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

Self

2011
Gasland

Gasland

Self (archive footage)

2010
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

Self

2009
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

2008
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival

The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival

Self

2007
Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian

Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian

Self

2007
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Self

2007

Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

2007
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

Self

2006
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Self

2005
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

Himself

2004
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

Self

2003
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Self

2002
Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit

Self

2002

A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes

Himself

2001
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

Self

2000
The Internationale

The Internationale

Self

2000
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Self

1999
An Act of Conscience

An Act of Conscience

Self

1997
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

1996
Tribute to Harry Chapin

Tribute to Harry Chapin

1991
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Self (archive footage)

1990
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

1990
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

Self

1989

Pete Seeger at Home

Himself

1989
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Self

1988
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Self

1988

Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning

1988

The Arlo Guthrie Show

Self

1987
Chords of Fame

Chords of Fame

Himself

1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Self

1984
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

Self - Folksinger

1983
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

Self

1982
Canto Libre - den fria sången

Canto Libre - den fria sången

Self

1980
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert

Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert

1978
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

Self

1977

Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone

Self

1972
The Foolish Frog

The Foolish Frog

Narrator (voice)

1971
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

Himself

1970
Alice's Restaurant

Alice's Restaurant

Himself

1969
Festival

Festival

Self

1967
The Creative Person: The Folksinger

The Creative Person: The Folksinger

Self

1965
The Streets of Greenwood

The Streets of Greenwood

1962

Wasn't That a Time

Self

1962
To Hear Your Banjo Play

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Self

1947