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
Himself
Alice's Restaurant
Self
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Narrator (voice)
The Foolish Frog
Self
Freedom Summer
Self
Give Me the Banjo
Self
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
Himself
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes
Self
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Self
An Act of Conscience
Tribute to Harry Chapin
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
Self
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Down By The Riverside
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
Self
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Himself
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
Self
Strange Fruit
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Self (archive footage)
Gasland
Self
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Himself
Pete Seeger at Home
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning
Self
The Arlo Guthrie Show
Self
Festival
Himself
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Self (archive footage)
The Winding Stream
Self
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Himself
Chords of Fame
The Streets of Greenwood
Himself (archive footage)
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Self
Canto Libre - den fria sången
Self
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
The Internationale
Self
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
Self
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
Self - Folksinger
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
Self
Wasn't That a Time
Self
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
Self
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Self
Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone
Self
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
Palme
Self
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Self (archive footage)
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Self
Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian
Himself
THE MANY COLORED PAPER
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-05-03
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Peter Seeger