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Pete Seeger, legendary folk singer, dies at 94 - The Washington Post
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Folk singer Pete Seeger is the most popular folk singer in the U.S. since the 50's, and continues a tradition of folk songs started by Woody Guthrie in the 30's. He was able to bond with the public by having them sing along with him popular folk songs, including such tunes as "This Land is Your Land," "Michael Row the Boat Ashore," "So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh," "On Top of Old Smoky," "Turn, Turn, Turn," "If I Had a Hammer." The tradition of music and dissent ran in his family with his father being a music scholar who taught the first musicology course in the U.S. and a conscientious objector in World War I, his mother a professional composer and violinist. He attended Harvard but lost interest during the Depression years and dropped out.
Pete Seeger, American folk singer continuing the folk tradition of Woody Guthrie
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Seeger once said his main achievement was to remind listeners about singers like Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly. His rendition of "This Land is Your Land," at the Lincoln Memorial with Bruce Springsteen in 2009 was a highlight of a career that started with hits in the late 40's and early 50's, as part of a group called the Weavers.
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