Seeger made up story songs, too, like “Abiyoyo.” “God Bless the Grass” During the 1960s, Seeger took up the cause of environmentalism as he witnessed the pollution around him.

The folk singer, who died in 2014, was famous for his songs about working people, unions and social justice. In this 1984 interview, Seeger cited Woody Guthrie as one his most important influences.

Though Pete Seeger, the heralded folk singer, songwriter and social activist died in 2014, his voice has left a lasting impression on American music.May 3, 2019 would have been Seeger's 100th ...

Pete Seeger was so influential to a lot of musicians that followed him, but people maybe don’t know that much about Pete Seeger himself. He’s pretty much a towering figure, musically, from the ...

When Pete Seeger performed a John Lennon song he didn’t like. The Vietnam War had a profound influence over popular music in the 1960s ad 1970s.

Kronos Quartet’s arrangement of Seeger’s 1955 song features a pensive push-and-pull between the cello, two violins and viola during the verses before all the instruments fuse together during ...

The documentary "The Power of Song" -- chronicling the life of left-wing folk singer Pete Seeger -- receives a cursory DVD treatment, with extras that highlight Seeger's earthy, everyman qualities ...

On Seeger’s 53rd birthday in 1972, Johnny Cash and his wife June entered their House of Cash studio to record their version of “If I Had a Hammer” for Cash’s Any Old Wind That Blows LP ...

There are no heightened expectations for a folk singer emeritus. Just being onstage oozing all that history and aura means almost everything when you've accomplished as much as Pete Seeger, and ...

A Pete Seeger song seems to undermine Seeger's stated ideology. Interestingly, the tune might be more associated with a different artist even though Seeger wrote it. by Matthew Trzcinski.

The folk singer, who died in 2014, was famous for his songs about working people, unions and social justice. In this 1984 interview, Seeger cited Woody Guthrie as one his most important influences.