Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1919-05-03
Day of Death
2014-01-27
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (57)
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
Down By The Riverside
2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
2019
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
2019
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
2015
The Winding Stream
2014
Freedom Summer
2014
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
Palme
2012
Give Me the Banjo
2011
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
2011
Gasland
2010
