Pete Seeger is an
iconic folksinger whose career spans from the 1940s.
In the 50s, he
had a hit with the Weavers with a Leadbelly cover:
Goodnight Irene:
The band got
blacklisted during the McCarthy era, but Seeger reemerged in the sixties.
He scored hits as
a songwriter:
Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
Turn! Turn! Turn! (The Byrds)
He also
popularized We Shall Overcome:
Seeger was deeply
involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
In recent years,
he played the Obama Inaugural.
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