Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Peter "Pete" Seegerwas an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, most 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, he re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth3 May 1919
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Now any person who plays an acoustic guitar standing up on stage with a microphone is a folk singer. Some grandmother with a baby in her arms singing a 500-year-old song, well, she's not a folk singer, she's not on stage with a guitar and a microphone. No, she's just an old grandmother singing an old song. The term "folk singer" has gotten warped.
Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the right moment could change history.
Every time I'm in the woods, i feel like I'm in church
There is no such thing as a wrong note ... just as long as you're singing along.
Work in nightclubs was interesting. There were interesting people and places, but by and large, the commercial music experience.
The world would never amount to a hill of beans if people didn't use their imaginations to think of the impossible.
I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the clock back to when there was no income tax.
According to my definition of God, I'm not an atheist. Because I think God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes, I'm looking at God. Whenever I'm listening to something, I'm listening to God.
Anybody who wants to learn everything is pretty stupid. You learn what you can.
Parents are the hardest-working members of the population. But they do it for the highest wages. Kisses.
Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live.
My job, is to show folks there's a lot of good music in this world, and if used right it may help to save the planet.
I’ve never sung anywhere without giving the people listening to me a chance to join in - as a kid, as a lefty, as a man touring the U.S.A. and the world, as an oldster. I guess it’s kind of a religion with me. Participation. That’s what’s going to save the human race.
The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.