Pete Seeger
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title:
Pete Seeger
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Peter Seeger was an American folk singer and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and 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 14 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, c
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American folk singer and social activist (1919–2014)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger
date created:
2002-10-29T00:54:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T01:34:31Z
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