Pete Seeger’s Life in Photos
As a solo performer, songwriter, interpreter, and member of the legendary folk band the Weavers, Pete Seeger brought traditional and political songs to the mainstream over the course of his 70-year career. Click through to remember his life in photos.
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Almanac Singers
The Almanac Singers in New York City circa 1940. (Woody Gurthrie, Millard Lampell, Bess Lomax Hawes, Pete Seeger, Arthur Stern and Sis Cunningham)
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Solo Seeger
Pete Seeger circa 1963.
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How to Play the Five-String Banjo
Pete Seeger performs circa 1960.
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With Voices Together We Sing
Pete Seeger sings with fellow activists at a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) rally in Greenwood, Mississippi, 1963.
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Circles & Seasons
Pete Seeger performs at a Paul Robeson benefit concert circa 1963.
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Redgrave and Seeger
Vanessa Redgrave and Pete Seeger circa 1964.
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Seeger on TV
Pete Seeger performs on Camera Three on November 30th, 1965.
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American Play Parties
Pete Seeger performs on March 14th, 1969.
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Waist Deep In The Big Muddy
Pete Seeger circa 1969.
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Rainbow Race
Pete Seeger circa 1970.
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American Troubadour
Pete Seeger circa 1970.
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Honoring Harry Chapin
Pete Seeger performs at A Tribute To Harry Chapin at the Pier in New York City on July 16th, 1982.
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Beacon of Hope
Pete Seeger in Beacon, New York circa 1995.
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Divine Voice
Pete Seeger at the Columbia University commencement for Teachers College on May 20th, 2003 at St. John's the Divine church in New York.
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Protesting the RNC in NYC
Pete Seeger at a protest march at Madison Square Garden August 29, 2004 in New York City, New York.
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Toshi and Pete
Toshi Seeger and Pete Seeger attend the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church on February 24, 2009 in New York City.
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Heroes Meet
Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger backstage at the Clearwater benefit concert celebrating Pete Seeger's 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden on May 3, 2009 in New York City.
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Newport Folk
Pete Seeger performs at the 2009 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on August 1st, 2009 in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Honoring John
Garland Jeffreys, Pete Seeger, Mark Hudson and Neil Innes attend the John Lennon 70th birthday celebration at the New York Society for Ethical Culture Concert Hall on October 9th, 2010 in New York City.
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God Bless the Grass
Pete Seeger performs during the 2011 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 30th, 2011 in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Circles & Seasons
Pete Seeger photographed in front of the Hudson River at Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival Festival at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, New York on June 16th, 2013.