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Pete Seeger

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer-songwriter, musician and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records in 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 t…

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Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
May 3rd, 1919
Died
January 27th, 2014
Genres
Labels
Rhino
Warner Bros. Records
Columbia
Smithsonian Folkways
CBS
Last updated: July 10th, 2019·MusicBrainz

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