HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETE SEEGER
Pete Seeger's 90th birthday is on May 3rd.
Pete Seeger helped introduce America to its own musical heritage, devoting his life to using the power of sing as a force for social change. Standing strong for deeply-held beliefs, Seeger went from the top of the pop charts to the top of the blacklist and was banned from American commercial television for more than 17 years. This determined singer songwriter made his voice heard and encouraged the people of the world to sing out along with him. He wrote this song, "Quite Early Morning" in 1969 and sang it just a few years ago for the PBS documentary series AMERICAN MASTERS for the episode, Pete Seeger: The Power of Song. AMERICAN MASTERS is produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York.
Pete Seeger narrates Alan Lomax's 1947 documentary on the evolution and appreciation of American folk music, To Hear Your Banjo Sing. This video includes cameo appearances by Woody Guthrie and Brownie McGhee, and others.
And then there's "Turn Turn Turn" as performed by Judy Collins on Pete Seeger's 1960's TV show, "Rainbow Quest...."
Among my proudest moments at WFMT was the time I talked to Pete Seeger about his old friend, Studs Terkel, on the occasion of Studs' 95th birthday in 2007. Here's what Pete had to say about how they first met.
Also from the "My Favorite Things" department, here is an excerpt from a 1955 Studs Terkel Program in which Pete played selections from his then-new album, The Goofing Off Suite. The yodeling at the end may be the happiest sound I know.
Enjoy,
Louise
Pete Seeger helped introduce America to its own musical heritage, devoting his life to using the power of sing as a force for social change. Standing strong for deeply-held beliefs, Seeger went from the top of the pop charts to the top of the blacklist and was banned from American commercial television for more than 17 years. This determined singer songwriter made his voice heard and encouraged the people of the world to sing out along with him. He wrote this song, "Quite Early Morning" in 1969 and sang it just a few years ago for the PBS documentary series AMERICAN MASTERS for the episode, Pete Seeger: The Power of Song. AMERICAN MASTERS is produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York.
Pete Seeger narrates Alan Lomax's 1947 documentary on the evolution and appreciation of American folk music, To Hear Your Banjo Sing. This video includes cameo appearances by Woody Guthrie and Brownie McGhee, and others.
And then there's "Turn Turn Turn" as performed by Judy Collins on Pete Seeger's 1960's TV show, "Rainbow Quest...."
Among my proudest moments at WFMT was the time I talked to Pete Seeger about his old friend, Studs Terkel, on the occasion of Studs' 95th birthday in 2007. Here's what Pete had to say about how they first met.
Also from the "My Favorite Things" department, here is an excerpt from a 1955 Studs Terkel Program in which Pete played selections from his then-new album, The Goofing Off Suite. The yodeling at the end may be the happiest sound I know.
Enjoy,
Louise
Labels: Judy Collins, Louise Frank, Pete Seeger, WFMT
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