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
Image Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 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
Image Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Pete Seeger circa 1963.
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How to Play the Five-String Banjo
Image Credit: George Pickow/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Pete Seeger performs circa 1960.
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With Voices Together We Sing
Image Credit: Adger Cowans/Getty Images Pete Seeger sings with fellow activists at a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) rally in Greenwood, Mississippi, 1963.
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Circles & Seasons
Image Credit: Brian Shuel/Redferns Pete Seeger performs at a Paul Robeson benefit concert circa 1963.
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Redgrave and Seeger
Image Credit: Brian Shuel/Redferns Vanessa Redgrave and Pete Seeger circa 1964.
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Seeger on TV
Image Credit: CBS via Getty Images Pete Seeger performs on Camera Three on November 30th, 1965.
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American Play Parties
Image Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Pete Seeger performs on March 14th, 1969.
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Waist Deep In The Big Muddy
Image Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Pete Seeger circa 1969.
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Rainbow Race
Image Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Pete Seeger circa 1970.
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American Troubadour
Image Credit: Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Pete Seeger circa 1970.
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Honoring Harry Chapin
Image Credit: Ebet Robets/Redferns 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
Image Credit: Chris Felver/Getty Images Pete Seeger in Beacon, New York circa 1995.
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Divine Voice
Image Credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images 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
Image Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images 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
Image Credit: Bennett Raglin/WireImage 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
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage 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
Image Credit: Douglas Mason/Getty Images 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
Image Credit: Bobby Bank/WireImage 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
Image Credit: Douglas Mason/Getty Images 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
Image Credit: Ebet Roberts/Redferns 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.