AMERICAN MASTERS | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | #3 | PBS

AMERICAN MASTERS Pete Seeger: The Power of Song airs February 27 on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters

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. Now almost 90, Seeger continues to invigorate and inspire the musicians who help tell his story- including Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Maines, Tom Paxton, Arlo Guthrie, and others.

In this online-only premiere, Pete Seeger performs a song called "Quite Early Morning."

AMERICAN MASTERS is produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York.

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[josejose22]

whats the name of the song

[PBS]

Quite Early Morning

[deludedinsanehippie]

Pete Seeger is a true visionary. He was singing about peace love and speaking out against the established way long before it became the cool thing to do. Glad to see he isn't forgotten.

[Candace187]

This makes me weep. I'm so glad to be sharing the world with Pete Seeger.

[realmusic97]

pete is the biggest master off them all. he is a huge protester against nazism and i think the songs around and around hitlers grave describes that fairly well.

[bocahowie]

@davidorbachmusic

Bro Where do youGet Your Facts

[davidorbachmusic]

Seeger is not a master. He was a member of the Communist party when the Communists signed a peace treaty with the Nazis ( 1939m ) When asked why he was a friend of Hitler and Stalin Seeger said he was trying to prevent WW II . My foot. Seeger organize boycott against Israel like the Nazis. He insulted the Jewish musician Bob Dylan because Bob Zimmerman was playing Folk Rock instead of Acoustic Folk. Like Saddam Hussein Seeger gave $ 30,000 to the families of suicide bombers.

[simpletunes2]

Undoubtedly, my hero.

[knivesandpeppers]

Long live Pete!! Legends shall never leave!

[kl3pt0k3ith]

"recommended: because you watched miss may i" wtf.. -___-'

[PMishkin]

I hope he does!!

[Poohlosophy]

Thank you so much for sharing. I love his patient endurance for life and his love of music. God blesses us with people such as this.

[Poohlosophy]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I love his patient endurance for life -- and his love of music. God Blesses us with people such as this!

[cristina92alexa]

this man will live forever!