Happy 90th Birthday Pete Seeger!

Happy 90th Birthday Pete Seeger!

Folk musician and social activist Pete Seeger turns 90 May 3rd. Please enjoy this video courtesy of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and Smithsonian Folkways. Happy Birthday Pete!

Pete Seeger recorded more than 50 albums for Folkways, including the "American Favorite Ballads" series, available April 21st, 2009 as a 5-CD Box Set. Visit http://www.folkways.si.edu/ for two free downloads and two previously unreleased bonus tracks.

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[busheatssht]

Pete Seeger is a national treasure. Those you trash Pete are the same people who would like to see the destruction of labor unions, and a return to working conditions of the 19th century. Pete's detractors are the same people who support US wars of agressions to enhance US corporations like Haliburton and Bechtel, and the oil companies. Those who dislike Pete are the type of peope who get a perverse joy out of poverty, unemployment, homelessness, union busting and militarism. Sing on Pete.

[Jillster32]

A very happy birthday to a sweet soul who has inspired me to be a better person.

[Rael Nidess]

Happy 94th Pete... glad you're still here.  Glad you're still fighting for the common man.

[The Rider]

what a legend.

[artsawonder]

inspirational

[somercet1]

Happy Birthday, Stalinist.

[Ty Aldrich]

I don't dislike Pete Seeger, or labor unions. I disliked it, though, when my union dues were spent advocating candidates and issues I was against. Union dues ought to be used for retirement funds and strike funds, to support workers when they are on strike. I went through two three-month long strikes, and I sure could have used better pay from the union during those times.

[JR15491]

A national treasure, along with The Weavers. His music will love long after he's gone.

[busheatssht]

I find it interesting that this praise of Pete is still continuing two years after this thread began. With a few exceptions, (Pete's detractors could hold a meeting in a phone booth), almost all comments are positive. No surprise there. As our 18th/19th century ancestors would say, Pete is a stout hearted lad indeed. What a life!

[code2high]

His music will never die!

[code2high]

He sure is a National Treasure!

[StupendousStamper]

Pete Seeger was born in 1919. He is (at the time of this writing -- May 2012) 93 years old. I was first introduced to his music when my parents got me "Pete Seeger & Brother Kirk", a "Sesame Street" album, when I was very small. I'm in my early 40s now and Pete, his music and his message grow on me more and more with every passing year. He is a treasure indeed.