Mike Seeger

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folk musician folklorist human music collector musician

Mike Seeger was an influential American folk musician, folklorist, and collector who played a key role in the mid-20th-century revival of traditional old-time music.

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Mike Seeger canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk musician ⓘ
folklorist ⓘ
human ⓘ
music collector ⓘ
musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2000s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
awardReceived National Heritage Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1933-08-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2009-08-07 ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Charles Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Mike Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre bluegrass music ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
old-time music ⓘ
givenName Mike NERFINISHED ⓘ
honouredFor preservation and performance of traditional American folk music ⓘ
instrument autoharp ⓘ
banjo ⓘ
dulcimer ⓘ
fiddle ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
mandolin ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf New Lost City Ramblers NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother Ruth Crawford Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement American folk music revival NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAchievement collected and documented traditional American folk and old-time music ⓘ
played a key role in the mid-20th-century revival of traditional old-time music ⓘ
notableRole influential figure in the old-time music revival ⓘ
notableWork co-founder of the New Lost City Ramblers ⓘ
occupation folklorist ⓘ
multi-instrumentalist ⓘ
music historian ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath Lexington, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Rounder Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Smithsonian Folkways NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Peggy Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ

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The New Lost City Ramblers → member → Mike Seeger ⓘ
The New Lost City Ramblers → originalMember → Mike Seeger ⓘ
The New Lost City Ramblers → associatedAct → Mike Seeger ⓘ