Pete Seeger
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Pete Seeger was a seminal American folk singer, songwriter, and social activist whose music and advocacy were central to the 20th-century folk revival and numerous progressive movements.
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| Peter Seeger | 1 |
| Seeger | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
banjo player
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environmentalist ⓘ folk singer ⓘ human ⓘ political activist ⓘ social activist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
civil rights
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environmental protection ⓘ labor rights ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bob Dylan
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Lead Belly ⓘ Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1919-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-01-27 ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia Records
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Folkways Records ⓘ |
| familyName |
Pete Seeger
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surface form:
Seeger
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| fullName |
Pete Seeger
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surface form:
Peter Seeger
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| genre |
folk music
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protest music ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| instrument |
banjo
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guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Almanac Singers
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The Weavers ⓘ |
| movement |
American folk music revival
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anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ environmental movement ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of music in social movements ⓘ |
| notableWork |
If I Had a Hammer
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Turn! Turn! Turn! ⓘ Waist Deep in the Big Muddy ⓘ We Shall Overcome ⓘ Where Have All the Flowers Gone? ⓘ |
| parent |
Charles Seeger
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Constance de Clyver Edson Seeger ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
left-wing politics
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pacifism ⓘ |
| residence | Beacon, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Toshi-Aline Ohta Seeger ⓘ |
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Seeger
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No Direction Home
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Peter Seeger