Edward Norton on digging into the activism of Pete Seeger for ‘A Complete Unknown’ and annoying his kids with banjo-playing
The folk singer was instrumental in discovering and mentoring Dylan, and the film follows how Dylan ultimately grows restless ...
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RIP, Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger, a man for whom the modifier “legendary” seems hopelessly inadequate, had many Jewish associations in a career that spanned seven decades. Today began on a sad note with news that ...
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8 songs to remember Pete Seeger by
Pete Seeger didn't like singing by himself. It wasn't just that he contributed his tenor (and banjo picking) to two seminal folk groups — the Almanac Singers (with Woody Guthrie) and The Weavers ...
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Pete Seeger Wrote Classic Rock’s Most Ironic Song
Seeger’s most famous composition is “Turn! Turn! Turn!” While Seeger penned the track, the cover by The Byrds is far more famous than the original That’s not too surprising, as many hit ...
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Pete Seeger’s Conservative Socialism
The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music described the politics of Pete Seeger, the folk-singer, songwriter, and antiwar activist who died last week at the age of 94, as “naïve but honest.” ...
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Edward Norton on digging into the activism of Pete Seeger for ‘A Complete Unknown’ and annoying his kids with banjo-playing
Though A Complete Unknown is about Bob Dylan, the film also dives deep into the life of Pete Seeger. The folk singer was instrumental in discovering and mentoring Dylan, and the film follows how ...