Pete Seeger's 'Seeds'
Legendary Folk Singer Inspires New Generation of Artists
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Jody Kolodzey
Pete Seeger.
Selections from 'Seeds: The Songs of Pete Seeger, Volume 3'
(Appleseed)
'Bring Them Home (If You Love Uncle Sam' - Pete Seeger, with Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco and Steve Earle
'Sailing Down My Golden River' - Pete Seeger
'Times A-Getting Hard, Boys' - Tom Paxton
'Which Side Are You On' - Natalie Merchant
Classic Pete Seeger (excerpts)
'If I Had a Hammer'
'Union Maid'
'We Shall Overcome'
'Guantanamera'
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'Bring Them Home (If You Love Uncle Sam' - Pete Seeger, with Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco and Steve Earle 'Sailing Down My Golden River' - Pete Seeger 'Times A-Getting Hard, Boys' - Tom Paxton 'Which Side Are You On' - Natalie MerchantClassic Pete Seeger (excerpts)
'If I Had a Hammer' 'Union Maid' 'We Shall Overcome' 'Guantanamera'Folk music pioneer Pete Seeger, who sang with Woody Guthrie in the 1940s and led protests for civil rights and against the Vietnam War in the 1960s, is going strong at 84. He's still protesting, this time against the war in Iraq. And he's inspiring a new generation of artists, who have recorded his songs in a new collection.
NPR's Bob Edwards interviews the legendary performer, who discusses some of the collaborations on Seeds, The Songs of Pete Seeger, Volume 3.
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'The Folk Years' Aug. 9, 2003
Folklorist Alan Lomax July 22, 2002
Tracing the Story of 'We Shall Overcome' Jan. 15, 1999
Commentary: Pete Seeger's Banjo Aug. 29, 2000
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