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Pete Seeger's Legacy Gets Immortalized With 'Smithsonian Folkways' Collection

Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection is a six-CD collection of Seeger's previously unreleased music, accompanied by a 200-page book. Diana Davies/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Pete Seeger's Legacy Gets Immortalized With 'Smithsonian Folkways' Collection

Smithsonian Folkways archivist and Pete Seeger expert Jeff Place talks about Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, due out on what would have been Seeger's 100th birthday.

Pete Seeger's Legacy Gets Immortalized With 'Smithsonian Folkways' Collection

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The Thistle & Shamrock: American Original: The Wisdom Of Pete Seeger
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The Thistle & Shamrock

The Thistle & Shamrock: American Original: The Wisdom Of Pete Seeger

This special radio hour features Pete Seeger's music throughout his career, plus an interview during a visit to his home, where he shared his anecdotes, spirit and zest for life with Fiona Ritchie.

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Federal Judge Rules First Verse Of 'We Shall Overcome' Public Domain

Joan Baez performing at the the Civil Rights March on Washington in 1963. She sang "We Shall Overcome" and "Oh Freedom." Express Newspapers/Getty Images hide caption

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Federal Judge Rules First Verse Of 'We Shall Overcome' Public Domain

The decision follows a year-long lawsuit filed by a documentarian against music publishers and folk singers, including the late Pete Seeger, who copyrighted the civil rights anthem in the 1960s.

Federal Judge Rules First Verse Of 'We Shall Overcome' Public Domain

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Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims

Civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sing "We Shall Overcome" at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march in 1965. Stephen F. Somerstein/Getty Images hide caption

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Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims

The same law firm that recently succeeded in releasing "Happy Birthday" from copyright rules is now hoping to do the same for the civil rights anthem.

Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims

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Sing Out: A Concert Celebration Of Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger in New York City. 2009. Steve Mack/FilmMagic hide caption

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Concerts

Sing Out: A Concert Celebration Of Pete Seeger

Scott Simon hosts a special concert, recorded in 2005, with interviews and performances by Seeger and a cast of gifted artists. Participants include Judy Collins, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Natalie Merchant, Janis Ian, Holly Near and more.

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Pete Seeger Remembers Guthrie, Hopping Trains And Sharing Songs

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Pete Seeger Remembers Guthrie, Hopping Trains And Sharing Songs

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Seeger believed songs were a way of binding people to a cause. He talks about fellow folk music icon Woody Guthrie and jumping railroad cars in an archival interview from 1985.

Pete Seeger Remembers Guthrie, Hopping Trains And Sharing Songs

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Folk Activist Pete Seeger, Icon Of Passion And Ideals, Dies At 94

Pete Seeger was an environmentalist, an activist and the most prominent folk musician of his generation. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption

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Folk Activist Pete Seeger, Icon Of Passion And Ideals, Dies At 94

A tireless campaigner for his own vision of a utopia marked by peace and togetherness, Pete Seeger's tools were his songs, his voice, his enthusiasm and his musical instruments.

Folk Activist Pete Seeger, Icon Of Passion And Ideals, Dies At 94

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Toshi Seeger, Wife Of Folk Singer Pete Seeger, Dies At 91

Toshi Seeger with her husband, folk singer Pete Seeger, in 2009. Bennett Raglin/Getty Images hide caption

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Toshi Seeger, Wife Of Folk Singer Pete Seeger, Dies At 91

The couple shared a lifetime of collaboration. She died Tuesday, just shy of their 70th wedding anniversary.

Toshi Seeger, Wife Of Folk Singer Pete Seeger, Dies At 91

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At 93, Pete Seeger Keeps The Fire Burning Low

Pete Seeger released two albums this year: Pete Remembers Woody (a Woody Guthrie tribute) and A More Perfect Union, a collaboration with guitarist Lorre Wyatt. David Bernz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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At 93, Pete Seeger Keeps The Fire Burning Low

The folk singer, environmentalist and activist remains active and busy. He splits the firewood that heats his home overlooking the Hudson River, and he's just published a book of his collected writings and released two new albums.

At 93, Pete Seeger Keeps The Fire Burning Low

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Pete Seeger, Singing With 'Tomorrow's Children'

Pete Seeger's music helped popularize the folk music genre. For eight decades, Seeger has inspired generations of fans with songs about peace, social justice and civil rights. For his latest album, Tomorrow's Children, Seeger plays and sings along with a chorus of kids from Beacon, N.Y.

Pete Seeger, Singing With 'Tomorrow's Children'

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An Interview With Newport Folk Producer Jay Sweet
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Newport Folk Festival

An Interview With Newport Folk Producer Jay Sweet

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen recently spoke with festival producer Jay Sweet about what's in store for the Newport Folk Festival.

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Pete Seeger At 90: An Appreciation

He sang for workers in the '40s, civil rights in the '50s and '60s, and against all the wars since Vietnam. When he performs tonight, with an all-star lineup at Madison Square Garden, the audience will surely sing along.

Pete Seeger At 90: An Appreciation

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Springsteen Speaks: The Music of Pete Seeger

Bruce Springsteen reinterprets the songbook of American folk legend Pete Seeger on his album We Shall Overcome. He talks about Seeger's music and the importance of an adventurous audience.

Springsteen Speaks: The Music of Pete Seeger

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Music Reviews

'We Shall Overcome': Unconventional Folk

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Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Bruce Springsteen's new album, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," which features Springsteen singing folk songs made famous by Pete Seeger.

'We Shall Overcome': Unconventional Folk

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Folk Legend Pete Seeger Looks Back

Legendary folk singer Pete Seeger talks with Scott Simon about his career. Also, hear a two-hour tribute concert featuring Natalie Merchant, Bruce Cockburn, Judy Collins and others.

Folk Legend Pete Seeger Looks Back

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