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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

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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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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.

Hear An Interview With Newport Folk Festival Producer Jay Sweet

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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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Vintage Pete Seeger

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We listen back to a previous interview with the folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger. He wrote or co-wrote "If I Had A Hammer," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "Turn, Turn, Turn." He also made popular dozens of other folk songs, many of which appear on the latest Bruce Springsteen album, We Shall Overcome:The Seeger Sessions. This segment originally aired on Jan. 25, 1984.

Vintage Pete Seeger

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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, the creative process and the importance of an adventurous audience.

Springsteen Speaks: The Music of Pete Seeger

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'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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