Pete Seeger

Friday February 28, 2025

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What's Making Us Happy: Recommendations From 'Pop Culture Happy Hour'

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

February 28, 2025 • Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The film Flow, a Pete Seeger album, Deal or No Deal Island, and the documentary Sly Lives!

Saturday December 27, 2014

How Pete Seeger Revealed The Power Of Music To Me

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Opinion

How Pete Seeger Revealed The Power Of Music To Me

December 27, 2014 • The death of Pete Seeger this year has NPR's Eric Westervelt reflecting on how the folk legend convinced him that music could create community and possibly foster change.

How Pete Seeger Revealed The Power Of Music To Me

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Tuesday January 28, 2014

Pete Seeger, Folk Music Icon And Activist, Dies At 94

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The Two-Way

Pete Seeger, Folk Music Icon And Activist, Dies At 94

January 28, 2014 • Seeger had been a mentor and an influence on younger musicians for decades. He will be remembered for his music and his social activism.