Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: fat B****rd Date: 28 Jan 14 - 03:48 AM RIP Mr.Seeger. A remarkable man. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: GUEST,Gervase Date: 28 Jan 14 - 03:47 AM For me he epitomised all that was great and admirable about America. Seeger was a towering presence in so many people's lives, even if they didn't know it. Still, 94 is a good innings. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: JohnInKansas Date: 28 Jan 14 - 03:47 AM MSNBC noticed this about ten minutes ago: Iconic folk singer and activist Pete Seeger dead at 94 F. Brinley Bruton and Christopher Nelson, NBC News 28 January 2014 Pete Seeger, the iconic banjo-strumming folk singer and activist who performed for migrant workers and presidents, died on Monday. He was 94. Seeger, the writer or co-writer of "If I Had a Hammer," "Turn, Turn, Turn," and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," died of natural causes in a New York City hospital, his grandson Kitama Cahill-Jackson confirmed to NBC News early Tuesday. "He got the world to sing," his grandson said. "I think he was a role model to his family, to the whole world." "He thought everyone could be heroic," Cahill-Jackson added. As a member of the Communist Party in the 1940s, Seeger's skepticism of those in power carried through his career. He was a longtime supporter of the labor movement, and supported the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. Seeger was also convicted of contempt of Congress after refusing to answer questions at the House Un-American Activities Committee. "Be wary of great leaders," he told The Associated Press after a 2011 Manhattan Occupy march. "Hope that there are many, many small leaders." Nevertheless, he performed for presidents as well, including at President Barack Obama's inauguration concert in 2009. President Bill Clinton hailed him as "an inconvenient artist who dared to sing things as he saw them." Seeger was born on May 3, 1919, to an artistic family in New York City, and dropped out of Harvard and took to the road in 1938. "The sociology professor said, 'Don't think that you can change the world. The only thing you can do is study it,'" Seeger said in October 2011, according to the AP. During World War II, he entertained soldiers in the South Pacific as part of the Special Services. Seeger was credited with popularizing what became the anthem for the civil rights movement, "We Shall Overcome," although he said his contribution to the actual song was minimal. In 1996, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2014 became a Grammy Awards nominee in the Best Spoken Word category. "Every kid who ever sat around a campfire singing an old song is indebted in some way to Pete Seeger," said fellow folk singer Arlo Guthrie, son of Woody Guthrie, according to the AP. John |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 28 Jan 14 - 03:27 AM Not unexpected but sad nevertheless. The Weavers, along with Woody, Ledbelly and Ramblin' Jack, were my introduction to American folk music. His long and courageous career as a political and environmental activist were an inspiration to millions and his music a great influence. RtS |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Dave Sutherland Date: 28 Jan 14 - 03:07 AM The world of folk music, and music in general, will be poorer for his passing. Only got to see him live once when he visited Newcastle upon Tyne in 1978; a fantastic performance which will never be forgotten. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: elfcape Date: 28 Jan 14 - 02:39 AM His life was a miracle. How he survived a wonder. Where he learned the courage to be what he was? We should all seek the same. He was a very brave human being. And just went on being himself while doing what he felt was right. Thanks, Pete, for every single piece of you that you gave away so indomitably. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Larry The Radio Guy Date: 28 Jan 14 - 02:36 AM Pete Seeger was amazing. I remember seeing him in concert at the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton in the early 70's. A friend and I were wanting to start a folk club, and we went back stage to talk to him. He spoke to us for a full hour, just talking about folk music, his respect for Canadian folk music (and how it was such a shame it wasn't honoured in it's own country the way it was honoured in others. Such a memorable experience. I wish I would have recorded it. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Haruo Date: 28 Jan 14 - 02:34 AM Inspiration to more than one generation. I'm pushing sixty, and when I was a college freshman I had a crush on a girl who was proud to say she had been conceived at a Pete Seeger concert. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Keith A of Hertford Date: 28 Jan 14 - 02:24 AM He was an inspiration to a generation. We will not see his like again. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: VirginiaTam Date: 28 Jan 14 - 02:22 AM I fell into uncontrollable weeping as soon as I heard the report on BBC Radio 4. Haven't been so affected by the death of famous person since John Lennon. Well I should be happy that he had such a good long run at being the artful gadfly. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Kampervan Date: 28 Jan 14 - 02:10 AM Very, very sad day for his family, for the folk world and for many others who were touched by his great songs and his wonderful performances. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Elmore Date: 28 Jan 14 - 02:08 AM It makes me feel like a beloved family member died. May he rest in peace. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: GUEST,henryp Date: 28 Jan 14 - 02:06 AM Very sad news, but it's the opportunity to celebrate his life too. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Neil D Date: 28 Jan 14 - 01:58 AM Very sad news. I know he was 94 but somehow you just thought he would go on forever. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Jan 14 - 01:45 AM this news is so new it's still not on google. I treasure my only contact with him - a reply to birthday wishes a few years ago, He sent a handwritten form letter which included apologies for not answering personally as he had been overwhelmed by letters since playing for President Obama's inauguration. RIP to a wonderful human being sandra |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: Stilly River Sage Date: 28 Jan 14 - 01:41 AM The New York Times now has an obituary in place. Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change, died Monday. He was 94 and lived in Beacon, N.Y. The article is quite long, you'll find the rest at the link, and their links are durable so I won't copy the whole thing here. SRS |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: GUEST,Skivee, guesting in Date: 28 Jan 14 - 01:34 AM Joe, I think she got it from Dan, who heard from a reliable source mutual friend. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger From: Joe Offer Date: 28 Jan 14 - 01:28 AM Dan got the information from Jennifer Cutting of the Library of Congress, and she's a very reliable source. May he rest in peace. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: Obit: Pete Seeger (1919-2014) From: GUEST Date: 28 Jan 14 - 01:26 AM First person I listened to in this music, Had I a Golden Thread, 12 Gates to the City. Rest in peace Patrick |
Subject: Obit: Pete Seeger From: Stilly River Sage Date: 28 Jan 14 - 01:15 AM News seems to have seeped out of Dutchess County, NY, that Pete Seeger has passed away. Dan Schatz has posted on facebook about it. There is nothing on the regular news outlets yet. |
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