Subject: Pete Seeger Biography From: Joe Offer Date: 16 Oct 01 - 01:05 PM Somebody posted a message in the Help Forum, suggesting a correction to our Pete Seeger Biography. I pasted the message below. Can anybody verify this, and is there any other information that should be corrected? I checked Incompleat Folksinger and Where Have All the Flowers Gone? and couldn't find full information about his family. -Joe Offer- Subject: Wrong bio info on Pete Seeger From: kshaknis@secondnature.org Date: 15-Oct-01 - 03:25 PM In your bio about Pete Seeger, there is an error in the sex of his reported half-siblings. The bio states "He is the youngest of three boys and also has three additional half- brothers and one half- sister." In fact, he has "three additional half-sisters (Penny (deceased), Peggy and Barbara, and one half-brother (Mike.)" His two older brothers are Charles and John. |
Subject: RE: Pete Seeger Biography From: Peter Kasin Date: 16 Oct 01 - 11:38 PM Joe, I know of two of his half-sisters mentioned, Penny, who( I think) was married to John Cohen of the NLCR's, and Peggy, who was married to Ewan MacColl. There's a picture of Penny posing for a family portrait photo with the other NLCR's and their wives and kids on the Rambler's album "String Band Instrumentals." -chanteyranger |
Subject: RE: Pete Seeger Biography From: kendall Date: 17 Oct 01 - 06:26 AM Why not write and ask him? He answeres all letters. His address is real simple, Pete Seeger, Beacon N.Y. |
Subject: RE: Pete Seeger Biography From: Mike Regenstreif Date: 17 Oct 01 - 09:40 AM Joe, Your e-mail correspondant is correct. The bio is, indeed, in error. Mike Regenstreif |
Subject: RE: Pete Seeger Biography From: Joe Offer Date: 05 Mar 14 - 04:51 PM The error discussed above was corrected in the Mudcat Biography of Pete Seeger. I suppose the biography should now be updated to show that Pete's wife Toshi died in July, 2013; and that Pete died in New York City on January 27, 2014. I thought it would be a good idea to use this thread for biographical questions, answers, and information about Pete Seeger. I wrote up a long piece and submitted it, and my post disappeared. So, I'll try a shorter post. I've often wondered what influence Pete's stepmother, Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953), had on him. The Wikipedia biography of Pete Seeger says that Pete's mother, Constance de Clyver (née Edson), was raised in Tunisia and trained at the Paris Conservatory of Music, was a concert violinist and later a teacher at the Juilliard School. Charles and Constance divorced when Pete was seven, and in 1932 Charles married his composition student and assistant, Ruth Crawford Seeger - Pete was about 13 when his father married Ruth, and his father had custody of the three boys born of the marriage of Charles and Constance. So, apparently, Pete lived with Ruth for his teenage years. We folkies know Ruth Crawford Seeger primarily for her three wonderful songbooks for children:
So, I'm wondering about the relationship between Pete and Ruth Crawford Seeger. Did he live with his father and stepmother for most of his teenage years? Did he have significant contact with Ruth up to her death in 1953? Did they make music together? Before I submit this message, I'm going to be smart and highlight [CTRL-A] and copy [CTRL-C] it, and then double-check to be sure it didn't get lost. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: Pete Seeger Biography Thread From: GUEST,Ed. Date: 16 May 23 - 05:47 AM Hi, I'm looking to buy a Pete Seeger biography. I currently have three possibilities in mind: How Can I Keep from Singing - David King Dunaway The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger - Alec Wilkinson Pete Seeger in His Own Words - ed. Rob & Sam Rosenthal I'd be grateful for opinions on any of the above, or any further recommendations? Many thanks, Ed |
Subject: RE: Pete Seeger Biography Thread From: Thomas Stern Date: 17 May 23 - 08:34 PM related: PRESTIGE PR 7375 2-LP 1965 Folk Songs With The Seegers Pete Seeger/ Peggy Seeger/ Mike Seeger Side A 1. HERE’S TO CHESHIRE, HERE’S TO CHEESE (Pete Seeger) 2. GREEN VALLEY (Peggy Seeger) 3. I’M TROUBLED (Peggy Seeger) 4. IT’S A LIE (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) 5. FISHERMAN’S LUCK (Mike Seeger) 6. MY GOOD OLD MAN (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) Side B 1. BILLY BARLOW (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) 2. NEWLYN TOWN (Peggy Seeger) 3. PEOPLE GO MIND YOUR BUSINESS (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) 4. MY DEAREST DEAR (Peggy Seeger) 5. MEDLEY OF PLAY PARTY SONGS (Peggy Seeger) Side C 1. I DON’T WANT YOUR MILLIONS, MISTER (Pete Seeger) 2. RUE AND THYME (Peggy Seeger) 3. KEOKEOKOLO (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) 4. FIVE NIGHTS DRUNK (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) 5. THE DARK-EYED SAILOR (Peggy Seeger) 6. JOHN HARDY (Mike Seeger) Side D 1. LITTLE BLACK TRAIN (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) 2. LITTLE HENRY LEE (Peggy Seeger) 3. THE OLD WOMAN AND HER LITTLE PIG (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) 4. I TRULY UNDERSTAND (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) 5. SALLY ANNE (Sonny Miller, Accompanied by Mike Seeger) 6. PRETTY FAIR MAID (Peggy Seeger) 7. RISSOLTY ROSSOLTY (Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger) |
Subject: RE: Pete Seeger Biography Thread From: Thomas Stern Date: 17 May 23 - 09:09 PM also: Prestige International 13029 LP 1962 The Three Sisters -Peggy Seeger With Barbara And Penny Seeger A1 Keokeokolo A2 I'm Troubled A3 I Truely Understand A4 It's A Lie A5 Newlyn Town A6 Billy Barlow A7 My Good Old Man Medley Of Lullabies A8a Baby Dear, Baby Dear A8b Pretty Little Horses A8c Go To Sleepy, Baby, Bye A8d Great Big Dog - B1 Little Black Train B2 Henry Lee B3 People Go Mind Your Business B4 The Old Woman And Her Little Pig B5 Green Valley B6 Rissolty Rossolty B7 Five Nights Drunk Medley Of Play-Party Songs B8a Shoe Round B8b Old Pompey B8c This Lady B8d Hop Up, My Ladies |
Subject: RE: Pete Seeger Biography Thread From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch Date: 18 May 23 - 07:31 PM Seeger family of musicians [wiki] Not listed: Anthony 'Tony' Seeger (son of Chas III.) Curator and Director Emeritus of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. His one vocal credit on Discogs: Camp Songs, Ella Jenkins & Friends, Smithsonian Folkways, SFW CD 45082 (Anthony Seeger, Judy Seeger, Kate Seeger) |
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