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Pete Seeger

Singer, banjo player and activist; The Weavers

Born
3 May 1919, Manhattan, New York
Died
27 January 2014, New York City, New York, USA

Pete Seeger spent more than seventy years singing with audiences rather than at them, leading crowds in choruses wherever he went. With the Weavers he helped spark the American folk revival, and he wrote or shaped songs such as Where Have All the Flowers Gone and If I Had a Hammer. He was a tireless campaigner for civil rights, peace and the Hudson River.

Further reading: Wikipedia