Pete Seeger — Biography & Facts
Identity & names
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- Peter
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- Seeger
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- Peter Seeger
Life & background
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- May 2, 1919
- Date of death
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- January 26, 2014
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- United States
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- New York City
- Place of death
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- Manhattan
Music & creative work
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- banjo
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- guitar
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- voice
- Record label
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- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Record label
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- Fast Folk
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- Folkways Records
- Notable work
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- Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Awards & recognition
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- National Medal of Arts
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- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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- War Resisters League Peace Award
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- Library of Congress Living Legend
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- Kennedy Center Honors
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- Paul Robeson Award
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- Schneider Family Book Award
Pete Seeger — Albums & Discography
Popular albums and track listings from the Pete Seeger catalog.
The World Of Pete Seeger(1972)
Available in store
Tracklist
- A1We Shall Overcome
- A2Where Have All The Flowers Gone
- A3Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
- A4Little Boxes
- A5Who Killed Davey Moore?
- B1A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- B2This Land Is Your Land
- B3The Bells Of Rhymney
- B4Masters Of War
- B5If I Had A Hammer
- C1Coal Creek March
- C2Barbara Allen
- C3Guantanamera
- C4Both Sides Now
- C5Last Train To Nuremberg
- D1Sinking Of The Reuben James
- D2Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
- D3East Virginia
- D4Hobo's Lullaby
Concierto En Vivo(1990)
Tracklist
- A1Hombres De Hierro
- A2La Cigarra
- A3Tierra De Sol Y Luna
- A4Bajo El Sol De Bogotá
- A5Cristo De Palacagüina
- A6La Colina De La Vida
- B1John Henry
- B2Brigada Nro 15
- B3Deported
- B4Sailing Up, Sailing Down
- B5Guantanamera
Folkways: A vision revisited(1989)
Tracklist
- 1Goodnight Irene
- 2House of the rising sun
- 3Michael row the boat ashore
- 4On a monday
- 5Little black train
- 6Big rock candy mountain
- 7Midnight special
- 8Pretty old boy
- 9Boll Weevil
- 10Silvy
- 11Gypsy Davy
- 12Casey Jones
- 13Bourgeois Blues
- 14More pretty girls than one
- 15Blue tail fly
- 16Keppe Your Hands Off Her
- 17Hey lolly lolly
- 18Joshua Fit The Battle
20th Anniversary Concert(1986)
Tracklist
- A1Old Joe Clark2:18
- A2Hot Corn, Cold Corn4:14
- A3Barbara Allen4:37
- A4Freight Train4:19
- A5Wreck Of The Old '972:41
- A6C&NW Railroad Blues3:13
- A7Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle Joe?3:01
- B1Keep On The Sunny Side3:27
- B2The Soldier And The Lady2:45
- B3Cold Bottom Strut2:28
- B4La Cassine Special2:47
- B5Give The Fiddler A Dram2:14
- B6Well May The World Go2:44
- B7Medley: Sourwood Mountain / Kitchen Girl / Sheep Shell Corn3:47
Abiyoyo : Pete Seeger's Storysong(1986)
Tracklist
- AAbiyoyo6:09
- BAbiyoyo (cont.)6:09
Carry It On (Songs Of America's Working People)(1986)
Tracklist
- A1Step By Step1:24
- A2Talking Union2:57
- A3Harriet Tubman3:55
- A4Bread And Roses2:07
- A5I'm Gonna Be An Engineer3:10
- B1John Henry4:42
- B2Black, Brown And White Blues3:09
- B3Hurry, Hurry, Hurry0:54
- B4A Hayseed Like Me3:15
- B5De Colores3:15
- B6Carry It On2:06
- C1Aragon Mill2:51
- C2Union Maid3:29
- C3The Popular Wobbly2:13
- C4The Soup Song2:59
- C5No Nos Moverán / We Shall Not Be Moved4:59
HARP(1985)
Tracklist
- A1Oh Mary Don't You Weep3:01
- A2Somos El Barco / We Are The Boat5:16
- A3City Of New Orleans4:24
- A4Fine Time3:51
- A5All Over The World3:44
- B1Small Business Blues3:23
- B2What's Going On / Foolish Notion4:32
- B3Wimoweh2:55
- B4Jacob's Ladder4:12
- B5Good For The World2:43
- B6Pallet On The Floor3:01
Precious Friend(1982)
Tracklist
- A1Wabash Cannonball3:00
- A2Circles5:21
- A3Hills Of Glenshee1:29
- A4Ocean Crossing3:46
- A5Celery-Time3:17
- A6Run, Come See Jerusalem2:32
- A7Sailin' Up, Sailin' Down5:29
- B1How Can I Keep From Singing2:38
- B2Old Time Religion2:49
- B3Pretty Boy Floyd4:29
- B4Ladies Auxiliary1:37
- B5Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone6:27
- B6Precious Friend You Will Be There7:08
- C1Do Re Mi2:45
- C2Tarentella2:13
- C3The Neutron Bomb3:41
Circles & Seasons(1979)
Tracklist
- A1Garbage4:07
- A2Sailing Down This Golden River3:07
- A3Mexican Blues2:24
- A4The Photographers2:13
- A5I'm Gonna Be An Engineer3:14
- A6Seneca Canoe Song1:23
- A7Maple Syrup Time3:27
- B1Viva La Quince Brigada2:45
- B2As The Sun Rose3:21
- B3Sour Cream1:37
- B4Tarantella2:04
- B5Garden Song3:02
- B6Harry Simms2:29
- B7Allelulia / Joy Upon This Earth3:13
The Essential Pete Seeger(1978)
Tracklist
- A1Coal Creek March2:22
- A2Oh What A Beautiful City2:42
- A3Clean-Oh / Ladies Auxiliary2:25
- A4The Bells Of Rhymney4:49
- A5So Long, It's Been Good To Know Yuh3:32
- B1Viva La Quince Brigada2:49
- B2Suliram2:50
- B3Wimoweh (Mbube)2:24
- B4Bring Me Little Water, Silvy4:15
- B5The Bourgeois Blues2:23
- B6Roll On, Columbia2:26
- C1East Virginia2:04
- C2Saint James Hospital2:49
- C3The Death Of Harry Simms2:10
- C4We Shall Not Be Moved2:13
- C5Cripple Creek / Old Joe Clark / Ida Red (Medley)
Fifty Sail On Newburgh Bay(1976)
Tracklist
- A1Kyowagena
- A2Fifty Sail On Newburgh Bay
- A3The Burning Of Kingston
- A4The Phoenix And The Rose
- A5The Old Ben Franklin And The Sloop Sally B.
- A6The Moon In The Pear Tree
- A7The Erie Canal
- A8Yankee Doodle
- B1This Is A Land
- B2Big Bill Snyder
- B3Tarrytown
- B4The Hudson Whalers
- B5Follow The Drinking Gourd
- B6Hudson River Steamboat
- B7The Knickerbocker Line
- B8Of Time And Rivers Flowing
Pete Seeger(1976)
Tracklist
- A1Turn! Turn! Turn! = Vrať Se
- A2Barbara Allen
- A3A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall = Padá Těžký Déšť
- A4Who Killed Davey Moore? = Kdo Zabil Davey Moora
- A5The Bells Of Rhymney = Zvony Z Rhymney
- B1East Virginia = Východní Virgínie
- B2Hobo's Lullaby = Tulácká Ukolébavka
- B3The Sinking Of The Reuben James = Zkáza Lodi Reuben James
- B4Both Sides Now = Obě Strany
- B5Last Train To Nuremberg = Poslední Vlak Do Norimberku
- B6My Rainbow Race = Zrození Mé Duhy
This Land Is Your Land / Michael Row The Boat Ashore(1976)
Tracklist
- AThis Land Is Your Land
- BMichael Row The Boat Ashore
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie Together In Concert(1975)
Tracklist
- A1Way Out There3:23
- A2Yodeling1:04
- A3Roving Gambler2:03
- A4Don't Think Twice, It's All Right2:56
- A5Declaration Of Independence2:27
- A6Get Up And Go2:24
- A7City Of New Orleans4:22
- B1Estadio Chile3:26
- B2Guantanamera3:50
- B3On A Monday2:13
- B4Presidential Rag3:28
- B5Walkin' Down The Line4:26
- C1Well May The World Go2:06
- C2Henry My Son1:55
- C3Mother, The Queen Of My Heart3:10
- C4Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)3:46
Banks Of Marble(1974)
Tracklist
- A1aYodel - Hell's Canyon0:44
- A1bDon't Ask What A River Is For2:21
- A2God Bless The Grass2:07
- A3Joy And Temperance1:15
- A4Young Woman Who Swallowed A Lie3:33
- Two Chinese Songs3:12
- A5a3 Rules Of Discipline And 8 Rules Of Attention1:23
- A5bWhite Haired Girl1:59
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- A6Estadio Chile2:50
- A7Well May The World Go2:42
- B1Banks Of Marble4:21
- B2This Is A Land1:09
- B3Garbage2:57
- B4My Father's Mansions2:08
- B5Precious Friend2:22
- B6Pigtown Fling1:45
Pete Seeger & Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street(1974)
Tracklist
- A1Hello
- A2Michael Row The Boat Ashore
- A3This Land Is Your Land
- A4Skip To My Lou
- A5She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain
- A6Patty Cake Gorilla
- B1Riding In My Car
- B2Garbage
- B3Old Lady Who Swallowed The Fly
- B4The Ballad Of Martin Luther King
- B5Guantanamera
- B6Sweet Rosyanne
America's Balladeer(1973)
Tracklist
- A1Michael, Row The Boat2:42
- A2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:55
- A3I've Been Working On The Railroad1:24
- A4Down In The Valley3:39
- A5Blue Tail Fly2:30
- B1Black Is The Color2:25
- B2Boll Weevil3:34
- B3Joshua Fit The Battle1:38
- B4The Fox1:45
- B5Casey Jones2:15
Ballads Of Black America(1972)
Tracklist
- A1The Deacons
- A2Harriet Tubman
- A3Benjamin Banneker
- A4Frederick Douglass
- B1Sojourner Truth
- B2Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
- B3Martin Luther King
- B4Paul Robeson
Last Train To Nuremberg / My Rainbow Race(1971)
Tracklist
- ALast Train To Nuremberg
- BMy Rainbow Race
Rainbow Race(1971)
Tracklist
- A1Last Train To Nuremberg2:40
- A2Sailing Down This Golden River2:33
- A3Uncle Ho2:05
- A4Snow Snow2:47
- A5My Rainbow Race2:50
- B1Our Generation2:58
- B2Old Devil Time2:28
- B3The Clearwater4:57
- B4Words Words Words2:12
- B5Hobo's Lullaby3:23
Young Vs. Old(1969)
Tracklist
- A1Who Knows
- A2Bring Them Home
- A3When I Was Most Beautiful
- A4This Old Car
- A5Ballad Of The Fort Hood Three
- A6Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase
- A7Since You've Been Apart
- A8Lolly Todum
- B1My Rainbow Man
- B2Poisoning The Student's Minds
- B3All My Children Of The Sun
- B4The Good Boy
- B5Be Kind To Your Parents
- B6Get Up And Go
- B7Declaration Of Independence
- B8Both Sides Now
- B9Mayrowana
Now(1968)
Tracklist
- A1Adam The Inventor4:01
- A2Letter To Eve4:57
- A3Talking Ben Tre2:20
- A4Backlash Blues3:55
- A5He's Long John3:32
- A6The Torn Flag3:23
- B1Michael Row The Boat Ashore2:45
- B2Taint But Me One2:21
- B3False From True3:51
- B4Cotton Needed Pickin' So Bad3:07
- B5Everybody's Got A Right To Live3:18
- B6The Cities Are Burning4:02
- B7Water Is Wide (O Waly Waly)5:28
Wimoweh And Other Songs Of Freedom And Protest(1968)
Tracklist
- A1I'm On My Way To Canaan Land
- A2Wimoweh
- A3Wasn't That A Time
- A4Freiheit
- A5Down By The Riverside
- B1Hold On
- B2If I Had A Hammer
- B3We Are Soldiers In The Army
- B4Mrs. McGrath
- B5What A Friend We Have In Congress
- B6Hymn To Nations
Down By The Riverside / Waist Deep In The Big Muddy(1967)
Tracklist
- ADown By The Riverside3:13
- BWaist Deep In The Big Muddy2:54
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C6Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies2:27C7John Hardy3:29D1My Father's Mansions2:05D2God Bless The Grass2:01D3Where Have All The Flowers Gone?2:09D4Quite Early Morning4:05D5Oh, Had I A Golden Thread3:23C5Joe Hill3:01C6May There Always Be Sunshine1:21C7Three Rules Of Discipline And The Eight Rules Of Attention1:41D1Stealin'2:17D2Golden Vanity3:57D3Lonesome Valley4:07D4Quite Early Morning3:28D5Sweet Rosyanne5:54B7Quite Early Morning4:12Buy Pete Seeger Vinyl Records, CDs & Cassettes Online | Nivessa Records