Pete Seeger just died. He was 94. [video=youtube;24VOo7-ctKU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24VOo7-ctKU[/video]
Most will know this - but possibly not know that he wrote it...... [video=youtube;V6jxxagVEO4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6jxxagVEO4[/video]
This might be his most famous song. It isnt exactly rocking. [video=youtube;QhnPVP23rzo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhnPVP23rzo[/video]
Always liked this cover of one of his songs. [video=youtube;apR5BErKyy8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apR5BErKyy8&sns=em[/video]
A genuine giant of music and of society. He used music to make profound statements very gently. Like all greats, his music outlasts things that are supposed to replace it. No mention anywhere of Little Boxes which was written by Malvina Reynolds but made famous by Pete Seeger.
He only partly wrote it, what with some of it being out of the Bible an' that. That said, sad news, I was gutted. I haven't had chance yet but I may spin a record or two of his this evening.
From Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...tter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
You're a bit of a dummy, Tex..... "A tall, strapping figure known for his crisp-as-a-mountain-stream singing and banjo playing, Seeger was also a walking, talking, strumming embodiment of the connection between folk song and leftist politics. Throughout his career, he participated in pro-union and civil rights events and protested wars and nuclear power. For his trouble – and his membership in the American Communist Party – Seeger was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the Fifties; to make ends meet, he had to play sometimes four concerts a day, for $25 each. "I still believe the only chance for the human race to survive is to give up such pleasures as war, racism and private profit," Seeger told RS in 1979, beliefs he held until his death."
