RIP: Pete Seeger

[Anybodyhome]

At 94. "If I Had a Hammer" "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" "Turn, Turn, Turn" among others. Was actually barred from network TV from 1950-1967 as an admitted member of the Communist Party. Was not allowed on again until 1967 when he appeared on the Smother Brothers show... and his song "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" was censored on that show.

 

Seeger's life of music and political activism could be summed up in "The Hammer Song," the enduring anthem he wrote more than 60 years ago with his good friend Lee Hays to support the progressive political movement in the U.S.

Popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary in the 1960s, the song embodied the heart of Seeger: his musicality, his activism, his optimism and his lifelong belief that songs could and should be used to build a sense of community to make the world a better place.

[Rise of The Hive]

RIP Mr. Seeger

[Herbert The Love Bug]

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