Pete Seeger
Thousands gather in Norway to denounce Breivik
Apr 26, 2012 12:53 EDT
Tens of thousands of rose-waving Norwegians gathered in rain-drenched Oslo Thursday to deride mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik by singing a song he hates, viewing it as Marxist indoctrination.
Thousands gather in Norway to sing song Breivik hates
Apr 26, 2012 11:52 EDT
Tens of thousands of rose-waving Norwegians gathered in rain-drenched Oslo Thursday to deride mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik by singing a song he hates, viewing it as Marxist indoctrination.
Thousands of Norwegians sing song Breivik hates
Apr 26, 2012 08:23 EDT
Tens of thousands of rose-waving Norwegians gathered in central Oslo Thursday to deride mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik by singing a song he hates, viewing it as Marxist indoctrination.
Thousands of Norwegians to sing song Breivik hates
Apr 26, 2012 04:54 EDT
Thousands of Norwegians were to gather in Oslo on Thursday to protest against mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik by singing a folk song he hates and which he considers a Marxist indoctrination method.
Occupy Wall Street protests 'police brutality'
Oct 22, 2011 19:59 EDT
About 500 people, including activists from the Occupy Wall Street movement, marched through New York on Saturday in protest at police abuses.
Recognition for Phil Ochs in powerful documentary
Jan 02, 2011 23:29 EST
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - "Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune" is a poignant portrait of an uncompromising artist who, despite a struggle with depression that eventually led to his suicide at age 35, believed in the power of music as a tool for social and political change.
Irwin Silber, Sing Out magazine co-founder, dies
Sep 10, 2010 22:37 EDT
Irwin Silber, who chronicled 1960s folk song renaissance in Sing Out magazine, has died. Irwin Silber, who as founding editor of the small but influential magazine Sing Out became a towering figure in the 1960s American folk music renaissance that brought Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie and numerous others to prominence, has died at age 84.
Cuba's Rodriguez gets US visa for New York concert
May 13, 2010 06:12 EDT
Lawyer: US approves visa for Cuban folk icon Silvio Rodriguez for June 4 show at Carnegie Hall. The U.S. government has approved a visa for Cuban folk icon Silvio Rodriguez ahead of a June 4 concert at Carnegie Hall.
Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez receives U.S. visa
May 12, 2010 15:41 EDT
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodriguez, considered the voice of the Cuban revolution, has received a U.S. visa and is to perform a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall on June 4, his American attorney said on Wednesday.
Cuba's Silvio Rodriguez set to play Carnegie Hall
May 06, 2010 13:05 EDT
Cuban folk legend Silvio Rodriguez set to play Carnegie Hall _ but his US visa still pending. Cuban folk icon Silvio Rodriguez has been booked to play at Carnegie Hall during his first U.S. tour in more than 30 years, but his office said Thursday that Washington has yet to approve his visa.
Monday, May 3
Apr 25, 2010 20:00 EDT
Today is Monday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2010. There are 242 days left in the year.
Music legend John Hammond gets film treatment
Apr 20, 2010 02:54 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Ocean's Eleven" producer Jerry Weintraub wants to write you a song about the man who discovered Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
Where have all the retail investors gone?
Jan 18, 2010 07:50 EST
Professionals benefiting most from this new bull market . As Pete Seeger might have written it and the Kingston Trio might have sung it in the sixties, ?Where have stock investors gone, long time passing? Gone to bond funds every one, long time ago.?
Bess Hawes, prominent musician-folklorist, dies
Dec 01, 2009 07:17 EST
Bess Hawes, musician-folklorist who performed with Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, dies at 88. Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday.
Chile murder mystery: Who killed Victor Jara?
Nov 26, 2009 10:51 EST
36 years after Chile's coup, progress in solving who killed folk singer Victor Jara. Who killed Victor Jara?
NYC's Village Gate club owner, Art D'Lugoff, dies
Nov 06, 2009 21:23 EST
Art D'Lugoff, owner of NYC's Village Gate club, dies at 85; performers included jazz greats. Art D'Lugoff (Duh-LOO'-guhf), who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. He was 85.
Mary Travers of 1960s folk anthem trio dies at 72
Sep 17, 2009 16:47 EDT
Mary Travers, blond beatnik in 1960s folk anthem trio Peter, Paul and Mary, dies at 72. Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, which used beautiful, tranquil harmonies to convey the angst and turmoil of the Vietnam anti-war movement, racial discrimination and more, died after a yearslong battle with leukemia. She was 72.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Pete Seeger | |
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 Seeger at the Clearwater Festival 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 3, 1919 French Hospital, New York, New York, USA |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, Activist |
| Instruments | Banjo, Guitar, Recorder, Mandolin, Piano, Ukulele |
| Years active | 1939–present |
| Labels | Folkways Records Columbia/CBS Records Vanguard Records Sony Kids’ Music/SME Records |
| Associated acts | The Weavers, The Almanac Singers, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie |
| Notable instruments | |
| Banjo, Guitar | |
