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American Folk Singer and Activist • 1919-2014 • Folk Music
Fast Facts
- Pete’s first group was “The Almanac Singers” with Woody Guthrie. They played throughout Mexico and the United States, supporting worker’s rights!
- Pete was married for 69 Years! His wife, Toshi, was a great help to his life and career.
- Pete and his family lived in a log cabin near the Hudson River in New York. Pete helped clean up the Hudson River.
- Pete won three Grammy awards and the Kennedy Center Honors Award.
- Pete performed at President Obama’s 1st Inauguration.
- Pete is in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”
- Pete said: “Singing with children in the schools has been the most rewarding experience of my life.” – Seeger, October 17, 2009, at community concert in Beacon, New York
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