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Author
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Listen in as Pete unabashedly shares historical and family stories; tells of learning the banjo, traveling with Woody Guthrie, and finding commercial success with The Weavers; explains how he wrote books and put together songs; delves into controversial subjects like communism and the Peekskill Riots; and highlights those he admired and respected, including Bruce Springsteen, who honoured Pete with his Seeger Sessions album in 2006. Pete and David...
Author
Series
Publisher
Paradigm Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"In this new book, we hear directly from the artist through the widest array of sources--letters, notes to himself, published articles, rough drafts, stories, and poetry--creating the most detailed picture available of Seeger as a musician, an activist, and a family man, in his own words and from his own perspective... The portrait that emerges is not a saint, not a martyr, but a flesh-and-blood man, struggling to understand his gift, his time, and...
Series
Publisher
The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A look at the life of controversial musician, activist, and environmentalist Pete Seeger, and how he used his songs to promote social change. Includes archival footage and interviews with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, and more.
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A tall, skinny man in blue jeans stands on a stage, one hand on his banjo, the other, raised to the crowd of 15,000 people who have come to celebrate his 90th birthday. How did a humble, banjo-playing Harvard University dropout become one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century? This is the story of Pete Seeger--singer, songwriter, social activist, environmentalist--who filled his toolbox with songs and set out to repair whatever...
Author
Series
American popular music volume 10
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Documents the triumphs and missteps of the singer's fledgling record company, Rising Son Records, and traces the chronology of Guthrie's mid- to-late career. Also examines Guthrie's role in preserving and shaping his father's contributions to American culture and his long-lasting partnership with Pete Seeger" --
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
[2013], ℗2013
Language
English
Description
The Storm king audio collection presents Pete Seeger's spoken words as he recounts his most engaging stories, narratives, and poems, set to new music created by over 70 musicians from traditions as diverse as African Music, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic Music, Classical Guitar, Folk, Israeli Music, Jazz, Native American Music, and Tuvan Throat Singing; taking Pete's wisdom and stories out to new audiences and into a new technological age.
Publisher
WMHT Educational Telecommunications
Pub. Date
[2004], ©2004
Language
English
Description
Hudson River journeys presents a breathtaking look at the Hudson today through the eyes of renowned artist Len Tantillo and legendary folksinger Pete Seeger and celebrates the river's natural splendor through beautiful scenic vistas captured during each of the four seasons.
Publisher
Live Nation Worldwide
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of Pete Seeger, the American singer/songwriter, who was a leader of the mid-20th century American folk music revival and wrote some of its best known songs. Also looks at his work as a labor and political activist and his experiences of being picketed, blacklisted, and banned from commercial television. Features archival footage and interviews with his family, including wife Toshi, and other musicians.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Pete Seeger's spoken words as he captivatingly recounts his most engaging stories, narratives, and poems. Set to new music created by musicians from traditions as diverse as Bluegrass, New Age, Blues, Funk, Klezmer, Folk, African, Indian, and Gospel, Pete's wisdom and stories out to new audiences and into a new technological age.
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