American Folk pioneer and social activist Pete Seeger died of natural causes at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on Monday, according to family members reports the New York Times. The folk icon was 94 years old. Seeger’s storied career saw him play with fellow folk legend Woody Guthrie, blacklisted for being a member of the Communist Party, perform duos with a young Bob Dylan and pen and popularize several anti-war songs and civil rights anthems during the turbulent 1960s that are now regarded as...
Time — Legendary folk singer Pete Seeger — who inspired countless musicians from Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris to Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello — died on Monday, Jan. 2... more info
Time — When Pete Seeger died on Jan. 27 at the age of 94, the world lost more than a folksinger, more than a songwriter, more than a moral leader who gave a soundtrack to social... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — An Appreciation: The late folk singer and activist Pete Seeger understood like few other musicians the power of song to steer and stir his fellow citizens.Pete Seeger was... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Pete Seeger, the singer, songwriter and social activist who died Monday at age 94, didn't have much of a movie career, making his mark with music instead. But the troub... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Pete Seeger's death at 94 leaves a huge hole in America's moral conscience. The folk singer was a fixture in music, politics and American life for the latter half of the ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Pete Seeger, folk singer, activist, song archivist and one of the most important American musical voices of the 20th century, has died at age 94, his grandson Kitama Cahi... more info
Time — “You may have thought you were comin’ here tonight to sit back and take things easy while we did all the work,” Pete Seeger told the audience at the legendary 1955 ... more info
CNN Showbiz — Pete Seeger, the man considered the father of folk music and who inspired legions of activist singer song-writers, died Monday.
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Stereogum — CNN reports that the legendary singer, songwriter, and activist Pete Seeger died of natural causes last night at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Seeger, one of the great ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Pete Seeger at Clearwater 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) Pete Seeger, the man considered to be one of the pioneers of contemporary folk music who inspired legions of activi... more info
The Telegraph — Pete Seeger, who has died aged 94, left a treasury of great folk music songs behind, including We Shall Overcome and Where Have all the Flowers Gone? more info
Time — American Folk pioneer and social activist Pete Seeger died of natural causes at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on Monday, according to family members reports the New York ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — An advocate for peace and civil rights, Pete Seeger helped spark the folk music revival with his five-string banjo and songs calling for justice.Pete Seeger, the iconocla... more info
Reuters — (Reuters) - Pete Seeger, who helped create the modern American folk music movement and co-wrote some of its most enduring songs such as "If I Had a Hammer," died on Monda... more info