PETE SEEGER
1919-2014
Farewell great American folk artist!
What a long, wonderful life
full of important music and causes . . .
A worthy protege of Woody Guthrie.
Champion of the common man,
and worthy opponent of corrupt politics.
Environmentalist and war protestor.
2 Grammy award winner.
Rock-and-roll hall of fame inductee.
National Medal of Arts recipient.
Writer and performer of
unforgettable, universal songs of our times:
If I Had A Hammer
Turn, Turn, Turn
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Farewell dear friend.
(Photo by Jon Sievert)
A time to be born, and a time to die .......I"m sad
ReplyDeleteDidn't he try to unplug Bob at Newport?
ReplyDeleteHa . . . yep, he wasn't ready for Dylan's amplified sound.
DeleteI discover Pete Seeger through your post.
ReplyDeleteSeems like the right guy, I didn't even know he was the wrter of "Unforgettable"... such a legend song!
A beautiful tribute
ReplyDeleteWhere have all the flowers gone...
some to where my brother's buried
Vietnam.. he didn't want to be there.
so many memories!
ReplyDeleteTrès beau portrait de cet artiste si attachant et regretté.
ReplyDeleteAmitiés.
Roger