I thought Pete Seeger would live forever … or at least to 100. There was something eternal about Pete. Always on the side of right and justice for everyone. He made a difference in my world and I think the greater world too. You couldn’t silence Pete Seeger. You couldn’t scare him away.
He saved the Hudson River, virtually single-handed and probably kept folk music alive in the world. Pete Seeger was there when I was a little kid, always singing — all the way into my senior citizenship. What a life! He made me want to sing, too.
He can never be replaced. A true gentleman, a patriot, a real stand up guy … and one of a kind.
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Categories: American history, Celebrities, In Memorium, Music
I’ll commemorate his timeless wit with a bad pun. Why couldn’t the ever-conscientious Pete Seeger tour around with a regular group of background singers?
Because Seegerettes are unhealthy for you.
(Hm, not sure that one’s worth ringing the Bells of Rhymney for, lol)
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Owww. Groan. 🙂
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My own personal Pete Seeger story……
http://zuludelta45.net/2014/01/29/a-man-walks-into-a-tent/
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I felt so sad when I heard that he had died, Marilyn – and I love your piece on him. A true one-off. xxx
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I had to write something. He meant a lot to me … my whole generation. We marched to his songs. We believed in his causes. We were better people because he was in the world.
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Gratifying to see the attention he received on the network news shows. I wonder what the local kids did. Pete who?
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I wonder if they did notice, though it’s Massachusetts, the birthplace of so much of the music … so maybe.
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We’ve come full circle, back to just folks playing the guitar and singing old songs.
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He was a great man. Where have all the folk singers gone?
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I think we got old. There are some young ones out there, but mostly we seem to have gone back to singing folk songs at home, with friends and a guitar 🙂 Just like it was way back when.
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Long time passing. I wonder where they went especially when I see today’s popular “singers”. They’ve gone to grave yards, almost everyone.
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The best kind of American. We should all strive to emulate his dedication to the environment, to equality, and the true American ideal. I saw him in concert with Arlo Guthrie in the late 1970s and I can still see him in my mind. Now he is singing with Woody again.
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He lived what he believed. Lucky you to have seen him! I wish I had!
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His influence could never be overstated.
I saw him a few years ago at his 90th birthday concert. One of the highlights of my concert going career.
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We watched that concert on PBS, then bought the DVD so we could see the rest. I wish I’d been there. THAT would have been really special.
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I got to cross a lot of acts off my “want to see” list, plus Pete! It really was a great show. Probably wouldn’t have gone if my wife didn’t want the tickets.
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Everybody in the world of folk … and a lot of other genres. That was an UBER SUPER concert! I’d have gone in heartbeat!
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He was an era and an ideal, not just a man. I doubt if any future singer will ever have such a lasting influence for good.
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I always thought of him as the ultimate idealist, a man who never lost faith, never gave up, never lost hope. That optimism, that we could make it better if we worked together was a wonderful thing … a rare thing. You are right. I don’t think there could ever be another who comes close to his influence over — what, three generations? May his legacy endure.
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In some ways he will, through all his incredible songs. What a great man.
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I hope so. I have a CD and DVD of his 90th birthday party at Madison Square Gardens. It was a joyous event and watching it made me feel good. Still does!
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I’m with you here. I featured him today too and one of the same songs and another that I love. Hope you and Garry are well and happy. 🙂
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He was a big influence on my life, especially when I was in college. He was the gold standard. I really thought he would never die. Maybe, on some level, he won’t.
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I agree. With all that music on disc and cd and in the airwaves, he will live on……
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No one more deserves it. The world is better because he lived amongst us.
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A loss like that feels like a piece of me.
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Yes, it does feel personal, like he was a friend, even though I never met him. He was part of my life for so long, hard to imagine that he is really gone.
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yeah … one of a kind.
the well is a lot dryer today.
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Never another like him. How could there be?
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