Pete Seeger
Born
May 3, 1919
Died
January 27, 2014 (94 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.
Known For
Down By The Riverside
2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
2022
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
2015
The Winding Stream
Self (archive footage)
2014
Freedom Summer
Self
2014
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self
2013
Give Me the Banjo
Self
2011
Gasland
Self (archive footage)
2010
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
2008
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Self
2007
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
2007
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
Self
2006
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self
2005
Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
Himself
2004
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
2003
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self
2002
Strange Fruit
Self
2002
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes
Himself
2001
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Self
2000
An Act of Conscience
Self
1997
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
1996
Tribute to Harry Chapin
1991
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
1990
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
Self
1989
Pete Seeger at Home
Himself
1989
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning
1988
Chords of Fame
Himself
1984
The Foolish Frog
Narrator (voice)
1971
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Himself
1970
Alice's Restaurant
Himself
1969
Festival
Self
1967
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
1947
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Self
The Arlo Guthrie Show
Self
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Himself (archive footage)
2019
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Self
2019
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
2013
Palme
2012
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Self
2011
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
2009
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Self
2007
The Internationale
Self
2000
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
1999
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Self
1988
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self
1988
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
1984
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
Self - Folksinger
1983
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
Self
1982
Canto Libre - den fria sången
Self
1980
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
1978
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
Self
1977
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1977
Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone
Self
1972
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show
(1 episode)
1970
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · (1 episode)
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
Self
1965
Rainbow Quest
Self - Host · (39 episodes)
1965
Tonight in Person
Self · (1 episode)
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Streets of Greenwood
1962
Wasn't That a Time
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
The David Susskind Show
Self · (1 episode)
1959