First Name |
Pete
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Last Name |
Seeger
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Full Name at Birth |
Peter Seeger
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Birthday |
3rd May, 1919
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Birthplace |
New York City, New York, United States
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Died |
27th January, 2014
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Place of Death |
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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Height |
6' 3" (191 cm)
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Blue
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Hair Color |
Grey
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Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Unitarian
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Avon Old Farms, Avon, CT (boarding school)
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University |
Harvard University (dropped out)
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Occupation Text |
Activist
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Occupation |
Singer
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Claim to Fame |
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
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Music Genre (Text) |
American folk music, Protest Music, Americana
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Music Genre |
Folk
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Year(s) Active |
1939–2014
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Music Style |
Children's, Traditional Folk, Political Folk, Folk Revival, Folksongs, Children's Folk, Protest Songs
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Music Mood |
Earnest, Organic, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Plaintive, Earthy, Poignant, Gentle, Boisterous, Reverent, Wistful, Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Happy, Refined/Mannered
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Instrument |
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
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Instrument (text) |
Banjo, Guitar, Recorder, Tin Whistle, Mandolin, Piano, Ukulele, Vocals
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Record Label |
Folkways, Columbia, CBS, Vanguard, Sony Kids', SME, Sony Kids'
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Associated Acts |
The Weavers, The Almanac Singers, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Tao Rodríguez-Seeger, Lead Belly, HARP (Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert & Pete Seeger), HARP (Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, & Pete Seeger), Bruce Springsteen & Sessions Band, Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Sessions Band
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Father |
Charles Louis Seeger Jr.
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Mother |
Constance de Clyver Edson, Ruth Crawford Seeger (step mother)
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Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist.