Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Pete Seeger Has Died


Pete Seeger, the man considered to be one of the pioneers of contemporary folk music who inspired legions of activist singer-songwriters, died Monday.

He was 94.

Seeger's best known songs include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" and "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)."

25 comments:

FSP said...

RIP

Anyone have him in their death pool?

Meanie Rhysie said...

RIP :(

Count Jerkula said...
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Sugar said...

Hahaha!

Count Jerkula said...

@FSP: I didn't, he was 94, too. I was getting my guesses from an Orlando Sentinel article on the oldest celebs and they didn't have him on the list.

I saw a great documentary on him on the Palladia channel a couple months ago. RIP Pete.

Sugar said...

But seriously, Pete Seeger was awesome. RIP, dude.

aemish said...

:( RIP

AndrewBW said...

There's a sing-along going on in heaven right now. RIP Pete.

Del Riser said...

RIP Mr. Seeger.

FSP said...

@Count - I was wondering how you came up with all those names so quickly.

Count Jerkula said...

@FSP: That one broad, Luise Rainer, it 104y/o 2x Oscar Winner for best Actress. She got SLEEPER written all over her, cause I doubt most people in an office pool know who she is, but you can't deny 2Oscars=Celebrity.

I did mix some of my own in before going to the Google search.

LottaColada said...

@Count, I saw Zsa Zsa on your list. Is she really still alive?

Count Jerkula said...

@Lotta: yes. I was checking the questionable ones on Wikipedia.

Orlando Sentinel Article.



TinselSass said...

RIP Pete Seeger:

“Participation - that's what's gonna save the human race.”

“A good song reminds us what we're fighting for.”

__-__=__ said...

Also saw the documentary. By all accounts he was a good guy with a great life! RIP

Jason Blue Eyes said...

Aw. The guy was a very early supporter of Bob Dylan's when Bob was just starting out and nobody had heard of him.

Pete was a cool guy.

Ms Cool said...

Been listening to his music all morning. I love his banjo music, too. Saw Springsteen's Seeger Sessions concert and it was the best concert I have ever been to.

MISCH said...

he sure had a good run, I loved Little Houses…

lazyday603 said...

The Ballad of Newport Noise:

Pete Seeger took an axe and gave Dylan's power cord forty whacks

Topper Madison said...

I used to work with Pete. Awesome human being--there's absolutely no other way to describe him.

The world truly lost a great one this time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADtAU43MM14

C'estMoi said...

A sweet old man. Abiyoyo was a great children's song he sang.

anon said...

RIP - he was a righteous dude

Teresa said...

We lost a national treasure and an icon today. A man who was always true to his beliefs and passions. One of my best memories of him is when he, The Boss and Pete's grandson sang "This Land Is Your Land" at the 2009 Obama Inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Watching it gives me chills. RIP, Pete. The world is a smaller place without you.

Aoife said...

May he RIP.

Momster said...

Perhaps he and Mary Travers are singing together--that would be a lovely combo. RIP.

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