About Pete Seeger
Peter Seeger was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and left-wing social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, especially 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, workers' rights, counterculture, environmental causes, and ending the Vietnam War.
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Awards & Honors
Paul Robeson Award
Schneider Family Book Award
Eugene V. Debs Award
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
War Resisters League Peace Award
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Q6533207
Library of Congress Living Legend
