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)."


at

25 comments:

  1. FSP7:46 AM

    RIP

    Anyone have him in their death pool?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Meanie Rhysie7:46 AM

    RIP :(

    ReplyDelete
  3. Count Jerkula7:47 AM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Count Jerkula7:52 AM

    @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.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. FSP8:09 AM

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

      Delete
  5. Sugar 7:52 AM

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

    ReplyDelete
  6. aemish7:58 AM

    :( RIP

    ReplyDelete
  7. AndrewBW8:01 AM

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

    ReplyDelete
  8. Del Riser8:02 AM

    RIP Mr. Seeger.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Count Jerkula8:16 AM

    @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.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. LottaColada8:23 AM

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

      Delete
  10. Count Jerkula8:30 AM

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

    Orlando Sentinel Article.



    ReplyDelete
  11. TinselSass9:33 AM

    RIP Pete Seeger:

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

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

    ReplyDelete
  12. __-__=__9:56 AM

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

    ReplyDelete
  13. Jason Blue Eyes10:02 AM

    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.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Ms Cool10:10 AM

    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.

    ReplyDelete
  15. MISCH10:38 AM

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

    ReplyDelete
  16. lazyday60310:41 AM

    The Ballad of Newport Noise:

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

    ReplyDelete
  17. Topper Madison12:19 PM

    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

    ReplyDelete
  18. C'estMoi3:18 PM

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

    ReplyDelete
  19. anon6:11 PM

    RIP - he was a righteous dude

    ReplyDelete
  20. Teresa6:33 PM

    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.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Aoife10:36 PM

    May he RIP.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Momster7:41 AM

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

    ReplyDelete