Pete Seeger

Birth Name:

Peter Seeger

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Writer, Producer, Music department

In 1966, he received the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award
In 1996, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Attended Harvard University, where he studied sociology
In 1943, he got married to environmentalist Toshi-Aline Ota
Was the son of famed music teacher and composer Charles Louis Seeger, Jr
Quote: "The key to the future of the world is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known․"
Was best known as a songwriter, including his work on "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"

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