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Jan 28

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Remembering Pete Seeger, 94, who made music to unite people

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A central figure of American music, Pete Seeger touched the lives of generations with his long list of folk and protest songs that became cultural landmarks of various social movements. Jeffrey Brown talks to Peter Yarrow, friend of Peter Seeger…

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Jan 28

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary pays tribute to the legendary Pete Seeger

By Victoria Fleischer

Peter Yarrow sings a version of Pete Seeger’s “If I had a Hammer” to help remember the legendary folksinger. Peter Yarrow, a member of the folksinging trio Peter, Paul and Mary, remembers Pete Seeger as a “beacon of…

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Jan 28

To everything there is a season: Folk singer and activist Pete Seeger dies at 94

By Victoria Fleischer

Pete Seeger, the legendary folk musician who helped spearhead the American folk revival, died Monday night in New York City at the age of 94 from natural causes. Across more than seven decades, he inspired scores of singer-songwriters, activists and…

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Jan 28

Folk music pioneer and life-long activist Pete Seeger dies at 94

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Pete Seeger, the songwriter behind the anti-war ballad "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," co-writer of "If I had a Hammer," and constant contributor to the landscape of American folk music since the 1940s, died Monday at the age of…

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Mar 11

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Arlo Guthrie at the Birchmere

Renowned songwriter Arlo Guthrie catches up with Art Beat to talk about his father, Woody.

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Jun 08

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Performance: The David Wax Museum

Watch The David Wax Museum play "The Least I Can Do".

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Jun 08

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Profile: The David Wax Museum

Watch a profile of the music group The David Wax Museum.

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Sep 17

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Folk Legend Mary Travers Dies at 72

A look back at the life of Mary Travers, of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, who died Wednesday at age 72.

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