Remembering Pete Seeger, from Woody Guthrie to Occupy Wall Street
There's so much to express about one of my heroes, Pete Seeger, who passed away, apparently peacefully, in New York at the age of 94. Despite his advance age, this still came as a shock, since he'd been out and about not long ago and scheduled for events not far from my home--he lived just up the river from me, that river being the Hudson. Of course, I once boarded his famous sloop, the Clearwater.
Just last week I was trying to find a way to contact him. The film I co-produced about the political influence of Beethoven's Ninth, Following the Ninth, is screening on February 27 up in Rhinebeck, very near his home in Beacon. In the film, Billy Bragg sings his new right-on lyrics to the "Ode to Joy," something Pete had done long ago, and I wondered if I might coax Pete into the cold for a few minutes to sing a few bars after the screening. Here's Pete singing it long ago:.
Pete Seeger: Ode to JoySome folk music for you. More Seeger to come, I imagine.
Now here he talks about his old friend Woody Guthrie, as he promoted his songs and legend, then largely forgotten.
ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGHWAY | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND | TULSA | E1S1 | 2017ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGHWAY is a series connecting cities to their musical past and present, this episode kicks off in TULSA ...
And to complete this circle, here's Pete just two years ago at the end of his march for Occupy Wall Street, which ended in Columbus Circle with a kind of birthday party for Pete, video shot by pal and noted filmmaker Sandi Bachom.
More to come...
RIP PETE SEEGER Historic Pete's Mic Check @ #OWS Columbus Circle "The River Flows" 10/22/1192 yr old Pete Seeger asks, "Who's here from Clearwater?" at The People's Mic Occupy Columbus Circle sings "I could be happy ...
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There's so much to express about one of my heroes, Pete Seeger, who passed away, apparently peacefully, in New York at the age of 94. Despite his advance age, this still came as a shock, since he'd been out and about not long ago and scheduled for events not far from my home--he lived just up the river from me, that river being the Hudson. Of course, I once boarded his famous sloop, the Clearwater.
Just last week I was trying to find a way to contact him. The film I co-produced about the political influence of Beethoven's Ninth, Following the Ninth, is screening on February 27 up in Rhinebeck, very near his home in Beacon. In the film, Billy Bragg sings his new right-on lyrics to the "Ode to Joy," something Pete had done long ago, and I wondered if I might coax Pete into the cold for a few minutes to sing a few bars after the screening. Here's Pete singing it long ago:.
Pete Seeger: Ode to JoySome folk music for you. More Seeger to come, I imagine.
Now here he talks about his old friend Woody Guthrie, as he promoted his songs and legend, then largely forgotten.
ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGHWAY | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND | TULSA | E1S1 | 2017ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGHWAY is a series connecting cities to their musical past and present, this episode kicks off in TULSA ...
And to complete this circle, here's Pete just two years ago at the end of his march for Occupy Wall Street, which ended in Columbus Circle with a kind of birthday party for Pete, video shot by pal and noted filmmaker Sandi Bachom.
More to come...
RIP PETE SEEGER Historic Pete's Mic Check @ #OWS Columbus Circle "The River Flows" 10/22/1192 yr old Pete Seeger asks, "Who's here from Clearwater?" at The People's Mic Occupy Columbus Circle sings "I could be happy ...
There's so much to express about one of my heroes, Pete Seeger, who passed away, apparently peacefully, in New York at the age of 94. Despite his advance age, this still came as a shock, since he'd been out and about not long ago and scheduled for events not far from my home--he lived just up the river from me, that river being the Hudson. Of course, I once boarded his famous sloop, the Clearwater.
Just last week I was trying to find a way to contact him. The film I co-produced about the political influence of Beethoven's Ninth, Following the Ninth, is screening on February 27 up in Rhinebeck, very near his home in Beacon. In the film, Billy Bragg sings his new right-on lyrics to the "Ode to Joy," something Pete had done long ago, and I wondered if I might coax Pete into the cold for a few minutes to sing a few bars after the screening. Here's Pete singing it long ago:.
Pete Seeger: Ode to JoySome folk music for you. More Seeger to come, I imagine.
Now here he talks about his old friend Woody Guthrie, as he promoted his songs and legend, then largely forgotten.
ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGHWAY | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND | TULSA | E1S1 | 2017ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGHWAY is a series connecting cities to their musical past and present, this episode kicks off in TULSA ...
And to complete this circle, here's Pete just two years ago at the end of his march for Occupy Wall Street, which ended in Columbus Circle with a kind of birthday party for Pete, video shot by pal and noted filmmaker Sandi Bachom.
More to come...
RIP PETE SEEGER Historic Pete's Mic Check @ #OWS Columbus Circle "The River Flows" 10/22/1192 yr old Pete Seeger asks, "Who's here from Clearwater?" at The People's Mic Occupy Columbus Circle sings "I could be happy ...