Pete seeger biography movie

American folk singer and social activist (–)

Musical artist

Peter Seeger (May 3, &#;– January 27, ) was an American folk singer-songwriter, musician and social activist.

He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the s, and had a string of hit records in the early s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene," which topped the charts for 14 weeks in Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.

In the s, 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.

Among the prolific songwriter's best-known songs are "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (with additional lyrics by Joe Hickerson), "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" (with Lee Hays of the Weavers), "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (also with Hays), and "Turn!

Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a