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The Pete Seeger Reader (Hardcover)
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The Pete Seeger Reader (Hardcover)
Series: Readers on American Musicians
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Perhaps the most widely recognized figure in folk music and one of
the most controversial figures in American political activism, Pete
Seeger now belongs among the icons of 20th-century American
culture. The road to his current status as activist and respected
voice of folk music was long and often rough, starting from the
moment he dropped out of Harvard in the late 1930s and picked up a
banjo. Editors Cohen and Capaldi trace Seeger's long and storied
career, focusing on his work as not only a singer, but as an
educator, songwriter, organizer, publisher, and journalist. The son
of musicians, Seeger began his musical career before World War II
and became well-known in the 1950s as a member of the commercially
popular Weavers, only to be blacklisted by much of the mainstream
media in the 1960s because of his progressive politics, and to
return to the music scene in subsequent decades as a tireless
educator and activist. The Pete Seeger Reader gathers writings from
numerous sources, mixing Seeger's own work with that of the many
people who have, over the years, written about him. Many of the
pieces have never before been republished, and cover his entire
career. A figure of amazing productivity, influence, and longevity,
Seeger is author of a life that has been both cast in heroic terms
and vilified. The selections in this book draw from a full range of
these perspectives and will inform as they entertain, bringing into
focus the life and contributions of one of the most influential
figures of the twentieth century.
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