Peter Dreier: Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger Today is Pete Seeger's 93rd birthday. What's an appropriate gift for the most influential folk artist of the 20th century? A few years ago some of Pete's fans launched a campaign to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. It is time to resurrect that effort. Enjoy a Pete Seeger tribute concert or take the kids to the theater THEATER See "The Cricket in Times Square" performed by the Wild Swan Theater at the Towsley Auditorium on the WCC campus this week. Today and Friday: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 2 p.m. Based on George... Folk legend Pete Seeger honored by arts academy Folk music legend Pete Seeger has won a prize and he might just sing a song to celebrate. Folk music legend Pete Seeger to receive "Distinguished Service" award for arts academy NEW YORK, N.Y. - Folk music legend Pete Seeger has won a prize and he might just sing a song to celebrate. Folk legend Pete Seeger honoured by arts academy Pete Seeger to receive a 'Distinguished Service' award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Pete Seeger - Pete Seeger Lands Arts And Letters Prize Veteran folk star Pete Seeger is set to receive a special honour from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in recognition of his long-running music career The 92 year old will be presented with the Distinguished Service prize at a ceremony in New York... Pete Seeger 1960 concert recording released by Smithsonian Folkways Back in the day folk music was all the rage. And, Pete Seeger was the architect of many of the best political and sing-a-long songs. His tours of college campuses were legendary, his popularity enhanced by his status as both a musical and political hero. On Tuesday, Smithsonian Folkways released a recording of a 1960 concert that Seeger gave at Bowdoin College. The 35 songs on two CDs include ... Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsFolk legend Pete Seeger honored by arts academy NEW YORK (AP) - Folk music legend Pete Seeger has won a prize and he might just sing a song to celebrate. The 92-year-old troubadour is receiving a "Distinguished Service" award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Hudson Valley legend makes music at 92: Pete Seeger, Rivertown Kids sing Dylan song; see video The legacies of three towering Hudson Valley figures, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, have come together on a new record marking the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International - and a youth chorus from Beacon has been caught up in the celebration. Jack Cheng: At 93 songwriter Pete Seeger still continues to inspire Pete Seeger turns 93 on May 3. He is known as a songwriter for writing songs as well-known as "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "Turn, Turn, Turn," as an advocate of folk music for popularizing and adapting the songs of others, like "Oh, When the Saints" and "Hine Ma Tov," as a performer with The Weavers and in numerous solo recordings, and as the author of a number of books of songs and ...
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