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Pete Seeger, San Francisco, 1989

Pete Seeger, San Francisco, 1989 i n t e r v i e w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . With William R. Ferris and Michael K. Honey Introduction by William R. Ferris The tall, lean figure o f Pete Seeger holding his banjo and guitar is known throughout the world. His concerts have offered hope and joy to those who struggle to bring civil rights to their people, and, like his father before him, Pete Seeger indelibly shaped the history of American folksong. Pete Seeger, arriving at Federal Court in 1961 with his guitar over his shoulder, photographed by Walter Alberetin, World Telegram & Sun, courtesy of the Collections of the Library of Congress. The Second Annual Music Issue’s free CD, A Place Called the South, includes excer pts from our interview with Pete Seeger. SC 13-3 BOOK.indb 5 7/18/07 1:46:59 PM Pete Seeger has long been my hero. As an undergraduate at Davidson College in the early sixties, I listened to his records and learned to sing folksongs from his published works. When we organized civil rights meetings and marches at David- son, his music and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southern Cultures University of North Carolina Press

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Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 Center for the Study of the American South.
ISSN
1534-1488

Abstract

i n t e r v i e w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . With William R. Ferris and Michael K. Honey Introduction by William R. Ferris The tall, lean figure o f Pete Seeger holding his banjo and guitar is known throughout the world. His concerts have offered hope and joy to those who struggle to bring civil rights to their people, and, like his father before him, Pete Seeger indelibly shaped the history of American folksong. Pete Seeger, arriving at Federal Court in 1961 with his guitar over his shoulder, photographed by Walter Alberetin, World Telegram & Sun, courtesy of the Collections of the Library of Congress. The Second Annual Music Issue’s free CD, A Place Called the South, includes excer pts from our interview with Pete Seeger. SC 13-3 BOOK.indb 5 7/18/07 1:46:59 PM Pete Seeger has long been my hero. As an undergraduate at Davidson College in the early sixties, I listened to his records and learned to sing folksongs from his published works. When we organized civil rights meetings and marches at David- son, his music and

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Southern CulturesUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Sep 17, 2007

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