FolkAlley.com’s<\/a> tribute page, which is rich with videos and well-wishes for the gentle musical giant. A special treat is a constant audio stream of “memorable Seeger classics covered by artists likeTom Paxton, Bruce Cockburn, Janis Ian, Natalie Merchant, Greg Brown, and, of course, the iconic troubadour himself.”<\/p>\nBefore you turn on the stream, check out his “This Land is Your Land” from the inauguration.<\/p>\n
Are you a Pete Seeger fan? Favorite memories\/thoughts\/happy birthday wishes to share?<\/b> Folk legend Pete Seeger turned 90 yesterday and celebrated with a concert at Madison Square Garden. Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, and many more sang the praises–literally–of the creator of “We Shall Overcome,” “If I Had a Hammer,” “Turn, Turn, Turn” and so many, so many more. To celebrate all things Seeger,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,32],"tags":[464,465,463],"class_list":["post-388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-by-holly-lebowitz-rossi","category-positive-things","tag-folk-music","tag-music","tag-pete-seeger"],"yoast_head":"\n
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