Pete Seeger
Acting
15
Movies
9
TV Shows
24
Credits
About
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Reading Rainbow
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Johnny Cash Show
The David Susskind Show
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Alice's Restaurant
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Pete Seeger
Acting
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Reading Rainbow
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Johnny Cash Show
The David Susskind Show
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Alice's Restaurant
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Palme
Rainbow Quest
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
Gasland
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Freedom Summer
The Winding Stream