{"id":190,"date":"2020-05-04T18:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T18:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/05\/04\/happy-101st-birthday-pete-seeger\/"},"modified":"2020-05-04T18:41:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T18:41:43","slug":"happy-101st-birthday-pete-seeger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/05\/04\/happy-101st-birthday-pete-seeger\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Pete Seeger!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Legendary New York folk music icon, Pete Seeger<\/a>, was born on this day, May 3, in 1919. Hailing from the small town of Beacon, Pete Seeger is remembered for his contributions to American folk music and activism. Armed with a banjo that read \u201cThis machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender,” Seeger performed to numerous audiences from his first years active in the late 1930s up until his passing in January of 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeger, the lifelong resident of New York, started playing folk music at a young age, learning from his father, Charles Seeger. Seeger went on to inspire several generations of musicians including Bob Dylan and Tom Morello who have both cited his work as an inspiration. His musical impact is far reaching no doubt, but Seeger is also remembered as an activist, often calling for social change, and as a teacher. Seeger lived his life passing down knowledge and teaching music with the upmost promising and reassuring outlook; encouraging people to do the right thing and to take a stand for what they believe in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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