Seeger wrote hundreds of songs performed by greats in American Folk Music. Jan. 28, 2014— -- Legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger has died at age 94. Seeger’s record label, Appleseed ...

Pete Seeger was a complicated man with a simple message: Make the world better, and be kind while doing it. To accomplish these goals, he harnessed hundreds of years of musical tradition into a single ...

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Listen to Peter, Paul and Mary’s finale singalong, plus songs ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today we conclude our series of interviews with musicians from the FRESH AIR archive. Since today is Labor Day, we've pulled out our interview with Pete Seeger, who ...

NEW YORK – Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst ...

Pete Seeger, the banjo-playing folk singer whose music was indelibly intertwined with his social activism, was honored Thursday as the latest American musician to appear on a US postage stamp. The ...

Folk Singer Pete Seeger’s Favorite Dessert is Perfect for Summer originally appeared on Parade. Pete Seeger created music that changed America with folk songs like “If I Had a Hammer,” “Turn! Turn!

It's no exaggeration to say that Pete Seeger has done more to popularize American folk music than any other contemporary musician, authoring or co-authoring the songs that have become folk standards: ...

GROSS: Pete Seeger kept singing and protesting right through 2011, when he joined a march in support of the Occupy Wall Street protests. For many years, he was also a champion of environmental causes.