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Pete Seeger Through the Years

From top left (clockwise): Pete Seeger, Lee Hayes, Fred Halterman, and Ronnie Gilbert of The Weavers in Philadelphia, on Feb. 26,1953.
From top left (clockwise): Pete Seeger, Lee Hayes, Fred Halterman, and Ronnie Gilbert of The Weavers in Philadelphia, on Feb. 26,1953.Bettmann—CORBIS
From left: Henry A. Wallace, making a political tour of the American South, listens to Pete Seeger play the banjo on a plane between Norfolk and Richmond, Aug. 28, 1948.
From left: Henry A. Wallace, making a political tour of the American South, listens to Pete Seeger play the banjo on a plane between Norfolk and Richmond, Aug. 28, 1948.AP
American folksinger and activist Pete Seeger sings with fellow activists at a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) rally, in Greenwood, Miss., in 1963.
American folksinger and activist Pete Seeger sings with fellow activists at a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) rally, in Greenwood, Miss., in 1963.Adger Cowans—Getty Images
Pete Seeger (center) and his Toshi sit during a recording session with John Hurt, c. 1960s.
Pete Seeger (center) and his Toshi sit during a recording session with John Hurt, c. 1960s.Harry Naltchayan—The Washington Post/Getty Images
Pete Seeger conducts an instrument making session on Children’s Day at the Newport, R.I., Folk Festival on July 20, 1966.
Pete Seeger conducts an instrument making session on Children’s Day at the Newport, R.I., Folk Festival on July 20, 1966.AP
Pete Seeger, c. 1960s.
Pete Seeger, c. 1960s. Terry Cryer—CORBIS
Pete Seeger performs on a TV show in East Berlin, on Jan. 3, 1967.
Pete Seeger performs on a TV show in East Berlin, on Jan. 3, 1967.Zentralbild—AP
Folk singer Pete Seeger aboard his boat, the sloop Clearwater, on Aug. 12, 1969, sailing from Massachusetts to New York City.
Folk singer Pete Seeger aboard his boat, the sloop Clearwater, on Aug. 12, 1969, sailing from Massachusetts to New York City.AP
Pete Seeger performs at the Bread and Roses III benefit concert, in Berkeley, Calif., on Oct. 5, 1979.
Pete Seeger performs at the Bread and Roses III benefit concert, in Berkeley, Calif., on Oct. 5, 1979.Roger Ressmeyer—CORBIS
From left: Pete Seeger, Al Sharpton and other civil rights activists lead a demonstration in protest of the Tawana Brawley incident, in Albany, N.Y., in March 1988.
From left: Pete Seeger, Al Sharpton and other civil rights activists lead a demonstration in protest of the Tawana Brawley incident, in Albany, N.Y., in March 1988.James Marshall—Corbis
Pete Seeger Leads Procession
19 Apr 1989, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA --- Folk singer Pete Seeger leads a crowd of mourners from the childhood home of political activist Abbie Hoffman to Temple Emmanuel for a traditional Jewish memorial service. Hoffman was recently found dead in his Pennsylvania home. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBISBettmann—CORBIS
From left: Pete Seeger, actress Julie Harris, and actor Harry Belafonte speak at a press conference after being awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14, 1994.
From left: Pete Seeger, actress Julie Harris, and actor Harry Belafonte speak at a press conference after being awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14, 1994.Wally McNamee—CORBIS
Pete Seeger (center) with Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, Tom Morello and Dave Matthews during a concert celebrating Seeger's 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, on May 3, 2009.
Pete Seeger (center) with Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, Tom Morello and Dave Matthews during a concert celebrating Seeger's 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, on May 3, 2009.Lucas Jackson—Reuters/Corbis

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