It's 1942. We've just come from a union meeting in Kalamazoo Michigan. I'm 3. Pete was singing and inspiring the "troops". After, everyone came to our house. I was put to bed. Pete commenced singing with the group in our living room. I climbed out of my crib& hung out at the banister. Pete told me to come on down. He put me on his lap, commenced singing & utterly changed my life forever. I've been singing ever since. I formed a group in 1974 of families in Oakland, ca and we sang rounds, shanties, folk songs from everywhere. No song sheets. Eventually we added a group in Berkeley and then one in San Francisco. We will be on Zoom until the Pandemic is no longer a threat. Thanks, Pete. I will forever be in your debt. Hopefully, I'll work it off with songs.
What a legacy! I had the privilege to go to one of those summer camps that Pete spent time at in the mid to late 1950’s. For three years, he spent 10 days a year with us, teaching us, singing with us, inspiring us. He was my mentor; I play the guitar because of him. The energy and enthusiasm Pete brought with him and mobilized in us stays with me. Happy Trails, Pete, until we meet again.
I was waiting for a subway at Lincoln center after seeing a concert. A geezer ambles in carrying a banjo and a guitar. He was yodeling. I recognized him immediately as Pete Seeger. When we got on the train a young Hispanic man got up and gave Pete his seat. He recognized him too. Pete, you will be missed.
@George Turner my matey i believe u 110% but i was intrigued why the other guy seemed to accuse u of telling porkies which i thought was, a) unfair as he had no basis to accuse u and, b) ur story was and is totally plausible to randomly meet and to recognise as did the other guy the leg end that was Pete Seegar. I wudnt have recognised him in a million years!!! Ur lucky to have met him oh and why didn't u give him ur seat on the train ha ha!! Take care and enjoy retelling ur story!!
@@simonmcgrath4112 The banjo and guitar helped me recognise him. And his voice would have been hard to miss. I found him taking the subway home from a gig to be the most Pete Seeger ever.
When I was 24 ( 1974 I jump a train from Montana and rode it to Chicago..then caught another to NYC..on a street bus Pete Seeger got on...he .went to back and pulled out his banjo and played ''The Lions sleep tonight"". Magic
Both true Americans, what most ‘Americans’ lack to be. You can see Pete’s influence in bob’s work, two legends. Glad to have found this video. RIP Pete Seeger
Met Mr. Seeger when he came to visit and perform at his former boarding school-Avon Old Farms. The most inspirational person I have EVER met....I literally had goosebumps from hearing him talk and talking with him. A true inspiration. For the 6 people who clicked "dislike" on this-Pete loves you anyway.
Just heard the news that the Grandfather of folk music and hero of the Anti war movement has passed onto the Pastures of Plenty. 94 years young........ Pete Seeger, you were a giant of of a human being.
He was a communist who supported Stalin. As late as 1995 he still called himself a communist, though he disowned the Soviet Union's version of it. Would you call him a hero or giant of a human being if he had supported Hitler but then later said he was still a Nazi, just not the Third Reich variety?
I have been to very few concerts in my life but I'm glad that two I did go to were Pete Seeger concerts. The first one, almost 40 years ago, also included Arlo Guthrie and was at the University of Connecticut. The second one was in Providence, Rhode Island - just hours before a hurricane hit but no one left as we all knew that this might be our last chance to see Pete Seeger. His voice was starting to go at that point but his enthusiasm was still there. Those two concerts are among the highlights of my 59 years of life.
May our elders continue to share wisdom. I sure become inspired by Pete because he always wanted everyone to be included. I watched some of the TH-cam 90th birthday and seeing so many honoring Pete and how the audience responds. Let's go out there and make a difference. He makes hope contagious.
Made me cry. A respectable way to honour Pete. Pete Seegers musical "tribe" is all over the world. Best wishes from Germany. I just heard in the radio that 40000 Norwegians took to the streets to sing Pete Seegers "rainbow race" after that mass murderer Breivik claimed that that song would be used to brainwash children... - I only wished more people where "brainwashed" by Pete Seeger. I would never wash my brain with anything else for sure...
@Herdis Weins - Hi Herdis! We have sort of 'interacted' on lovely Puddy The Dog postings. 😊 I remember the Norwegian tragedy, but certainly do not know the minutiae re songs around it...😔😔😔 Such a soul-destroying event. The trauma will be with the family members of the victims forever...😪 - Pete Seeger remains an influential and inspiring legend of note, nonetheless. MHDSRIP I wish you a lovely weekend, getting colder there, while we have to water gardens increasingly, but WISELY in this water-scarce part of the world!! Take care, Puddy-friend. She is SUCH a sweet soul, and reminds me of my Johannesburg-based son's staffie sooo much. Hope to see him again in November! 👋👋👋
@Herdis Weins - PS Apologies for my patchy memory of that terrible tragedy. It happened 6 months after my 55-year-old marathon-running husband unexpectedly passed away, so it is all a bit overlapping in similar earth-shattering impact.
I beleive he was a very kind man and i feel that i could sit comfortable with him and feel welcome. I would have loved to have met him and shared my heart and beliefs with him. His face showed kindness all times and within was a calm peaceful soul.
What an incredible video! Amazing, truly AMAZING!!! It just so happens that I am learning this to pay tribute to an environmentalist and musician who walked in to the lives of me and my friends last year and who has now moved on to continue her work with her partner. I Love this song, I love Pete Seeger and I love Bob Dylan. Thank you so very much for posting this. Sincere regards Tony (The Glastonbury Ferryman)
+The Glastonbury Ferryman - I laugh every time I see this, and realize what a crock of shit that is Martin Lewis. He didn't "produce" the 70th anniversary (Happy Birthday John) concert, I brought him to be the emcee, and at the last minute he took co-producer credit. You'll see "Produced by Thom Wolke & Martin Lewis" on an actual poster, instead of the editing you see on the poster in this video. By the way, he also stole without permission, video footage of the concert without properly crediting the videographer, Sandi B. And the funniest part is how he childishly blurred me out in the video as we all sang the finale. Check it out from 1:14 to 1:18. Martin makes it sound like he got Pete Seeger to the concert. That was all me, with the help of old, dear Hudson Valley friends like DE and TJ. This, along with the fact that I actually had the Quarrymen sit in for a song with Pete the very first time I brought them to America in 1998. They performed together at the 150th anniversary of Dain's Lumber in Peekskill, NY. You see, I was the Quarrymen's defacto U.S. manager/handler/booking agent/fixer for 12 years, culminating with a tour celebrating John Lennon's 70th birthday. The Quarrymen decided to retire from touring in the U.S. after this trip because it wasn't get any better than the final tour, and they wanted to go out on top. The thing I find sadder than Martin Lewis, is the supposedly wonderful Amnesty International. I never even got so much as a thank you from them after sending a sizable check of the proceeds from that night. Maybe they were mad because Martin had promised them a lot more. But the amount was probably a month's pay for the Director, so you'd think I'd at least get a form letter. C'est la Vie for them. Lastly, I know for a fact how unhappy the Seeger family was during the making of the "Forever Young" video. I tried to warn them, but Martin initially charmed his way, then caused untold grief during the filming. You can find me online as the manager for Guy Davis on his website, where you can email me if you have any questions. I have a raft of proof for everything I state here.
Love him; once met him on Hudson River Father's Day Retreat Concert while serving the guests at the CD booth with a friend. He was so sweet, kind, and genuinely friendly . ❤❤❤
The People's troubadour has been called home, his light has been extinguished and our world will be a darker and colder place without it. Rest in peace Pete
Have not listened to Pete Seeger enough, there is so much to enjoy and luckily we still can. Thank you Pete for making the world a better place with your music.
Pete Seeger 1919-2014. Folk hero - contemporary of Woody Guthrie, mentor to Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. “Freedom is in jeopardy whenever the evil hand of power or greed is ready to snatch it away.”
Hecwas on a record I got when I was 3, 1956. I've LOVED him ever since❣️ He built the cabin he and his wife, Toshi, lived in til he died. Every day he chopped wood to heat their food. When he was blacklisted for refusing to name names in McCarthy's court, they went all ove tge world, teaching children the folksongs of their countries. About 10byears ago, a songwriter-labor leader was recovering from brain cancer, and doung a concert. There was a photo of Pete, carrying his guitar and an amp, up narrow twisting flights of stairs to play a benefit for her❣️❣️❣️ When Bruce Springsteen brought him to Obama's inauguration, it was So Gratifying❣️ Pete had worked and sung for Equal Rights since the 1930s. When he was riding with Dr. King to a rally, they were singing We Will Overcome. Pete suggested they change Will to Shall, and it strengthened that anthem 1000%❣️ A humble, Truly Great Human❣️❣️❣️🎵🎶🎼🪕
Imagine being in your 90's and still zooming over an hour by yourself on the interstate on a Saturday night to downtown New York City to jam with your buddies. What a blessedly long run of physical health this man had, and what a blessedly long run of iconic music he graced us with.
Pete was a legend already in the 80s when I went to college in Poughkeepsie. He had a sloop on the Hudson to bring attention to the ecology of the river.
don jenkins You will be surrounded by the music of Pete Seeger, Mr. Jenkins, and you will be obliged to surrender. This is not about politics or even religion. It's about history and fate.
I furst hrard of Peye when he appeared on Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV show. He was so good hr appeared thr following week by public demand, thst never happened on thst show and nevrr did again.
Pete seger was a phenomenal human being so filled with humility and soul a very good man .forever young in eternities glory ,is now where the godfather of folk music now resides .duely so .godbless
back in the 70s spent hours listening to planet waves. i just had to learn this song word for word. still go the song in my head after all these years even though i dont really beleave in god much. feel it a good way to live.
That's so Amazing.Thanks for sharing such a great story that needs to be told how we can accomplish greater things together and by ourselfs when we have a purpose.
this was great, made me cry, what a great man Pete I wish I lived in your home town lol. I just started playing banjo and learning clawhammer and just tonight I watched someone showing how do play " The Pete Seeger" way and I'm planning on my first song to be "This Land Is Your Land" by Pete Seeger.
Pete Seegar Inspired the anti-war movement and the music of many musicians and people who supported freedom, justice, and the work of amnesty international! The work of Amnesty International members in South Africa is fundamental to our development as Pete envisioned it!
Love this song, love singing with children, but I LOVE Pete Seeger, my role model and hero. Raven, "TLIYL" was actually written by Woody Guthrie, Pete's very good friend but Pete spread it far and wide. Pete is the reason so many singers and songwriters around the world write and perform the kind of music and practice activism. Yes yes yes, Pete Seeger. Go to see him whenever and while you can.
+ThePatriciashih I laugh every time I see this, and realize what a crock of shit that is Martin Lewis. He didn't "produce" the 70th anniversary (Happy Birthday John) concert, I brought him to be the emcee, and at the last minute he took co-producer credit. You'll see "Produced by Thom Wolke & Martin Lewis" on an actual poster, instead of the editing you see on the poster in this video. By the way, he also stole without permission, video footage of the concert without properly crediting the videographer, Sandi B. And the funniest part is how he childishly blurred me out in the video as we all sang the finale. Check it out from 1:14 to 1:18. Martin makes it sound like he got Pete Seeger to the concert. That was all me, with the help of old, dear Hudson Valley friends like DE and TJ. This, along with the fact that I actually had the Quarrymen sit in for a song with Pete the very first time I brought them to America in 1998. They performed together at the 150th anniversary of Dain's Lumber in Peekskill, NY. You see, I was the Quarrymen's defacto U.S. manager/handler/booking agent/fixer for 12 years, culminating with a tour celebrating John Lennon's 70th birthday. The Quarrymen decided to retire from touring in the U.S. after this trip because it wasn't get any better than the final tour, and they wanted to go out on top. The thing I find sadder than Martin Lewis, is the supposedly wonderful Amnesty International. I never even got so much as a thank you from them after sending a sizable check of the proceeds from that night. Maybe they were mad because Martin had promised them a lot more. But the amount was probably a month's pay for the Director, so you'd think I'd at least get a form letter. C'est la Vie for them. Lastly, I know for a fact how unhappy the Seeger family was during the making of the "Forever Young" video. I tried to warn them, but Martin initially charmed his way, then caused untold grief during the filming. You can find me online as the manager for Guy Davis on his website, where you can email me if you have any questions. I have a raft of proof for everything I state here.
we all should understand.....why...why....we all make mistakes ...very home has its CROSS....THANK YOU.. Mr. Dylan...I was a boy when this all happen ...I was lost
to the lord ..why was I to meet... Paul....he is a very good person worked with me at CNR...IN SO MANY WAYS, he use to buy toys for his kids.....and make them also...he saved my life ...Paul...is the person who let me hear Dylan again in 1986...now because of this computer it help me to see you Mr. Dylan again when is was a boy you when to save him from jail.....we are to understand what you did with others
Pete SEEGER je 'ai découvert en même temps que Bob Dylan Joan Baez et d'autres stars de la Musique dans les années 65/70.....je suis ravie d'avoir appartenu à cette Génération tant décriée par les uns et adulée par les autres.....Il faut de tout pour faire un Monde......je suis d'accord mais à quel prix parfois.....nous l'avons payé cher mais nous ne regrettons rien.........non RIEN du tout......
I'm an Australian, living in Vanuatu, and I've developed a sudden and overwhelming urge to be in the presence of Uncle Pete Seeger, playing his banjo. He lives in NY State? Is that right? Pete still performs, occasionally. Is that right? I know not much about America and have (obviously?) never been there. Any sane advice as to how I'd go about realising this sudden urge/dream?
Seeger doesn't tour anymore but every June he hosts the Clearwater Festival, a very Woodstock-themed festival just outside New York City. I was there in 2013. Plan your trip accordingly. Oh, and the CF has a website and Facebook page.
WhiteCamry The Clearwater Festival , is a fund raising concert to raise funds for Operation Clearwater , which Pete , Joe Kennedy, ex Gov Pataki, and The Chapin brothers formed to clean up the Hudson from her head waters all the way down to the Ocean. 30 years ago you could not swim , fish or eat the fish out of the Hudson . And Sally Webb yes he lived in NY up near Newburgh, if I remember right on a farm that his wife and Pete raised their own food and basicly lived off their land.
OK Pete, gone now, but grateful thanks from my heart, am just a guy on his pension checks, lucky I guess compared to lots of people that are struggling , still injustice is rampant and the middle class is shrinking fast, sadly we are heading to a two class social entity, the ultra rich minority and the ultra poor majority. l
Mate the greatest this, the greatest that the legendary this etc. Boy all these people you think are just the greatest ever, Well there are probably better musicians and singers in many back streets, but with little money and no production, just because they are famous it doesnt mean they are the greatest, all really good musicians are great. dont get to carried away with the hype. regards Colin. UK.
+colin warner you do realize people you know actually will see what you wrote? When you graduate from high school and your still have this disconnected from known reality, colleges will want more tests to check your mental status:):) Unless your a crackhead christian fundamentalists, they will draft you in the first round, LOL!
+colin warner I laugh every time I see this, and realize what a crock of shit that is Martin Lewis. He didn't "produce" the 70th anniversary (Happy Birthday John) concert, I brought him to be the emcee, and at the last minute he took co-producer credit. You'll see "Produced by Thom Wolke & Martin Lewis" on an actual poster, instead of the editing you see on the poster in this video. By the way, he also stole without permission, video footage of the concert without properly crediting the videographer, Sandi B. And the funniest part is how he childishly blurred me out in the video as we all sang the finale. Check it out from 1:14 to 1:18. Martin makes it sound like he got Pete Seeger to the concert. That was all me, with the help of old, dear Hudson Valley friends like DE and TJ. This, along with the fact that I actually had the Quarrymen sit in for a song with Pete the very first time I brought them to America in 1998. They performed together at the 150th anniversary of Dain's Lumber in Peekskill, NY. You see, I was the Quarrymen's defacto U.S. manager/handler/booking agent/fixer for 12 years, culminating with a tour celebrating John Lennon's 70th birthday. The Quarrymen decided to retire from touring in the U.S. after this trip because it wasn't get any better than the final tour, and they wanted to go out on top. The thing I find sadder than Martin Lewis, is the supposedly wonderful Amnesty International. I never even got so much as a thank you from them after sending a sizable check of the proceeds from that night. Maybe they were mad because Martin had promised them a lot more. But the amount was probably a month's pay for the Director, so you'd think I'd at least get a form letter. C'est la Vie for them. Lastly, I know for a fact how unhappy the Seeger family was during the making of the "Forever Young" video. I tried to warn them, but Martin initially charmed his way, then caused untold grief during the filming. You can find me online as the manager for Guy Davis on his website, where you can email me if you have any questions. I have a raft of proof for everything I state here.
I saw Pete Seeger perform with the Weavers a very very long time ago! It was my favorite concert ever-I will remember it for the rest of my life ❤❤
It's 1942. We've just come from a union meeting in Kalamazoo Michigan. I'm 3. Pete was singing and inspiring the "troops". After, everyone came to our house. I was put to bed. Pete
commenced singing with the group in our living room. I climbed out of my crib& hung out at the banister. Pete told me to come on down. He put me on his lap, commenced singing &
utterly changed my life forever. I've been singing ever since. I formed a group in 1974 of families in Oakland, ca and we sang rounds, shanties, folk songs from everywhere. No song sheets.
Eventually we added a group in Berkeley and then one in San Francisco. We will be on Zoom until the Pandemic is no longer a threat. Thanks, Pete. I will forever be in your debt. Hopefully,
I'll work it off with songs.
Wow!
Blessings.
What a wonderful story!❤
You were 3 years old and you were coming back from a union meeting? 😅Dude, somebody told you this story.
I went to the Randolph School, and this man taught me how to sing. I will never forget him, because he was a wonderful human being.
What a legacy! I had the privilege to go to one of those summer camps that Pete spent time at in the mid to late 1950’s. For three years, he spent 10 days a year with us, teaching us, singing with us, inspiring us. He was my mentor; I play the guitar because of him. The energy and enthusiasm Pete brought with him and mobilized in us stays with me. Happy Trails, Pete, until we meet again.
I was waiting for a subway at Lincoln center after seeing a concert. A geezer ambles in carrying a banjo and a guitar. He was yodeling. I recognized him immediately as Pete Seeger. When we got on the train a young Hispanic man got up and gave Pete his seat. He recognized him too. Pete, you will be missed.
"Y" do you think george turner was lying 6 years ago?
@Mike Morrison I've no idea but I'm dying to no!!
Guys, it was the gospel truth
@George Turner my matey i believe u 110% but i was intrigued why the other guy seemed to accuse u of telling porkies which i thought was, a) unfair as he had no basis to accuse u and, b) ur story was and is totally plausible to randomly meet and to recognise as did the other guy the leg end that was Pete Seegar. I wudnt have recognised him in a million years!!! Ur lucky to have met him oh and why didn't u give him ur seat on the train ha ha!! Take care and enjoy retelling ur story!!
@@simonmcgrath4112 The banjo and guitar helped me recognise him. And his voice would have been hard to miss. I found him taking the subway home from a gig to be the most Pete Seeger ever.
When I was 24 ( 1974 I jump a train from Montana and rode it to Chicago..then caught another to NYC..on a street bus Pete Seeger got on...he .went to back and pulled out his banjo and played ''The Lions sleep tonight"". Magic
Both true Americans, what most ‘Americans’ lack to be. You can see Pete’s influence in bob’s work, two legends. Glad to have found this video. RIP Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger walked the walk and talked the talk. He was a beautiful human being and a great American. ❤️
I sing with a Pete Seeger Group ini Chicago. He is an iconic legend and musical treasure. His ideas and message live on!
I have loved Pete Seeger as long as I have heard his music. I think you can sing or say this song at any age. Love to Pete.
Met Mr. Seeger when he came to visit and perform at his former boarding school-Avon Old Farms. The most inspirational person I have EVER met....I literally had goosebumps from hearing him talk and talking with him. A true inspiration. For the 6 people who clicked "dislike" on this-Pete loves you anyway.
Just heard the news that the Grandfather of folk music and hero of the Anti war movement has passed onto the Pastures of Plenty.
94 years young........
Pete Seeger, you were a giant of of a human being.
The good news!
U were my everything
He was a communist who supported Stalin. As late as 1995 he still called himself a communist, though he disowned the Soviet Union's version of it.
Would you call him a hero or giant of a human being if he had supported Hitler but then later said he was still a Nazi, just not the Third Reich variety?
@@Mudpuppyjunior pete seeger had more integrity in his little pinky than all our politicians combined.
All communists are Murders ! Anti social networking scum.
Pete Seeger, forever live and young in our hearts!
never herd of him till today, at a freedom rally in Edinburgh today and hes getting quoted one talented man
I have been to very few concerts in my life but I'm glad that two I did go to were Pete Seeger concerts. The first one, almost 40 years ago, also included Arlo Guthrie and was at the University of Connecticut. The second one was in Providence, Rhode Island - just hours before a hurricane hit but no one left as we all knew that this might be our last chance to see Pete Seeger. His voice was starting to go at that point but his enthusiasm was still there. Those two concerts are among the highlights of my 59 years of life.
May our elders continue to share wisdom. I sure become inspired by Pete because he always wanted everyone to be included. I watched some of the TH-cam 90th birthday and seeing so many honoring Pete and how the audience responds. Let's go out there and make a difference. He makes hope contagious.
A look at a small part of Pete's life...memories for us all. Looking at his face with his chorus, and their faces with him - priceless!
Made me cry. A respectable way to honour Pete. Pete Seegers musical "tribe" is all over the world. Best wishes from Germany. I just heard in the radio that 40000 Norwegians took to the streets to sing Pete Seegers "rainbow race" after that mass murderer Breivik claimed that that song would be used to brainwash children... - I only wished more people where "brainwashed" by Pete Seeger. I would never wash my brain with anything else for sure...
No they took to the streets to sing the norwegian song "children of the rainbow", which Breivik hated.
@Herdis Weins - Hi Herdis! We have sort of 'interacted' on lovely Puddy The Dog postings. 😊 I remember the Norwegian tragedy, but certainly do not know the minutiae re songs around it...😔😔😔
Such a soul-destroying event. The trauma will be with the family members of the victims forever...😪 -
Pete Seeger remains an influential and inspiring legend of note, nonetheless.
MHDSRIP
I wish you a lovely weekend, getting colder there, while we have to water gardens increasingly, but WISELY in this water-scarce part of the world!!
Take care, Puddy-friend. She is SUCH a sweet soul, and reminds me of my Johannesburg-based son's staffie sooo much. Hope to see him again in November!
👋👋👋
@Herdis Weins - PS Apologies for my patchy memory of that terrible tragedy. It happened 6 months after my 55-year-old marathon-running husband unexpectedly passed away, so it is all a bit overlapping in similar earth-shattering impact.
Pete Seeger amazing songwriter and person.... Dylan's rendition of your song is amazing Thank You
Dylan wrote the song.
I beleive he was a very kind man and i feel that i could sit comfortable with him and feel welcome. I would have loved to have met him and shared my heart and beliefs with him. His face showed kindness all times and within was a calm peaceful soul.
What an incredible video! Amazing, truly AMAZING!!!
It just so happens that I am learning this to pay tribute to an environmentalist and musician who walked in to the lives of me and my friends last year and who has now moved on to continue her work with her partner.
I Love this song, I love Pete Seeger and I love Bob Dylan. Thank you so very much for posting this.
Sincere regards
Tony
(The Glastonbury Ferryman)
+The Glastonbury Ferryman -
I laugh every time I see this, and realize what a crock of shit that is Martin Lewis.
He didn't "produce" the 70th anniversary (Happy Birthday John) concert, I brought him to be the emcee, and at the last minute he took co-producer credit. You'll see "Produced by Thom Wolke & Martin Lewis" on an actual poster, instead of the editing you see on the poster in this video.
By the way, he also stole without permission, video footage of the concert without properly crediting the videographer, Sandi B. And the funniest part is how he childishly blurred me out in the video as we all sang the finale. Check it out from 1:14 to 1:18.
Martin makes it sound like he got Pete Seeger to the concert. That was all me, with the help of old, dear Hudson Valley friends like DE and TJ. This, along with the fact that I actually had the Quarrymen sit in for a song with Pete the very first time I brought them to America in 1998. They performed together at the 150th anniversary of Dain's Lumber in Peekskill, NY. You see, I was the Quarrymen's defacto U.S. manager/handler/booking agent/fixer for 12 years, culminating with a tour celebrating John Lennon's 70th birthday. The Quarrymen decided to retire from touring in the U.S. after this trip because it wasn't get any better than the final tour, and they wanted to go out on top.
The thing I find sadder than Martin Lewis, is the supposedly wonderful Amnesty International. I never even got so much as a thank you from them after sending a sizable check of the proceeds from that night. Maybe they were mad because Martin had promised them a lot more. But the amount was probably a month's pay for the Director, so you'd think I'd at least get a form letter. C'est la Vie for them.
Lastly, I know for a fact how unhappy the Seeger family was during the making of the "Forever Young" video. I tried to warn them, but Martin initially charmed his way, then caused untold grief during the filming.
You can find me online as the manager for Guy Davis on his website, where you can email me if you have any questions. I have a raft of proof for everything I state here.
Love him; once met him on Hudson River Father's Day Retreat Concert while serving the guests at the CD booth with a friend. He was so sweet, kind, and genuinely friendly . ❤❤❤
4:48 I was in the audience when this album cover photo was taken! This was at the 2009 Clearwater Festival. I took a similar photo from my own camera!
The People's troubadour has been called home, his light has been extinguished and our world will be a darker and colder place without it. Rest in peace Pete
Have not listened to Pete Seeger enough, there is so much to enjoy and luckily we still can. Thank you Pete for making the world a better place with your music.
My mother brought me to see Pete when I was 10 years old on July 4th 1962 in Marblehead Massachusetts. 🙏
Pete Seeger 1919-2014. Folk hero - contemporary of Woody Guthrie, mentor to Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. “Freedom is in jeopardy whenever the evil hand of power or greed is ready to snatch it away.”
pete. was. my mentor. as well rip
Hecwas on a record I got when I was 3, 1956.
I've LOVED him ever since❣️ He built the cabin he and his wife, Toshi, lived in til he died. Every day he chopped wood to heat their food. When he was blacklisted for refusing to name names in McCarthy's court, they went all ove tge world, teaching children the folksongs of their countries. About 10byears ago, a songwriter-labor leader was recovering from brain cancer, and doung a concert. There was a photo of Pete, carrying his guitar and an amp, up narrow twisting flights of stairs to play a benefit for her❣️❣️❣️ When Bruce Springsteen brought him to Obama's inauguration, it was So Gratifying❣️ Pete had worked and sung for Equal Rights since the 1930s. When he was riding with Dr. King to a rally, they were singing We Will Overcome. Pete suggested they change Will to Shall, and it strengthened that anthem 1000%❣️
A humble, Truly Great Human❣️❣️❣️🎵🎶🎼🪕
I wish we had more like you Pete, thank you ❤️
Yes, inspirational is the word. Rest in peace, Pete Seeger.
Imagine being in your 90's and still zooming over an hour by yourself on the interstate on a Saturday night to downtown New York City to jam with your buddies. What a blessedly long run of physical health this man had, and what a blessedly long run of iconic music he graced us with.
This work is of big value and importance. It"s for all humanity and forever. Thanks to Martin Lewis and all the people who worked on this production.
Pete was a legend already in the 80s when I went to college in Poughkeepsie. He had a sloop on the Hudson to bring attention to the ecology of the river.
Pete has been, and always will be, a great human being....and, yes, a legend. Amazing!!!!
I am crying this is too beautiful. Nothing more beautiful than this. Nothing
An inspiration to many... and long affiliated with The Friends of Clearwater. Rest in peace...
Pete Seeger is dead. Long live Pete Seeger. The flame is NEVER extinguished !
Because he is burning in hell,the Commie puke.
You are a laugh riot old man !!!
I grew up with this mans influence and if there is a heaven he is having a ball.
don jenkins You will be surrounded by the music of Pete Seeger, Mr. Jenkins, and you will be obliged to surrender. This is not about politics or even religion. It's about history and fate.
MrWdh2
seeger makes noise not music and it is about politics!
Thank you Pete Seeger.The world needs people like you.♥️💛🧡
I furst hrard of Peye when he appeared on Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV show. He was so good hr appeared thr following week by public demand, thst never happened on thst show and nevrr did again.
Never knew Peter Seeger but love him with all my heart after watching his music.
Pete seger was a phenomenal human being so filled with humility and soul a very good man .forever young in eternities glory ,is now where the godfather of folk music now resides .duely so .godbless
what a man! you live forever in our hearts.
back in the 70s spent hours listening to planet waves. i just had to learn this song word for word. still go the song in my head after all these years even though i dont really beleave in god much. feel it a good way to live.
Thank you so much, Pete Seeger. You're gone on ahead but in my heart you're forever young. :)
Yes Pete ..where have all the flowers gone???
What a wonderful and sweet man.
Incredibly uplifting.
Its like the elder of our tribe! Thank you so much!
That's so Amazing.Thanks for sharing such a great story that needs to be told how we can accomplish greater things together and by ourselfs when we have a purpose.
Pete is the man. Love you man. Peace Out and Love MMLZZZ
We are singing not because we are together, we are together because we sing.
If ever there was an example of someone living the spiritual life, it was Pete Seeger.
this was great, made me cry, what a great man Pete I wish I lived in your home town lol. I just started playing banjo and learning clawhammer and just tonight I watched someone showing how do play " The Pete Seeger" way and I'm planning on my first song to be "This Land Is Your Land" by Pete Seeger.
Just seen this. Very moving! thank you. x Wonderful man!
NIce little walk through the inspiration for the Forever Young song project with Pete and the Rivertown Kids
Probably for Harris-Biden insteaad
A beautiful way for me to start the day.
Staying forever young iis a pipe dream . My you transform into an Enlightened Being , is more realistically obtainable .
Pete Seegar Inspired the anti-war movement and the music of many musicians and people who supported freedom, justice, and the work of amnesty international! The work of Amnesty International members in South Africa is fundamental to our development as Pete envisioned it!
I loved this documentary. It's great to see Pete Seeger's joyful face at 91. So much kindness and intelligence.
Pete and my dad talked at a Clearwater event and he was an amazing guy.
Never see tge lights of another man like him😣😥😭😢
Big Respect for this Man. Respect Sir
Beautiful video.
Fabulous video!
If Mr. Seeger doesn't get a Nobel Peace Prize before he dies, then there is no justice in this world.
Love this song, love singing with children, but I LOVE Pete Seeger, my role model and hero. Raven, "TLIYL" was actually written by Woody Guthrie, Pete's very good friend but Pete spread it far and wide. Pete is the reason so many singers and songwriters around the world write and perform the kind of music and practice activism. Yes yes yes, Pete Seeger. Go to see him whenever and while you can.
+ThePatriciashih
I laugh every time I see this, and realize what a crock of shit that is Martin Lewis.
He didn't "produce" the 70th anniversary (Happy Birthday John) concert, I brought him to be the emcee, and at the last minute he took co-producer credit. You'll see "Produced by Thom Wolke & Martin Lewis" on an actual poster, instead of the editing you see on the poster in this video.
By the way, he also stole without permission, video footage of the concert without properly crediting the videographer, Sandi B. And the funniest part is how he childishly blurred me out in the video as we all sang the finale. Check it out from 1:14 to 1:18.
Martin makes it sound like he got Pete Seeger to the concert. That was all me, with the help of old, dear Hudson Valley friends like DE and TJ. This, along with the fact that I actually had the Quarrymen sit in for a song with Pete the very first time I brought them to America in 1998. They performed together at the 150th anniversary of Dain's Lumber in Peekskill, NY. You see, I was the Quarrymen's defacto U.S. manager/handler/booking agent/fixer for 12 years, culminating with a tour celebrating John Lennon's 70th birthday. The Quarrymen decided to retire from touring in the U.S. after this trip because it wasn't get any better than the final tour, and they wanted to go out on top.
The thing I find sadder than Martin Lewis, is the supposedly wonderful Amnesty International. I never even got so much as a thank you from them after sending a sizable check of the proceeds from that night. Maybe they were mad because Martin had promised them a lot more. But the amount was probably a month's pay for the Director, so you'd think I'd at least get a form letter. C'est la Vie for them.
Lastly, I know for a fact how unhappy the Seeger family was during the making of the "Forever Young" video. I tried to warn them, but Martin initially charmed his way, then caused untold grief during the filming.
You can find me online as the manager for Guy Davis on his website, where you can email me if you have any questions. I have a raft of proof for everything I state here.
this is a great part of my life part of this story called Sal Valela 1959 this is part of my time life on my post
Sounds like we need more men like Pete Seeger.
Thank goodness for Bob Dylan!
simply inspiring !
Is that Kenny Rogers blotted out at 1:14 - 1:18?
Poor title. Mis-labeled. This is the story behind Pete Seeger's recording of Forever Young.
Beautiful.
this is very nice....this is on my opening page
we all should understand.....why...why....we all make mistakes ...very home has its CROSS....THANK YOU.. Mr. Dylan...I was a boy when this all happen ...I was lost
to the lord ..why was I to meet... Paul....he is a very good person worked with me at CNR...IN SO MANY WAYS, he use to buy toys for his kids.....and make them also...he saved my life ...Paul...is the person who let me hear Dylan again in 1986...now because of this computer it help me to see you Mr. Dylan again when is was a boy you when to save him from jail.....we are to understand what you did with others
Tears of joy
Pete Seeger...what a wonderful man who lived a focused and compassionate live to the very end.
Pete Seeger is the embodiment of staying forever young.
Pete SEEGER je 'ai découvert en même temps que Bob Dylan Joan Baez et d'autres stars de la Musique dans les années 65/70.....je suis ravie d'avoir appartenu à cette Génération tant décriée par les uns et adulée par les autres.....Il faut de tout pour faire un Monde......je suis d'accord mais à quel prix parfois.....nous l'avons payé cher mais nous ne regrettons rien.........non RIEN du tout......
I'm an Australian, living in Vanuatu, and I've developed a sudden and overwhelming urge to be in the presence of Uncle Pete Seeger, playing his banjo. He lives in NY State? Is that right? Pete still performs, occasionally. Is that right? I know not much about America and have (obviously?) never been there. Any sane advice as to how I'd go about realising this sudden urge/dream?
Seeger doesn't tour anymore but every June he hosts the Clearwater Festival, a very Woodstock-themed festival just outside New York City. I was there in 2013.
Plan your trip accordingly.
Oh, and the CF has a website and Facebook page.
RIP PETE SEEGER .....FOREVER YOUNG
WhiteCamry The Clearwater Festival , is a fund raising concert to raise funds for Operation Clearwater , which Pete , Joe Kennedy, ex Gov Pataki, and The Chapin brothers formed to clean up the Hudson from her head waters all the way down to the Ocean.
30 years ago you could not swim , fish or eat the fish out of the Hudson .
And Sally Webb yes he lived in NY up near Newburgh, if I remember right on a farm that his wife and Pete raised their own food and basicly lived off their land.
He still is. He ain't dead yet, m'dear.
I think the world would be better if everyone would just light one up and listen to some folk songs
OK Pete, gone now, but grateful thanks from my heart, am just a guy on his pension checks, lucky I guess compared to lots of people that are struggling , still injustice is rampant and the middle class is shrinking fast, sadly we are heading to a two class social entity, the ultra rich minority and the ultra poor majority.
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nitropost Yes the middle class is sinking . Never said more eloquently than when Bob Dylan sang that the ends of Right and Wrong are closer.
This world is beyond safeing now ..thanks
Pete is..beyond words
just a great great man lots of love Jim dad
He should be a National Treasure!
Thak you so much!
something got in my eye.
Mate the greatest this, the greatest that the legendary this etc. Boy all these people you think are just the greatest ever, Well there are probably better musicians and singers in many back streets, but with little money and no production, just because they are famous it doesnt mean they are the greatest, all really good musicians are great.
dont get to carried away with the hype.
regards Colin. UK.
+colin warner its not just about the music. Maybe you should sit still long enough and watch and listen to the video.
+colin warner you do realize people you know actually will see what you wrote? When you graduate from high school and your still have this disconnected from known reality, colleges will want more tests to check your mental status:):) Unless your a crackhead christian fundamentalists, they will draft you in the first round, LOL!
ok hope you feel better
+colin warner
I laugh every time I see this, and realize what a crock of shit that is Martin Lewis.
He didn't "produce" the 70th anniversary (Happy Birthday John) concert, I brought him to be the emcee, and at the last minute he took co-producer credit. You'll see "Produced by Thom Wolke & Martin Lewis" on an actual poster, instead of the editing you see on the poster in this video.
By the way, he also stole without permission, video footage of the concert without properly crediting the videographer, Sandi B. And the funniest part is how he childishly blurred me out in the video as we all sang the finale. Check it out from 1:14 to 1:18.
Martin makes it sound like he got Pete Seeger to the concert. That was all me, with the help of old, dear Hudson Valley friends like DE and TJ. This, along with the fact that I actually had the Quarrymen sit in for a song with Pete the very first time I brought them to America in 1998. They performed together at the 150th anniversary of Dain's Lumber in Peekskill, NY. You see, I was the Quarrymen's defacto U.S. manager/handler/booking agent/fixer for 12 years, culminating with a tour celebrating John Lennon's 70th birthday. The Quarrymen decided to retire from touring in the U.S. after this trip because it wasn't get any better than the final tour, and they wanted to go out on top.
The thing I find sadder than Martin Lewis, is the supposedly wonderful Amnesty International. I never even got so much as a thank you from them after sending a sizable check of the proceeds from that night. Maybe they were mad because Martin had promised them a lot more. But the amount was probably a month's pay for the Director, so you'd think I'd at least get a form letter. C'est la Vie for them.
Lastly, I know for a fact how unhappy the Seeger family was during the making of the "Forever Young" video. I tried to warn them, but Martin initially charmed his way, then caused untold grief during the filming.
You can find me online as the manager for Guy Davis on his website, where you can email me if you have any questions. I have a raft of proof for everything I state here.
Appreciate and learn from the best, envy and jealously are signs of immaturity, just in case your high dchool teachers have not informed you.
1:17 Why is the face of that man covered? What is wrong with showing him?
From what I understand Bob Dylan wrote this song upon the birth of his daughter.
~ You're never too old to change the world.
very interesting!
Beautiful ♥️
Are you kidding me ,i thoughtp, p .p and mary wrote this song but it was already ten years old. They presented it like it was their concept.
**SUPER SEEGER**
AUM PEACE
How long is forever?
yeah man AMEN PETE
great
esse video è historico conta os primeiros tempos da carreira musical de Bob Dylan