Hello. I am ray sworees. Pete seeger had about at it so long, plunging himself into theling passes so many decades, it felt like he had been around forever and would stay around forever. He died monday night at 94. He kept abreast of movements and struggles worldwide, collected and spread a love for music of the world to the world. He dmroed the exultation of the rich over the poor, race hatred and snobbery. He was a man of many parts, we want to harvard though he didnt stay long enough for a degree, served in world war two, was black listed after he declined to name names and loved his country deeply. He believed in the transformative power of art, in the necessity of protest, resistance and talking back to power. Do we today . Do we in the same way . This land was made for you and me. In 2009, as president obamas p preinaugural gala on the steps of the lincoln memorial, he took center tape and red the crowd in a rousing rendition of the Woodie Guthrie standard. He was 89 but far from
Pete seger had been at it for so long plunging himself into the political passions with so many decades it felt like he had been around forever, and would stay around forever. He died monday night at 94. He kept abreast of movements and struggles worldwide, and spread the love of music of the world to the world. He deplored the exaltation of the rich over the poor, exclusion and snobbery. He was a man of many thoughts. He went to harvard although he did not stay long enough seger put musical notes to a call of change, labor rights and the environment. He used elementarie elements ofl songs and his hit where have all the flowers gone is a standard of antiwar days in vietnam. I think the world is going to be saved folks stars showed up to salute him. Bruce springsteen showe spring g archive. Seger charged up the occupy wall streeters in did yo zuccotti pa. He believed in the power of song, but more importantly he believed in the power of community to stand up for what is right and agains
Pete seger had been at it for so long plunging himself into the political passions with so many decades it felt like he had been around forever, and would stay around forever. He died monday night at 94. He kept abreast of movements and struggles worldwide, and spread the love of music of the world to the world. He deplored the exaltation of the rich over the poor, exclusion and snobbery. He was a man of many thoughts. He went to harvard although he did not stay long enough seger put musical notes to a call of change, labor rights and the environment. He used elementarie elements ofl songs and his hit where have all the flowers gone is a standard of antiwar days in vietnam. I think the world is going to be saved folks stars showed up to salute him. Bruce springsteen showe spring g archive. Seger charged up the occupy wall streeters in did yo Zuccotti Park. He believed in the power of song, but more importantly he believed in the power of community to stand up for what is right and agai