Tuesday, 28 January 2014

RIP pete seeger 1919 – 2014

There is probably nothing more important to represent the life of folk singer Pete Seeger than this -

    "his signature instrument, the 5-string banjo. The well-worn face of Seeger’s banjo decorated with the message, “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.” The banjo head was donated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland in 2010. " New York Times

See this excellent New York Times obituary if you need to know why Pete Seeger was important to American music.

"Turn,Turn, Turn" is one of Pete Seeger's most well known songs made a hit in 1965 by The Byrds.