Episode 2566: 26-13 Happy Birthday, Pete! (Pt.1)

This week we begin a two-part feature in celebration of Pete Seeger's birthday. In his 94 years he introduced us to a peaceful way of life, strength and stamina and some of the finest music yet produced in the United States and beyond. We'll listen to some early recordings of Pete with the Almanac Singers and the Weavers, a set of live performances from the 1950s and 1960s and more from the folk music legacy he left. It's an encore airing of the shows we produced for Pete's 100th birthday … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “Opening Theme” / The Goofing Off Suite / Smithsonian FolkwaysBascom Lamar Lunsford / “Wish I was a Mole in the Ground” / Classic Mountain Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Almanac Singers / “Liza Jane” / Songs of Protest / Prism LeisureThe Almanac Singers / “Round and Round Hitler's Grave” / Songs of Protest / Prism LeisureWoody Guthrie / “Pastures of Plenty” / This Land is Your Land-The Asch Recordings Vol.1 / Smithsonian FolkwaysWoody Guthrie / “Hard Travelin'” / Hard Travelin'-The Asch Recordings Vol.3 / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Weavers / “Goodnight Irene” / Wasn't That A Time / VanguardLead Belly / “John Henry” / Bourgeois Blues / Smithsonian FolkwaysBrownie McGee / “Betty and Dupree” / Classic Folk Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysRamblin' Jack Elliot / “South Coast” / Hard Travelin' / FantasyPete Seeger / “Opening Theme (Reprise)” / The Goofing Off Suite / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “Medley-Hold Up Your Petticoat-Where Have All the Flowers Gone?-Step By Step-JoeHill's Last Will” / The Complete Bowdoin College Concert 1960 / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “Abiyoyo” / Children's Concert at Town Hall / ColumbiaPete Seeger / “I Don't Want Your Millions Mister” / The Prestige Folklore Years / Prestige-FolklorePaul Robeson / “Joe Hill” / Classic Labor Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysEarl Robinson / “Black and White” / Classic Folk Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger and the Hooteneers / “Another Man Done Gone” / Sing Out! With Pete Seeger and theHooteneers / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways