Pete Seeger

Biography

Peter Seeger was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and enjoyed a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, including their chart-topping recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene". His music took on a new focus in the 1960s as he emerged as a prominent singer of protest songs supporting disarmament, civil rights, and environmental causes.