Pete Seeger was an American folk music singer who completely popularized the genre at the time. He was also considered a cultural hero by many through his social activist work and dedication to the antiwar and civil rights struggles across America, inspiring a number of musicians such as Bob Dylan and Bruce
Springsteen. He was a very successful artist through many decades, including his time with the Weavers in the late 40s, all the way through the 50s, and then was blacklisted by the government for being members of a communist party through the time of the 'Red Scare' which in the US was about (Socialist) revolution and political radicalism. In this essay I will explore a few of Pete Seeger's most influential songs, and what messages they sent to people in the US.
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The fund has been very important to the success of cultural and social programmes in agricultural and urban communities throughout the south. This right here shows the power one song can do, even after so many years of the song being released, and after the sad passing of Pete Seeger in 2014, the song is continuing to help and support people across the country.
Another famous song by Seeger was called 'Where have all the flowers gone' written in 1955. Seeger spoke about the song: (Chilton, 2014) “I had been reading a long novel – And Quiet Flows the Don – about the
Don River in Russia and the Cossacks who lived along it in the 19th century. It describes the Cossack soldiers galloping off to join the Tsar’s army, singing as they go. Three lines from a song are quoted in the book: ‘Where are the flowers?/The girls plucked them/Where are the girls?/They’re all married/Where are the men?/They’re all in the army.’ I never got around to looking up the song, but I wrote down those three lines. Later, in an airplane, I was dozing, and it occurred to me that the line "long time passing" – which I had also written in a notebook – would sing well. Then I thought, 'When will we ever learn'.
Springsteen. He was a very successful artist through many decades, including his time with the Weavers in the late 40s, all the way through the 50s, and then was blacklisted by the government for being members of a communist party through the time of the 'Red Scare' which in the US was about (Socialist) revolution and political radicalism. In this essay I will explore a few of Pete Seeger's most influential songs, and what messages they sent to people in the US.
Even …show more content…
The fund has been very important to the success of cultural and social programmes in agricultural and urban communities throughout the south. This right here shows the power one song can do, even after so many years of the song being released, and after the sad passing of Pete Seeger in 2014, the song is continuing to help and support people across the country.
Another famous song by Seeger was called 'Where have all the flowers gone' written in 1955. Seeger spoke about the song: (Chilton, 2014) “I had been reading a long novel – And Quiet Flows the Don – about the
Don River in Russia and the Cossacks who lived along it in the 19th century. It describes the Cossack soldiers galloping off to join the Tsar’s army, singing as they go. Three lines from a song are quoted in the book: ‘Where are the flowers?/The girls plucked them/Where are the girls?/They’re all married/Where are the men?/They’re all in the army.’ I never got around to looking up the song, but I wrote down those three lines. Later, in an airplane, I was dozing, and it occurred to me that the line "long time passing" – which I had also written in a notebook – would sing well. Then I thought, 'When will we ever learn'.