Pete Seeger has died
Wonderful man and humanitarian - R.I.P,
Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change, died Monday. He was 94 and lived in Beacon, N.Y.
His death was confirmed by his grandson, Kitama Cahill Jackson, who said he died of natural causes at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Mr. Seeger’s career carried him from singing at labor rallies to the Top 10 to college auditoriums to folk festivals, and from a conviction for contempt of Congress (after defying the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s) to performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at an inaugural concert for Barack Obama.
For Mr. Seeger, folk music and a sense of community were inseparable, and where he saw a community, he saw the possibility of political action.
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He was a wonderful human being, and leaves a legacy to be treasured always. How lucky we were that he walked this Earth in our time.
Thank you, Mr. Seeger, for making the world a better place for all of us.
You changed many things in this mean old world with your songs. And your songs will go on changing the world, turning and turning until they get it just right. Now you are with Toshi again...
I love Pete Seegar
she was his rock. I thought then that he probably wouldn't be with us much longer. I hope he's able to be with her in some fashion in the hereafter. Congratulations on a life well-lived, Pete Seeger. You fought the good fight until the end. You were much-loved and now you'll be missed! 
Pete was the greatest American of my lifetime, with the most reliable moral compass. What joy, hope and inspiration he brought to so many.
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_Picture of Pete in the dark days of McCarthyism, refusing to testify against his peers
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He planted all kinds of trees and seeds, musically, socially, politically, environmentally.
We, the children, grandchildren, and future generations now eat the fruit.
He had a long and very full life. Rest his soul.
We're left with all of his music.
I feel much the same as you, but carrying on that music he's inspired us with for so long, is, I think, what he would probably want us to do. We can keep right on singing along.
How to say enough good things about Pete? I am at a loss for words. I'm thinking the best way to honor him is to never forget his words and to act upon them. Back in the 60s, I attended a Weavers concert in Denver, and was privileged to see Pete in person. What an amazing musician he was, and he turned his beliefs into actions. His legacy will live on, but right now there's a hole in my heart and millions of others, knowing this awesome man is no longer with us. I cannot imagine who will speak so eloquently and with such passion advocating for the things you mention. We can all do our part in whatever small way we are able.
Guess I wasn't at such a loss for words after all, but I'll stop now and let the tears take over.
Blessings, peace and a candle for Pete.
You said it. More eloquently than I can.
RIP
