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Wow, he had good innings! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #1
RIP Pete ... You were one of the great ones!!! brett_jv Jan 2014 #2
Link ---> Petrushka Jan 2014 #3
He was always friendly. immoderate Jan 2014 #4
A big loss to music 1000words Jan 2014 #5
R.I.P. jsr Jan 2014 #6
R.I.P. Tx4obama Jan 2014 #7
Thank you . . . Journeyman Jan 2014 #8
Thanks for posting "All My Lifes a Circle"..great find..no text.. Stuart G Jan 2014 #47
a great man. RainDog Jan 2014 #9
:( Solly Mack Jan 2014 #10
A Man of the People KT2000 Jan 2014 #11
a death is always a tragedy DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #12
R.I.P. and thanks for all you did Pete. cui bono Jan 2014 #13
Rest In Peace, Pete Seeger~We Love You.. Cha Jan 2014 #14
a good and brave man, the quintessential liberal. RIP, my dear. You gave me such hope. roguevalley Jan 2014 #15
RIP Pete Seeger gopiscrap Jan 2014 #16
I'm from the Hudson Valley and over the tomg Jan 2014 #17
kick for Pete otherone Jan 2014 #39
Grew up in Newburgh Autumn Colors Jan 2014 #66
I am lucky otherone Jan 2014 #103
Now People's Republic of Rosendale. tomg Jan 2014 #105
We were so fortunate to have him for so long BeyondGeography Jan 2014 #41
We were and still are lucky tomg Jan 2014 #104
Known him from the 1980's up and down the Hudson River. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2014 #53
Was lucky enough to be in that area and see him and the Clearwater... KoKo Jan 2014 #55
What a presence he was/is. tomg Jan 2014 #106
He only wrote 6 words of "Turn Turn Turn". . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2014 #107
You are so right. tomg Jan 2014 #114
It's great to hear stories like yours. Fond memories of a legend and an inspiration for all of us. adirondacker Jan 2014 #59
I saw him in the Hudson Valley Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #100
Schooled us all on true patriotism. Thank you, Pete, so very much. Little_Wing Jan 2014 #18
........ daleanime Jan 2014 #19
Forever Young struggle4progress Jan 2014 #20
I know we all have to go... mimi85 Jan 2014 #21
no, his songs and his philosophy will go on... RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #92
God Bless you Pete Seeger. icymist Jan 2014 #22
RIP. El_Johns Jan 2014 #23
A good long life. Kablooie Jan 2014 #24
A sad loss to the true American psyche adieu Jan 2014 #25
I'm sorry to hear that. trusty elf Jan 2014 #26
great stuff on YouTube if you search 'pete seeger's rainbow quest' tomm2thumbs Jan 2014 #27
Somehow I thought Pete would live forever. I still have my Weavers songbook... Hekate Jan 2014 #28
My mom plays the guitar. TeamPooka Jan 2014 #29
Oh no. Unknown Beatle Jan 2014 #30
Oh my... SoapBox Jan 2014 #31
I will miss him and always remember him Sognefjord Jan 2014 #32
RIP, Pete. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #33
Rest in peace, Pete Seeger. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #34
Salute Berlum Jan 2014 #35
Argggg.... R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #36
Deeply saddened by his passing. non sociopath skin Jan 2014 #37
God Bless Pete Seeger and CLEARWATER otherone Jan 2014 #38
The planet is saddened by the loss of one of the best humans. RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #40
Pres. Bill Clinton gave him the National Medal of the Arts in 1994. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #42
So many hours spent listening to his thoughts SorellaLaBefana Jan 2014 #43
welcome to du--that was beautiful niyad Jan 2014 #86
Rest In Peace, Pete Seeger -- a GREAT American Martin Eden Jan 2014 #44
R I P. great man. Stuart G Jan 2014 #45
. Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #46
OMG! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #48
A great man with sweet voice Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #49
A true American Treasure, RIP Pete Seeger. Jetboy Jan 2014 #50
. hedgehog Jan 2014 #51
We'll miss him. A truly great man. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #52
He has been one of my biggest heros lordsummerisle Jan 2014 #54
What a grand life he lived. Delphinus Jan 2014 #56
Language as we normally use it is ill equipped to describe a man like Pete Tom Rinaldo Jan 2014 #57
Pete remained true to his principles his whole life.... KoKo Jan 2014 #58
This one hits hard. Gemini Cat Jan 2014 #60
Had no idea he was that old. He acted much younger. RIP and Well Done, Pete. yellowcanine Jan 2014 #61
A genuine American legend. Thank you, Pete, you will be missed greatly. nt Poll_Blind Jan 2014 #62
requiescat in pacem, pete and cross gently. you will be sorely missed. niyad Jan 2014 #63
God bless Pete. I had the privelege of seeing him in Austin, back around 1967. Paladin Jan 2014 #64
I posted a couple of his rabble-rousing TBF Jan 2014 #65
oh no...... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #67
He crossed generations.. he was a true, blue human being mountain grammy Jan 2014 #68
I guess I didn't look far enough down the Latest page Kali Jan 2014 #69
silent key allan01 Jan 2014 #70
Been expecting this, doesn't make it any easier Warpy Jan 2014 #71
How weird! I was just thinking about Pete Seeger. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2014 #72
I learned 5-string banjo from his book KansDem Jan 2014 #73
I won't mourn death, I will celebrate his life. alfredo Jan 2014 #74
To the end of and era and good human..... Scruffy Rumbler Jan 2014 #75
Oh ... DoBotherMe Jan 2014 #76
A major addition to Heaven's jam session. malthaussen Jan 2014 #77
RIP to a great citizen of the world... who brought inspiration, hope and joy to so many, deurbano Jan 2014 #78
So sad. A great man to be greatly missed. DamnYankeeInHouston Jan 2014 #79
Oh, this is sad news indeed. classof56 Jan 2014 #80
One of the greats workinclasszero Jan 2014 #81
Oh, no. ChazInAz Jan 2014 #82
Love you Pete zentrum Jan 2014 #83
RIP! hrmjustin Jan 2014 #84
The greatest man I've ever known, my dad, used to play Seeger's songs Bluzmann57 Jan 2014 #85
Rest in eternal peace Mr. Seeger. Boomerproud Jan 2014 #87
Rest in Peace. gademocrat7 Jan 2014 #88
Safe passage Highway61 Jan 2014 #89
Pete Seeger RobinA Jan 2014 #90
Rest in peace. K&R myrna minx Jan 2014 #91
Damn. Why can't some people live forever? tblue Jan 2014 #93
Safe travels and rest well, Mr. Seeger turbo_satan Jan 2014 #94
RIP Pete arikara Jan 2014 #95
The battle still rages on flobee1 Jan 2014 #96
Thank-You, Pete, for all of it. toby jo Jan 2014 #97
The passing of an American Icon. Better men than he are seldom seen these days. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #98
RIP Pete... Phentex Jan 2014 #99
Thank You Pete! Paka Jan 2014 #101
RIP Pete, you were a great human being (nt) apnu Jan 2014 #102
Pete was one of the hero's. RIP Pete Seeger. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #108
I ended up with tears at work Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #109
Safe passage, and well may the world go-- eridani Jan 2014 #110
I feel so lucky to have been alive at the same time as that great man, and to FailureToCommunicate Jan 2014 #111
He marched in 2011 as part of Occupy senseandsensibility Jan 2014 #112
He shined a beautiful light in an often dark world suffragette Jan 2014 #113
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