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Pete Seeger : in his own words / Pete Seeger ; selected and edited by Rob Rosenthal and Sam Rosenthal.

by Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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Paradigm Publishers, c2012.

781.62092 S451p

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

Folk singers -- United States -- Biography.

9781612052182 (hardcover : alk. paper)

1612052185 (hardcover : alk. paper)

9781612052335 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1612052339 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Alternate title:

In his own words

xx, 356 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Growing up (1919-1934) -- Becoming a "folk singer" (1935-1947) -- Mentors and influences -- What is folk music? -- The labor movement, the Communist Party, and the blacklist -- The Civil Rights Movement -- The movement against the war in Vietnam -- The environmental movement and the ship Clearwater -- Reflections on a life in movements -- Other struggles of the 20th century -- Travels abroad -- Musics of other countries -- A philosophy of making music -- Participation -- Commercialization, popularization, authenticity, and the star system -- Reflections on a life in music - Balancing work and family life -- Other writings -- Other correspondence -- Philosophical musings and utopian visions.

"In this new book, we hear directly from the artist through the widest array of sources--letters, notes to himself, published articles, rough drafts, stories, and poetry--creating the most detailed picture available of Seeger as a musician, an activist, and a family man, in his own words and from his own perspective... The portrait that emerges is not a saint, not a martyr, but a flesh-and-blood man, struggling to understand his gift, his time, and his place"--Jacket.

Autobiographies.

Rosenthal, Rob, 1951-

Rosenthal, Sam.

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