It is their 50th anniversary AND it’s Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday. And the whole thing is being streamed via NPR of all places. I had no idea until just now, but Pete Seeger is up at 6PM, and other sets from earlier in the weekend are being archived here.
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Thanks, I forgot about this.
I’m reading “The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger” by Alec Wilkinson and it seems Pete Seeger definitely placed his values above marketability. He took stands that could not have increased his record sales, but put his beliefs in the forefront.
Happy Brithday, Pete Seeger!