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Pete Seeger
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Pete Seeger (born in 1919) is an American folk singer and songwriter of anti-war protest songs, such as "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" in 1956 and "If I Had A Hammer" in 1949.

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Seeger was active in left-wing politics from the late 1930s and was a victim of the witchhunt by Senator Joe McCarthy in the 1950s. As a member of the vocal group The Weavers 1948-1958, he popularized songs of diverse ethnic origin and had several top-ten hits.

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Tags: folk, singer, songwriter

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