Seeger
Banjo-playing activist icon
Seeger is a surname, most famously associated with American folk musicians.
Pete Seeger championed labor songs, civil rights anthems, and environmental causes, helping popularize We Shall Overcome and If I Had a Hammer.
His half-brother Mike Seeger preserved traditional Appalachian music.
The name evokes American folk revival and protest music of the mid-twentieth century.
Narrative verse set to music
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- singalongCommunal vocal session
- hootenannyFolk music social gathering
Woody Guthrie · anthems · oral · heritage · children's songs · topical · protest songs · Newport
Public expression of disapproval
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- unionJoining into one
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- solidarityUnity among allies
march · demonstration · rally · boycott · nonviolent · disobedience · grassroots · justice
Banjo's standard setup
- clawhammerHammer with nail-pulling fork
- pickingAct of selecting
- old-timeOf a past era
- open-backHaving no rear covering
long-neck · tuning · strings · fretboard · resonator · plectrum · head · bridge
Power to affect others
- tributeOffering of respect
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
Hudson River · Clearwater · environmental · songbook · archive · Smithsonian · centennial · foundation
ballads
Narrative verse set to music
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- singalongCommunal vocal session
hootenanny · Woody Guthrie · anthems · oral · heritage · children's songs · topical · protest songs · Newport · roots
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- unionJoining into one
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
solidarity · march · demonstration · rally · boycott · nonviolent · disobedience · grassroots · justice · equality
five-string
Banjo's standard setup
- clawhammerHammer with nail-pulling fork
- pickingAct of selecting
- old-timeOf a past era
open-back · long-neck · tuning · strings · fretboard · resonator · plectrum · head · bridge · tailpiece
influence
Power to affect others
- tributeOffering of respect
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
memorial · Hudson River · Clearwater · environmental · songbook · archive · Smithsonian · centennial · foundation · revival
SeegerToby Keith
Ted Nugent · Merle Haggard · Pat Boone · Charlie Daniels · Kid Rock
SeegerBob Hope
Long-lived American comedian
John Wayne · Roy Rogers · Ronald Reagan · McCarthy · HUAC