Legendary folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger died of natural causes on January 27, his grandson told CNN. He was 94. Pictured, Seeger performs on stage in 1970.
Folk legend Pete Seeger —
Legendary folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger died of natural causes on January 27, his grandson told CNN. He was 94. Pictured, Seeger performs on stage in 1970.
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Seeger, center, performs with his group, the Weavers, at the Blue Angel nightclub in New York, circa 1948.
Folk legend Pete Seeger —
Seeger, center, performs with his group, the Weavers, at the Blue Angel nightclub in New York, circa 1948.
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Musician Alan Lomax, center, and Seeger sing and play instruments as they practice for a concert in 1959.
Folk legend Pete Seeger —
Musician Alan Lomax, center, and Seeger sing and play instruments as they practice for a concert in 1959.
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Seeger, center, appears as a musical guest on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with Tom Smothers, left, and Dick Smothers in 1967.
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Seeger, center, appears as a musical guest on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with Tom Smothers, left, and Dick Smothers in 1967.
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Seeger appears with Johnny Cash on "The Johnny Cash Show" in 1970.
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Seeger appears with Johnny Cash on "The Johnny Cash Show" in 1970.
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Seeger participates in a shoreside festival at the Hudson River in New York in 1978.
Folk legend Pete Seeger —
Seeger participates in a shoreside festival at the Hudson River in New York in 1978.
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Seeger, from left, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman rehearse for a reunion concert of the Weavers in 1980.
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Seeger, from left, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman rehearse for a reunion concert of the Weavers in 1980.
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Seeger poses for a photograph in Beacon, New York, in 1995.
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Seeger poses for a photograph in Beacon, New York, in 1995.
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Seeger participates in a protest march in New York City on the eve of the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Folk legend Pete Seeger —
Seeger participates in a protest march in New York City on the eve of the 2004 Republican National Convention.
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Seeger performs with Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, left, and Bruce Springsteen, right, at "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial" in 2009.
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Seeger performs with Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, left, and Bruce Springsteen, right, at "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial" in 2009.
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Seeger performs during the 2009 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize special outdoor tribute at Hunts Point Riverside Park in New York City in 2009.
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Seeger performs during the 2009 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize special outdoor tribute at Hunts Point Riverside Park in New York City in 2009.
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Seeger sings with Occupy Wall Street protesters in October 2011 in New York City.
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Seeger sings with Occupy Wall Street protesters in October 2011 in New York City.
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