2019Nominee
Best Performance
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Pete Seeger
Actor · Director · Writer
New York City, New York, USA
May 3, 1919
Biography
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1969Nominee
Best Performance
Alice's Restaurant
1988Nominee
Best Performance
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Career Highlights
2010Highlight
Best Performance
Gasland
1990Highlight
Best Performance
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
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ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Alice's Restaurant
Gasland