Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (Columbia) It's doubtful that any Bruce Springsteen fan ever expected they'd buy an album on which The Boss sings that primary school favourite ''Froggie Went a Courtin'''. Yet, on this lively new album, he covers the amphibian sing-along as well as 12 other tunes popularised by the American folk legend, Pete Seeger.
While earlier: Wednesday, December 28, 2005
America’s Most Successful Communist - Pete Seeger
America’s Most Successful Communist by Howard Husock One figure stands out in this enterprise: the now-86-year-old singer, songwriter, “folk music legend,” and onetime party stalwart, Pete Seeger. Given his decisive influence on the political direction of popular music, Seeger may have been the most effective American communist ever.
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