With a career that spans a barely believable nine decades, a hatful of hits including “If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song),” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” and “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” the single-handed popularisation of the fivestring banjo in modern music and a rightful claim to having had a major hand in the 50s and 60s folk boom that brought the likes of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez to prominence, there can be few artists as influential as Pete Seeger.
Born in 1919, Pete Seeger released his latest solo LP in 2008 and was last seen on stage at a 90th birthday tribute concert in 2009. Containing 50 of his most powerful recordings, this new 50-track 2CD set is a tribute to the longevity and influence of one of America’s most significant performers.