Woody Guthrie, at left with guitar, and Pete Seeger, with banjo

Seeger In His Own Words

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 18, 2012

→ Update: Pete Seeger died January 28th, 2014. We take your tributes and memories here.

Acclaimed singer and activist Pete Seeger talks about his life, the 100th birthday of Woody Guthrie, and the new book, Pete Seeger: His Life in His Own Words.

In our building there's a photo of Pete Seeger at WNYC, 1948. When he visited last summer we made sure to get a pic. pic.twitter.com/ECNotLocdU
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