A musical genius, incredible activist and wonderful soul has embarked on a new journey. Heaven now has a another musical Angel!! RIP ….. Always to be remembered!!
This music video, with lyrics, from the USA, is called Pete Seeger – We shall overcome.
From the BBC:
28 January 2014 Last updated at 09:00 GMT
Pete Seeger: US folk singer and activist dies aged 94
US folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, whose songs included Turn! Turn! Turn! and If I Had A Hammer, has died at the age of 94.
He died at a New York hospital after a short illness, his grandson said.
Seeger gained fame in The Weavers, formed in 1948, and continued to perform in his own right in a career spanning six decades.
Renowned for his protest songs, Seeger was blacklisted by the US Government in the 1950s for his leftist stance.
Denied broadcast exposure, Seeger toured US college campuses spreading his music and ethos, later calling this the “most important job of my career”.
He was quizzed…
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We have lost a wonderful contributor to our society.
I send my heartfelt sympathy and prayers to his family and loved ones.
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You reminded me of him. I’m sad ….. I think, though, he had a full life!!!
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Yes, he had a full life! I miss him already, but he left his love and goodness with us in all of his songs.
He did so much to fill hearts with love and brotherhood!
God bless his soul.
Rest in Peace, Pete Seeger, Precious Friend
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Hi there, my dear friend!! Thought about you when I heard. Just did a post to his memory!!
Hugs … from the heart!!
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Awesome human being .. wonderful soul. You can see it, you can feel it!!
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