Seeger

American

[see-ger] / ˈsi gər /

noun

Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.
Peter Pete, 1919–2014, U.S. folk singer and folklorist.

Seeger British

/ ˈsiːɡə /

noun

Pete. born 1919. US folk singer and songwriter, noted for his protest songs, which include "We shall Overcome" (1960), "Where have all the Flowers gone?" (1961), "If I had a Hammer" (1962), and "Little Boxes" (1962)

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But perhaps its most heartbreaking application was when Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band played at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since Hurricane Katrina decimated the city and the region.

From Salon

After more than 70 years of music-making and activism, Seeger said she "never tried to be famous" but just "do what I do, as good as possible".

From BBC

Another actor clearly enjoying himself is Edward Norton playing folk singer Pete Seeger in “A Complete Unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times

A lot of those people had bands and were playing in areas that purists, like Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, who were more dogmatic about what real music is and is not.

From Salon

However, Seeger said she was not impressed with their versions.

From BBC

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