Pete Seeger Documentary
I just finished watching Pete Seeger: The Power of Song. It was a really nice documentary about his life and his influence. I didn't know that much about him so I really enjoyed seeing photos and hearing stories of him interacting with people like Paul Robeson, Woody Guthrie, Martin Luther King and his importance in the civil rights and anti-war movement. I knew the he was blacklisted, but didn't realize what affect that had on his career (he wasn't allowed on tv for 17 yrs until the Smothers Bros. declared they would have him on their show). The only problem with the film is that it was sort (1.5 hrs), so they didn't really have time to go into too much depth about any aspect of his life and there were definitely some topics I would have liked to hear more about.
Anyway, I think several people in the family would enjoy it, so I thought I should post about it.
On a side note, Bruce Springsteen mentions in the documentary how easy it is for the government to censor someone and how musicians are always endanger of that. At the beginning of a the documentary is preview for another film about the dixie chicks and how a statement they made against the iraq war tore them down at the height of their popularity. It was kind of a reality check to see this isn't just stuff that happened in the 50s, but it is still going on.
Hope all is well!
Sarah
Anyway, I think several people in the family would enjoy it, so I thought I should post about it.
On a side note, Bruce Springsteen mentions in the documentary how easy it is for the government to censor someone and how musicians are always endanger of that. At the beginning of a the documentary is preview for another film about the dixie chicks and how a statement they made against the iraq war tore them down at the height of their popularity. It was kind of a reality check to see this isn't just stuff that happened in the 50s, but it is still going on.
Hope all is well!
Sarah
posted by Sarah at 12:05 AM
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Hmm... not sure I spelled all those names correctly. You'll have to forgive me.
Which Seeger is Pete? Is he the one from Michigan, or is that the other Seeger?
Some of us on the backside of 50 remember his performance on the Smothers Brothers. He sang "Waist deep in the big muddy" (and the big fool says to push on). He picked right up where he left off. When was it that the Eddy family saw Seeger at Purdue?
Max - We don't speak of Bob "Night Moves" Seger.
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