Pete Seeger - Clearwater Classics (1993)

Perhaps no single person in the 20th century did more to preserve, broadcast, and redistribute folk music than Pete Seeger, whose passion for politics, the environment, and humanity earned him both ardent fans and vocal enemies ever since he first began performing in the late '30s. His battle against injustice led to his being blacklisted during the McCarthy era, celebrated during the turbulent '60s, and welcomed at union rallies throughout his life. His tireless efforts regarding global concerns such as environmentalism, population growth, and racial equality earned him the respect and friendship of such political heroes as Martin Luther King, Jr., Woody Guthrie, and Cesar Chavez, and the generations of children who first learned to sing and clap to Seeger's Folkways recordings must number in the millions. Rising above all of Seeger's political ideals and his passion for authentic folk music was his clear voice and chiming banjo, both of which sang out with a clarity that rang true.

"Clearwater Classics" is an excellent pick-up for the casual Pete Seeger fan -- its 16 tracks assemble virtually all of the singer's most familiar recordings, including such perennials as "If I Had a Hammer," "Little Boxes," "Turn, Turn, Turn," "Guantanamera" and "We Shall Overcome."


Tracklist:
1 If I Had A Hammer 2:51
2 We Shall Overcome 4:40
3 Lolly-Too-Dum 3:29
4 Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) 1:45
5 John Henry 4:11
6 Barbara Allen 4:28
7 Little Boxes 1:52
8 Michael, Row The Boat Ashore 2:09
9 Where Have All The Flowers Gone 1:53
10 Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) 3:10
11 Darlin' Corey 2:45
12 Guantanamera 4:35
13 This Land Is Your Land 2:59
14 Hobo's Lullaby 4:12
15 The Erie Canal 1:40
16 Down By The Riverside 3:13

Pete Seeger - Clearwater Classics (1993)

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