Pete Seeger…

Posts like this one are hard to write. At best, they’re dripping in nostalgia; at worst, they make you acutely aware of your own mortality. Like many baby boomers, I grew up experiencing Pete Seeger. From the unfair persecution by Sen. McCarthy to standing beside Bruce Springsteen at the Obama inaugural celebration, Pete was a part of American political life. More than that, of course, his lyrics, voice, and banjo launched the folk song revival of the sixties. He created songs that moved us,...