How Can I Keep From Singing: Pete Seeger’s Centennial Celebrated With “The Smithsonian Collection,” 6-CD Box Including Previously Unreleased Music

May 3rd will mark 100 years since the birth of Pete Seeger.  He was a musician of incalculable influence, an activist, lyricist, banjo picker, and, most significantly, a unifier of the masses.  Like a Johnny Appleseed of music, Pete Seeger spent his life spreading music to all that would listen.  From “We Shall Overcome” and “If I Had A Hammer,” and “The Bells of Rhymney,” to “Turn! Turn! Turn!” “Wimoweh,” and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,” Seeger left an indelible mark on music history that crosses genres, languages, and cultures.  With a career…

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