http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/09/peter-seeger-overcomes/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/05/09/peter-seeger-overcomes/comment-page-1/#comment-15649 Shirley Hudson Mon, 11 May 2009 16:55:55 +0000 http://ecolocalizer.com/?p=1443#comment-15649 Pete Seeger, with the support of his wife Toshi and his whole family, has shown how one person living their life with integrity can affect so much positive change. The You Tube video highlighted on Democracy Now was produced by Public Television (PBS) as part of their American Masters Series. During the long period of blacklisting, PBS was one of the few public venues to offer an airing of Pete Seeger. The documentary mentions the cutting of one of the songs sung by Mr. Seeger on the Smothers Brothers comedy hour. Tommy Smothers was so enraged by this that it eventually led to a rift big enough to cause the cancelling of the Smothers Brothers program, the story of which is the subject of another documentary. A copy of "Pete Seeger The Power of Song" is available for purchase through PBS.org for $24.95. I just watched it for the second time on TV last night and have ordered some copies for our family. It is an inspiring part of the history of the past three generations and well worth passing down. Pete Seeger, with the support of his wife Toshi and his whole family, has shown how one person living their life with integrity can affect so much positive change. The You Tube video highlighted on Democracy Now was produced by Public Television (PBS) as part of their American Masters Series. During the long period of blacklisting, PBS was one of the few public venues to offer an airing of Pete Seeger. The documentary mentions the cutting of one of the songs sung by Mr. Seeger on the Smothers Brothers comedy hour. Tommy Smothers was so enraged by this that it eventually led to a rift big enough to cause the cancelling of the Smothers Brothers program, the story of which is the subject of another documentary. A copy of “Pete Seeger The Power of Song” is available for purchase through PBS.org for $24.95. I just watched it for the second time on TV last night and have ordered some copies for our family. It is an inspiring part of the history of the past three generations and well worth passing down.

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