This double-CD best-of features the great folk music proselytizer and working class organizer Pete Seeger performing solo, with the folk group the Weavers, and with the legendary post-war group the Almanac Singers, on a variety of original and traditional folk and union material. Songs include Seeger's own composition, the classic "If I Had a Hammer," the Weavers' heavily orchestrated version of the African song "Wimoweh," and the Almanac Singers' heartfelt rallying cry, "Union Maid." The set provides a fascinating snapshot of the 20th century post-war American folk and political scenes, as well as a depiction of the musical commercialization of the originally radically left-wing Weavers.
Brothers and Sisters
Pete Seeger
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Track Listing - Disc 1
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1 | Pete Seeger | 01:56 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Pete Seeger | 02:08 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Pete Seeger | 03:11 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Pete Seeger | 02:15 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Pete Seeger | 03:45 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Pete Seeger | 03:14 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Pete Seeger | 02:33 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Pete Seeger | 02:30 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Pete Seeger | 02:57 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Pete Seeger | 03:08 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Pete Seeger | 02:03 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Pete Seeger | 02:25 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Pete Seeger | 02:26 | Amazon | ||||
14 | Pete Seeger | 03:07 | Amazon | ||||
15 | Pete Seeger | 02:15 | Amazon | ||||
16 | Pete Seeger | 02:04 | Amazon | ||||
17 | Pete Seeger | 02:46 | Amazon | ||||
18 | Pete Seeger | 01:15 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Pete Seeger feat: The Weavers | 03:03 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Pete Seeger | 03:01 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Pete Seeger feat: Terry Gilkyson | 02:44 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Pete Seeger | 03:23 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Pete Seeger | 02:34 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Pete Seeger | 02:45 | Amazon | ||||
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Pete Seeger | 02:56 | Amazon | |||
8 | Pete Seeger feat: Sonny Terry | 02:45 | Amazon | ||||
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Pete Seeger | 03:05 | Amazon | |||
10 | Pete Seeger | 02:57 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Pete Seeger feat: The Weavers | 03:06 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Pete Seeger | 02:30 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Pete Seeger feat: Almanac Singers | 02:50 | Amazon | ||||
14 | Pete Seeger feat: Almanac Singers | 02:54 | Amazon | ||||
15 | Pete Seeger feat: Almanac Singers | 02:09 | Amazon | ||||
16 | Pete Seeger feat: Almanac Singers | 02:16 | Amazon | ||||
17 | Pete Seeger feat: Almanac Singers | 03:08 | Amazon | ||||
18 | Pete Seeger | 03:00 | Amazon |