Seeger

American  

[see-ger] / ˈsi gər /

noun

1. Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.

2. Peter Pete, 1919–2014, U.S. folk singer and folklorist.

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Seeger British  

/ ˈsiːɡə /

noun

1. Pete. born 1919. US folk singer and songwriter, noted for his protest songs, which include "We shall Overcome" (1960), "Where have all the Flowers gone?" (1961), "If I had a Hammer" (1962), and "Little Boxes" (1962)

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Example Sentences

After more than 70 years of music-making and activism, Seeger said she "never tried to be famous" but just "do what I do, as good as possible".

From BBC

Another actor clearly enjoying himself is Edward Norton playing folk singer Pete Seeger in “A Complete Unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times

A lot of those people had bands and were playing in areas that purists, like Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, who were more dogmatic about what real music is and is not.

From Salon

However, Seeger said she was not impressed with their versions.

From BBC

“Ensuring health and safety of the tenants and providing required supportive services is essential to the Department’s regulatory compliance and failure to meet these standards puts tenants at risk,” Seeger wrote in the letter.

From Los Angeles Times