Pete seeger may 3 1919 january 27 2014 was an american folk singer political activist and author and a key figure in the mid 20th century american folk music revival he is particularly loved as the author or co author of the songs where have all the flowers gone if i had a hammer and turn turn turn one of his brothers is mike seeger.
Banks of marble pete seeger.
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It really made me wonder the things i heard and saw.
Written by lee rice 1950 and recorded by pete seeger and iris dement.
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This is the irish brigade s version which is more militant than the original version.
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Banks of marble and other songs was pete seeger s first new studio album in three and a half years since 1971 s rainbow race which proved to be his final lp in a ten year stint at columbia records and it marked his return to his old label the tiny independent folkways records at folkways he pointed out in his liner notes he used to record casually leaving it up to company head moses.
I ve traveled round this country from shore to shining shore.
Banks are made of marble lyrics performed by pete seeger.
In the notes to this song on pete seeger s 1959 folkways lp american industrial songs irwin silber wrote.
Written by pete seeger victor jara.
Peggy seeger is his half sister.
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This is a land adapted by melody from a hymn adapted by pete seeger words by jacob steendam.
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Les rice the composer of this song is a new york state apple farmer and one time.
Original lyrics of banks of marble song by pete seeger.
But the banks are made of marble with a guard at every door and the vaults are filled with silver that the worker sweated for i ve seen the weary housewife buying groceries at the store.