Pete Seeger

On January 18, 2009, Seeger and his grandson [[Tao Rodríguez-Seeger]] joined [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the crowd in singing Woody Guthrie's "[[This Land Is Your Land]]" in the finale of Barack Obama's inaugural concert in Washington, D.C.Tommy Stevenson, [http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/82100:this-land-is-your-land-like-woody-wrote-it "'This Land Is Your Land' Like Woody Wrote It"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220194941/http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/82100:this-land-is-your-land-like-woody-wrote-it |date=February 20, 2014 }}, ''Truthout'', January 19, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2014.Maria Puente and Elysa Gardner, [https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-01-18-inaug-concert_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip "Inauguration opening concert celebrates art of the possible"], ''[[USA Today]]'', January 19, 2008. Accessed January 20, 2009. The performance was noteworthy for the inclusion of [[This Land Is Your Land#Confirmation of two other verses|two verses]] not often included in the song, one about a "private property" sign the narrator cheerfully ignores, and the other making a passing reference to a [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era relief office. The former's final line, however, "This land was made for you and me", is modified to "That side was made for you and me".{{YouTube|wnvCPQqQWds|Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen at the inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial}}. Accessed December 3, 2014.

On January 18, 2009, Seeger and his grandson [[Tao Rodríguez-Seeger]] joined [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the crowd in singing Woody Guthrie's "[[This Land Is Your Land]]" in the finale of Barack Obama's inaugural concert in Washington, D.C.Tommy Stevenson, [http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/82100:this-land-is-your-land-like-woody-wrote-it "'This Land Is Your Land' Like Woody Wrote It"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220194941/http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/82100:this-land-is-your-land-like-woody-wrote-it |date=February 20, 2014 }}, ''Truthout'', January 19, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2014.Maria Puente and Elysa Gardner, [https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-01-18-inaug-concert_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip "Inauguration opening concert celebrates art of the possible"], ''[[USA Today]]'', January 19, 2008. Accessed January 20, 2009. The performance was noteworthy for the inclusion of [[This Land Is Your Land#Confirmation of two other verses|two verses]] not often included in the song, one about a "private property" sign the narrator cheerfully ignores, and the other making a passing reference to a [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era relief office. The former's final line, however, "This land was made for you and me", is modified to "That side was made for you and me".{{YouTube|wnvCPQqQWds|Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen at the inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial}}. Accessed December 3, 2014.

Over the years, he lent his fame to support numerous environmental organizations, including South Jersey's Bayshore Center, the home of New Jersey's tall ship, the oyster schooner ''A.J. Meerwald''. Seeger's benefit concerts helped raise funds for groups so they could continue to educate and spread environmental awareness.Jennings, Jennifer. "Pete Seeger: The environmental side of his activism." ''Atlantic City Natural Health Examiner''. January 28, 2014. Atlantic City Examiner. Accessed on October 5, 2014. On May 3, 2009, at the Clearwater Concert, dozens of musicians gathered in New York at [[Madison Square Garden]] to celebrate Seeger's 90th birthday (which was later televised on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] during the summer),{{cite web |url=http://www.seeger90.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321013656/http://seeger90.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |title=Web site announcing Seeger's 90th birthday celebration |publisher=Seeger90.com |access-date=August 28, 2012 }} ranging from [[Dave Matthews]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Billy Bragg]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Tom Morello]], [[Eric Weissberg]], [[Ani DiFranco]] and [[Roger McGuinn]] to [[Joan Baez]], [[Richie Havens]], [[Joanne Shenandoah]], [[R. Carlos Nakai]], [[Bill Miller (musician, born 1955)|Bill Miller]], [[Joseph Fire Crow]], Margo Thunderbird, [[Tom Paxton]], [[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]], and [[Arlo Guthrie]]. Cuban singer-songwriter [[Silvio Rodríguez]] was also invited to appear, but his visa was not approved in time by the United States government. Consistent with Seeger's longtime advocacy for environmental concerns, the proceeds from the event benefited the [[Hudson River Sloop Clearwater]],{{cite web |url=http://www.clearwater.org/ |title=Hudson River Sloop Clearwater |publisher=Clearwater.org |access-date=November 20, 2012 |archive-date=October 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002231745/http://www.clearwater.org/ |url-status=live }} a non-profit organization founded by Seeger in 1966, to defend and restore the [[Hudson River]]. Seeger's 90th birthday was also celebrated at [[The College of Staten Island]] on May 4.{{cite web |url=http://www.jimharpermusic.com/forpetessakesing.html |title=For Pete's Sake, Sing! Ithaca, New York |publisher=jimharpermusic.com |access-date=4 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428114051/http://www.jimharpermusic.com/forpetessakesing.html |archive-date=28 April 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2396756/ |title=For Pete's Sake, Sing! - Happy 90th Birthday Pete Seeger |publisher=upcoming.yahoo.com |access-date=2015-07-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715050842/http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2396756/ |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://unionsong.com/seeger90.html |title=Pete Seeger 90th birthday celebrations |publisher=Unionsong.com |access-date=2015-07-22 |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504145634/http://unionsong.com/seeger90.html |url-status=live }}

Over the years, he lent his fame to support numerous environmental organizations, including South Jersey's Bayshore Center, the home of New Jersey's tall ship, the oyster schooner ''A.J. Meerwald''. Seeger's benefit concerts helped raise funds for groups so they could continue to educate and spread environmental awareness.Jennings, Jennifer. "Pete Seeger: The environmental side of his activism." ''Atlantic City Natural Health Examiner''. January 28, 2014. Atlantic City Examiner. Accessed on October 5, 2014. On May 3, 2009, at the Clearwater Concert, dozens of musicians gathered in New York at [[Madison Square Garden]] to celebrate Seeger's 90th birthday (which was later televised on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] during the summer),{{cite web |url=http://www.seeger90.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321013656/http://seeger90.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |title=Web site announcing Seeger's 90th birthday celebration |publisher=Seeger90.com |access-date=August 28, 2012 }} ranging from [[Dave Matthews]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Billy Bragg]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Tom Morello]], [[Eric Weissberg]], [[Ani DiFranco]] and [[Roger McGuinn]] to [[Joan Baez]], [[Richie Havens]], [[Joanne Shenandoah]], [[R. Carlos Nakai]], [[Bill Miller (musician, born 1955)|Bill Miller]], [[Joseph Fire Crow]], Margo Thunderbird, [[Tom Paxton]], [[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]], and [[Arlo Guthrie]]. Cuban singer-songwriter [[Silvio Rodríguez]] was also invited to appear, but his visa was not approved in time by the United States government. Consistent with Seeger's longtime advocacy for environmental concerns, the proceeds from the event benefited the [[Hudson River Sloop Clearwater]],{{cite web |url=http://www.clearwater.org/ |title=Hudson River Sloop Clearwater |publisher=Clearwater.org |access-date=November 20, 2012 |archive-date=October 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002231745/http://www.clearwater.org/ |url-status=live }} a non-profit organization founded by Seeger in 1966, to defend and restore the [[Hudson River]]. Seeger's 90th birthday was also celebrated at [[The College of Staten Island]] on May 4.{{cite web |url=http://www.jimharpermusic.com/forpetessakesing.html |title=For Pete's Sake, Sing! Ithaca, New York |publisher=jimharpermusic.com |access-date=4 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428114051/http://www.jimharpermusic.com/forpetessakesing.html |archive-date=28 April 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2396756/ |title=For Pete's Sake, Sing! - Happy 90th Birthday Pete Seeger |publisher=upcoming.yahoo.com |access-date=2015-07-22 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}{{cite web |url=http://unionsong.com/seeger90.html |title=Pete Seeger 90th birthday celebrations |publisher=Unionsong.com |access-date=2015-07-22 |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504145634/http://unionsong.com/seeger90.html |url-status=live }}

On September 19, 2009, Seeger made his first appearance at the 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival, which was particularly notable because the festival does not normally feature folk artists.

On September 19, 2009, Seeger made his first appearance at the 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival, which was particularly notable because the festival does not normally feature folk artists.