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When Bob Dylan turned his back on protest music and traditional folk, he burned a lot of bridges; his friendship with Pete Seeger was one of them.
The Bob Dylan film forefronts a conflict between acoustic and electric music, while ignoring how the Vietnam War divided folk ...
Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger as seen in the doc Pete Seeger: The Power of Song. On August 18, 1955, Seeger received the inevitable subpoena to testify before HUAC.
‘A Complete Unknown’ Director James Mangold on Consulting With Bob Dylan, Adoring Pete Seeger and Why Newport ’65 Was Like ‘Thanksgiving Dinner Gone Amuck’ ...
Like with Bob Dylan and the years that aren’t seen on-screen, Pete Seeger’s story wasn’t over in 1965. A Complete Unknown is now playing in theaters. Get Tickets ...
Legendary musician Bob Dylan wasn’t selling communism, Pete Seeger was. None of this is evident in "A Complete Unknown." ...
3. Dylan didn’t first encounter Pete Seeger at Guthrie’s bedside. Pete Seeger (played by Ed Norton) is a major figure in A Complete Unknown. In the movie, he’s sitting with Guthrie at Greystone when ...
GROSS: We're listening to the interview I recorded with Pete Seeger in 1984. In the new Bob Dylan biopic, Seeger is portrayed by Edward Norton. We'll hear more of my interview with Seeger after a ...
News about Pete Seeger, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. ... Bob Dylan Wasn’t the Only 1965 Newport Highlight. Hear 14 More.
GROSS: We're listening to the interview I recorded with Pete Seeger in 1984. In the new Bob Dylan biopic, Seeger is portrayed by Edward Norton. We'll hear more of my interview with Seeger after a ...
The folk singer, who died in 2014, was famous for his songs about working people, unions and social justice. In this 1984 interview, Seeger cited Woody Guthrie as one his most important influences.