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Monday Morning Video – Pete Seeger and Johnny Cash

Monday, December 11, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

The legendary Pete Seeger’s name has come up several times over the past few weeks. Seeger, who passed away in 2014, was a cornerstone of folk music for much of his 94 years. He was notable as much for his commitment to humanity as he was for his performances. Seeger was always quick to encourage […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger

Monday Morning Video – Revisiting Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land”

Monday, July 04, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Inspired, or more rather provoked, as a populist response to Irving Berlin’s “America the Beautiful,” Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” has become an American institution in its own right. In celebration of Independence Day, here is a video playlist that includes some engaging covers of the Guthrie classic from the likes of the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Jamey Johnson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Pete Seeger, Steve Earle, Tom Morello, Woody Guthrie

Pete Seeger, 1919 – 2014

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

We lost a legend yesterday, a man who changed the world with both his spirit and his song. Here are two videos to celebrate Pete Seeger’s legacy. First, Seeger leads Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson and the entire audience in a version of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” at the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, In Memoriam, Videos Tagged With: Pete Seeger

Win Big: Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Friends

Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Last week we profiled the recent tribute to New Orleans’ Preservation Hall. Recorded over the past year in New Orleans historic landmark, the album features the legendary jazz band performing with artists ranging from Tom Waits to Jason Isbell to Brandi Carlile. Did I say win big? I meant really big. Thanks to our friends […]

Filed Under: Contests, Country, Jazz, Videos Tagged With: Del McCoury, Pete Seeger, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the Edge, U2

Ain’t Nobody Better Than The Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Monday, February 22, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Few cities have as rich a musical heritage as New Orleans, Louisiana. Even fewer have a modest building the mere mention of which conjures up vivid images, both visual and aural. Such is the legacy of Preservation Hall. The building itself is strikingly humble. No running water. No air conditioning. Six spare benches and a […]

Filed Under: Americana, Folk, Jazz, News, Reviews Tagged With: Amy Lavere, Blind Boys of Alabama, Buddy Miller, Jim James, Paolo Nutini, Pete Seeger, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ritchie Havens, Tom Waits

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