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Obama pays tributes to Pete Seeger

Source: BBC
US President Obama has paid tribute to the American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, who has died following a short illness at the age of 94.
"Once called 'America's tuning fork’, Pete Seeger believed deeply in the power of song," said Obama. "But more importantly, he believed in the power of community. To stand up for what's right, speak out against what's wrong, and move this country closer to the America he knew we could be.”
Seeger died at New York hospital, his grandson said.
In his tribute, the president also praised Seeger's activism. "Over the years, Pete used his voice - and his hammer - to strike blows for worker's rights and civil rights; world peace and environmental conservation. And he always invited us to sing along."
Seeger gained fame in The Weavers, formed in 1948, and continued to perform in his own right in a career spanning six decades. Renowned for his protest songs, Seeger was blacklisted by the US Government in the
1950s for his leftist stance. Denied broadcast exposure, Seeger toured US college campuses spreading his music and ethos, later calling this the "most important job of my career."
British singer and left-wing activist Billy Bragg who performed with Seeger on several occasions called the singer "hugely encouraging".
"He believed in humanity and the power of music to make a difference, not to change to the world," he told BBC.
Seeger became a standard bearer for political causes from nuclear disarmament to the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011.
Obama's predecessor Bill Clinton hailed the musician as "an inconvenient artiste who dared to sing things as he saw them.1"
“Turn! Turn! Turn!" - possibly his biggest hit, was made into a number one hit by The Byrds in 1965, and covered by a multitude of other artists including Dolly Parton and Chris de Burgh.
Songs he co-wrote included "Where Have All The Flowers Gone", while he was credited with making "We Shall Overcome" an anthem of resistance.
Seeger's influence continued down
the decades, with his induction into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and he won a Grammy award in 1997 for best traditional folk album, "Pete". He won a further two Grammys
- another for best traditional folk album in 2008 for At 89 and best children's album in 2010.
Seeger performed with Woody Guthrie in his early years, and went on to have an effect on the protest music of later artistes including Bruce Springsteen and Joan Baez. In 2006, Springsteen recorded an album of songs originally sung by Seeger.
On his 90th birthday, Seeger was feted by artists including Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and Dave Matthews in New York's Madison Square Garden.
His other musical output included albums for children, while he appeared on screen several times as well. A reunion concert with The Weavers in 1980 was made into a documentary, while an early appearance was in "To hear My Banjo Play" in 1946.
Seeger's wife Toshi, a film-maker and activist, died aged 91 in July 2013. They leave three children.