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Chopping wood : thoughts & stories of a legendary American folksinger

Title
  1. Chopping wood : thoughts & stories of a legendary American folksinger / Pete Seeger with David Bernz ; foreword by Arlo Guthrie.
Published by
  1. London, England : Jawbone Press, 2024.
  2. ©2024
Author
  1. Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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Additional authors
  1. Bernz, David
  2. Guthrie, Arlo
Description
  1. 288 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 22 cm
Summary
  1. "Listen in as Pete unabashedly shares historical and family stories; tells of learning the banjo, traveling with Woody Guthrie, and finding commercial success with The Weavers; explains how he wrote books and put together songs; delves into controversial subjects like communism and the Peekskill Riots; and highlights those he admired and respected, including Bruce Springsteen, who honoured Pete with his Seeger Sessions album in 2006. Pete and David share the heavy lifting as they tackle subjects such as the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, Pete's relationship to Greenwich Village, and the need for copyright reform. Together, they describe how Pete put his worldview into practice in his local community, how he lived with local hero status in later life, and how they made recordings together that resulted in two Grammy Awards" --
Alternative title
  1. Chopping wood : thoughts and stories of a legendary American folksinger.
Subject
  1. Autobiographies
  2. Biographies
  3. United States
  4. Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
  5. Folk music > United States
  6. Folk musicians > Biography
Genre/Form
  1. Autobiographies.
  2. Biographies.
Contents
  1. Foreword / Arlo Guthrie -- Preface -- 01. Some History -- 02. Some Family Stories -- 03. Some Banjo -- 04. Some Woody Guthrie -- 05. Some Weavers Tales -- 06. Some Books -- 07. Some Songs -- 08. Some Politics -- 09. Some Philosophy -- 10. Some Fantasy -- 11. Some People -- 12. The Hudson River -- 13. Recording Pete -- 14. A Few Diversions -- 15. Some Goings On -- 16. The Last Hurrah -- Coda -- Notes & Sources.
Call number
  1. JMD 24-64
Author
  1. Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014, author.
Title
  1. Chopping wood : thoughts & stories of a legendary American folksinger / Pete Seeger with David Bernz ; foreword by Arlo Guthrie.
Publisher
  1. London, England : Jawbone Press, 2024.
Copyright date
  1. ©2024
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Added author
  1. Bernz, David, author.
  2. Guthrie, Arlo, writer of foreword.
ISBN
  1. 1916829023 (paperback)
  2. 9781916829022 (paperback)
Research call number
  1. JMD 24-64
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