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The Nation: Political Notes From 'The Boss'KUARAnd two months later: there was Bruce at the Inaugural concert, hugging Pete Seeger — a torch passed, and quite enough to make the Glenn Becks of the world ...and more »
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The Nation: Political Notes From 'The Boss'NPRAnd two months later: there was Bruce at the Inaugural concert, hugging Pete Seeger — a torch passed, and quite enough to make the Glenn Becks of the world ...and more »
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News: Folk Music Rocks in Latest Book from Award-Winning Author LedginCybergrassFrom indigenous music to Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen singing "This Land Is Your Land" side-by-side at the pre-inaugural concert for our first African ...
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Jazz and tall tales at Back to the GrindInlandSoCal.com (blog)She has sung with folk icon Pete Seeger and read poetry on the PBS series, "Favorite Poem Project." She has told tales and enchanted crowds at such diverse ...
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the People's Songs Bulletin (a publication of People's Songs, an organization of which Pete Seeger was the director and guiding spirit). It appeared in the bulletin as a contribution of and with an introduction by Zilphia Horton, then music director of the Highlander Folk School of Monteagle, Tennessee, a school that trained union organizers. It was her favorite song and she taught it to Pete Seeger, who included it in his repertoire, as did many other activist singers, such as Frank ...
Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen at the Obama inaugural concert. innerpreneuring.com ... video
This is one of the two special videos that premiered during Clearwater's concert for Pete Seeger at Madison Square Garden in NYC on his 90th birthday.
As Pete and I traveled to Washington for President Obama's Inaugural Celebration, he told me the entire story of "We Shall Overcome". How it moved from a labor movement song and with Pete's inspiration had been adapted by the civil rights movement. That day as we sang "This Land Is Your Land" I looked at Pete, the first black president of the United States was seated to his right, and I thought of the incredible journey that Pete had taken. My own growing up in the sixties in towns scarred ...
As Pete and I traveled to Washington for President Obama's Inaugural Celebration, he told me the entire history of "We Shall Overcome". How it moved from a labor movement song and with Pete's inspiration had been adopted by the civil rights movement. As we sang "This Land Is Your Land" I looked at Pete, the first black president of the United States seated to his right, and thought of the incredible journey he'd taken. My own growing up in the 60's in towns scarred by race rioting made this ...
Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration - Bruce Springsteen talking about the Obama Inauguration experience with Seeger. Bruce also talking about writing "The Ghost of Tom Joad" which he sang directly after this talk. Madison Square Garden Clearwater Concert on May 3, 2009
Recorded live at Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Concert at Madison Square Garden - all 40 performers came back onstage for the grand finale, Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land (the same version Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger performed at the Obama inauguration concert).
Bruce Springsteen wishing Pete Seeger a happy 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden concert, talking about their appearance at Obama's inauguration ("Pete - You outlasted the bastards") and Pete's grandfatherly look but stubborn resolve. Then the start of "Ghost of Tom Joad" duet with Bruce and Tom Morello.
Seeger leads the crowd in "Amazing Grace" at his 90th Birthday concert, May 3, 2009
Happy 90th Birthday Pete Seeger! Folk musician and social activist Pete Seeger turns 90 May 3rd. Please enjoy this video courtesy of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and Smithsonian Folkways. Happy Birthday Pete! Pete Seeger recorded more than 50 albums for Folkways, including the "American Favorite Ballads" series, available April 21st, 2009 as a 5-CD Box Set. Visit www.folkways.si.edu for two free downloads and two previously unreleased bonus tracks. Thecontent and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright/). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
A birthday song for PETE SEEGER on his 90th birthday. Wriiten by Chris Ward. Performed by Chris Ward and Graham Scott. GO ON... SONG A LONG, why don't you?
John Mellencamp does a stirring rendition of PINK HOUSES on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial two days before the Inauguration of President Obama
Video of the eve of Obama's Inauguration in Washington, DC It was 8 Degrees Fahrenheit and there was a quiet excitement in the air. People were milling about and the soundcheck for Sunday's concert was heard thru-out the Great Mall. Springsteen, Pete Seeger and James Taylor were soundchecking. It was very cold but worth the experience.
This was my favorite song of the concert, everyone was dancing and singing along. The feeling inspired me to walk around and capture the feeling. Hopefully, even with a jerking camera hopefully you can still get a sense of what it was like.
concert footage and crowd pictures to the music of Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger performing Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land."
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Pete Seeger leads the nation in singing "This Land Is Your Land" at the Lincoln Memorial Concert, Inauguration 2009
This Land is Your Land is Woody Guthrie's best known musical composition, a song combining imagery of the beauty of America with concerns about its barriers and its inequitable distribution of wealth. Its inspiration came from repeated airings of Irving Berlin's God Bless America - a huge radio hit in the 1930s - prompting Guthrie to pen an antidote to Berlin's blind optimism and patriotic largesse. Using the melody from an existing hymn, he wrote the song in 1940, however it didn't achieve ...
Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger at Barack Obama's Inaugural Concert performing "This Land is Your Land"
There was alot of press about Pete Seeger singing at the Lincoln Memorial a few weeks ago for Obama's inaugural concert. Here's some footage of Pete performing 38 years earlier at the other end of the Washington mall, at the steps of the Captial, protesting the war in Vietnam. Performing with him is Barbara Dane and the Reverend Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrick (aka Brother Kirk). Songs include "Last Train to Nürnberg", "Insubordination" and "Everybody's Got a Right to Live". Visit my blog at ...
There was alot of press about Pete Seeger singing at the Lincoln Memorial a few weeks ago for Obama's inaugural concert. Here's some footage of Pete performing 38 years earlier at the other end of the Washington mall, at the steps of the Captial, protesting the war in Vietnam. Performing with him is Barbara Dane and the Reverend Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrick (aka Brother Kirk). Songs include "Last Train to Nürnberg", "Insubordination" and "Everybody's Got a Right to Live". Visit my blog at timewarptv.blogspot.com
500000 singing with Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen ... Inauguration kickoff concert
Shakira live at Neighborhood Inauguration Ball Singin Bright Side Of The Road. Watch this beautiful performance and watch Shakira play the guitar Shakira The Neighborhood Inaugural Ball Shakira en vivo en Neighborhood Inauguration Ball cantando Bright Side Of The Road. Miren esta Hermosa presentacion ya shakira tocar la guitarra. Obama Inaugural Celebration We Are One Lincoln Memorial HBO Barack obama Guest Appearances by: Jack Black Steve Carell Rosario Dawson Jamie Foxx Tom Hanks Queen ...
Beijing early morning of January 19 (US local time this afternoon on the 18th), US President Obama inaugural concert held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Bruce - Springsteen passion Performance
Killer performance by U2 ,I had to edit out the other performance due to technical difficulties with the recording
I'm so glad I got to see this because I knew there was no way I would see anything on stage on Sunday's concert. They ran through the song 3 times. Bruce Springsteen doing sound checks for Sunday's We Are One Inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial. It was so cool to see him walk from the trailer and up the ramp onto that stage. I remember it was soooo cold that day! I think it was only 15° - but it was so worth the wait. I was out there all day. He did a practice sessions after that with ...
I'm so glad I got to see this because I knew there was no way I would see anything on stage on Sunday's concert. They ran through the song 3 times. Bruce Springsteen doing sound checks for Sunday's We Are One Inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial. It was so cool to see him walk from the trailer and up the ramp onto that stage. I remember it was soooo cold that day! I think it was only 15° - but it was so worth the wait. I was out there all day. He did a practice sessions after that with Pete Seeger and Bono but by that point I could barely feel my hands and toes anymore. You couldn't have your gloves off for more than 10 seconds. I saw john Cougar earlier that day too, he was great as well, they all were - but there's just something about Bruce.
Pete Seeger & Bruce Springsteen HQ "This Land is Your Land" "We Are One" Obama Inaugural
Recorded on January 18, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder. Really short, but way cool to see the crowd and hear the singing "This land is your land" with Pete Seeger!
The crowd sings along to This Land is Your Land --- Nice singing around the first sound tower.
The crowd sings along to This Land is Your Land --- Nice singing around the first sound tower.
This Land is Your Land
Some highlights from the Inaugural concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial
Musicians from Bruce Springsteen to U2 perform to celebrate Barack Obama's upcoming inauguration. Music legends joined Sunday with hundreds of thousands of people at Washington's Lincoln Memorial in a vast emotional celebration of Barack Obama's upcoming inauguration as the first black US president. Obama and his family sang to the music along with a massive crowd who braved biting cold to witness mega-stars including Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Stevie Wonder perform on the same steps Martin Luther King Jr roused the civil rights movement 46 years ago. When Irish rockers U2 sang "Pride (In the Name of Love)," its song dedicated to the memory of King, singer Bono told the crowd the civil rights' leader's vision had been realized: "On Tuesday, that dream comes to pass!" By dawn, tens of thousands bundled in winter coats and gloves were already streaming through intense security cordons for the "We Are One" extravaganza that boasted a line-up with as many big names as a LiveAid concert. In keeping with Obama's appeals to unity, the concert and readings sought to meld the country's cultural strands and historic trials into a single mosaic, weaving together a range of artists and genres -- ranging from country to African-American Gospel music, traditional patriotic hymns to R&B , hip-hop and folk. Music legends Wonder and Springsteen joined soul divas Beyonce and Mary J. Blige and a host of other stars -- Jon Bon Jovi, John Legend, Shakira and James Taylor and many others. The performers and songs bridged races and generations, with Pete Seeger, at 89 the grand old man of folk who was once blacklisted during the McCarthy era of the 1950s, leading a performance of the progressive anthem "This Land Is Your Land." Actors Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington and Jack Black also took the stage to read historic passages, honoring Civil War president Abraham Lincoln and the American outdoors, interspersed with rousing gospel choir songs and sweeping orchestral numbers. The giant concert, a day after a symbolic train ride by Obama to Washington from Philadelphia that drew tens of thousands, was part of an unprecedented inaugural program that has generated a wave of public enthusiasm. It was Obama's address before the grand statue of Lincoln that was the highlight for many in the crowd who see his election as a transformational moment. "Directly in front of us is a pool that still reflects the dream of a King, and the glory of a people who marched and bled so that their children might be judged by their character's content," Obama said. "And behind me, watching over the union he saved, sits the man who in so many ways made this day possible." Orlandus Gross, 61, a retired civil servant originally from Maryland, who went to see King speak 46 years ago, said he was "deeply moved to come back" to see Obama, adding that he had been "electrified" when Obama was elected. Ultimately added Gross, standing in a full-length black leather jacket and sporting an Obama cap, he didn't care if the president was black or white: "I just want him to be a good president," he said. "It is overwhelming to see this happen," said Linda Marshall, a school teacher from Obama's hometown Chicago who marched with King and other civil rights leaders as a teenager in the early 1960s, as she waited in line at a security checkpoint. "Martin Luther King spoke here. And to have Barack come and stand in those same shoes, from Lincoln, to MLK, to Barack Obama ..." Her voice trailed off. "This is history. I couldn't have imagined hoping for a day like this." Scores of attendees huddled under blankets or jumping around to fend off temperatures hovering around the freezing mark. In a sign of the bitter cold, the 2,029 foot (618 meter) Reflecting Pool in front of the memorial was covered by a sheet of ice. The wait in security lines and extreme cold did not hinder a throng of revelers from attending the free concert, which was broadcast live on an open signal by HBO television and National Public Radio. A group who drove up for the inauguration from Florida even said they would have camped outside overnight if they had been allowed. "I didn't march with Dr King, but to see his dream come to life is overwhelming," said Donella Reddick, 51, of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, whose family and friends were pressed up against one of the metal barriers. "My only disappointment is that Martin Luther King wasn't here to see this," she said. Added Audrey Warren, of Hollywood, Florida: "Remember how Martin Luther King said how he had been to the mountaintop? Well this is the top."
The opening of the We Are One concert for Obama
at 18.1.2009 Springsteen, with folk legend Pete Seeger, is back to sing Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land.
16/17 Barack Obama Inauguration Opening Concert - Pete Seeger & Bruce Springsteen "This Land is Our Land" 1/18/09
Recorded on January 18, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder. Bruce Springsteen was the first musical performer, singing "The Rising." This is more of an audio snippet than a visual masterpiece, and just proof that I was there.
The Obama Inaugural Celebration Lincoln PLEASE WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY RATE 5 STAR EMBED AND PASS AROUND OUR EXCLUSIVE MUSIC IS Obama Song - Change the World by Gioia Bruno http://www.myspace.com/gioiabPhoto Credits Kevin Mazur/Courtesy of HBO and Getty Images HD VERSION 1 HIGH DEF WIDESCREEN FULLSCREEN It will take a bit for the HD to kick in 1/18/2008 YouTube Partner SBARTSTV Santa Barbara Arts TV GLOBAL BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE PLEASE PASS AROUND AND EMBED OUR EXCLUSIV MUSIC IS Obama Song - Change the World by Gioia Bruno http://www.myspace.com/gioiab Photo Credits Kevin Mazur/Courtesy of HBO and Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 14, 2009for WE ARE ONE: THE OBAMA INAUGURAL CELEBRATION AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, the Opening Celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural, to be presented exclusively by HBO on SUNDAY, JAN. 18. In addition to the previously announced 7:00-9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) presentation, the special will also be seen live on HBO at 2:30 p.m.(ET)/11:30 a.m. (PT), as well as at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) later that evening. In addition, the event will be streamed live on hbo.com. Bettye LaVette And Pete Seeger Added To Musical Lineup; Jack Black, Steve Carell, Rosario Dawson, Tom Hanks And Laura Linney Added To Lineup Of Readers HBO will televise the event on an open signal, working with all of its distributors to allow Americans across the country with access to cable, telcos or satellite television to join in the Opening Celebration for free. HBO will also make the concert available to the Spanish-speaking community on its multiplex channel HBO Latino (2:30-4:30 p.m. ET/PT). All speeches and readings by featured guests will be voiced-over in Spanish, while musical performances will be presented in their original format. The event will also be presented at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO Latino the same day. "We're delighted to be able to bring this historic concert to viewers as it happens," notes Bill Nelson, chairman and CEO, HBO. "HBO is bringing this event to as many people as possible in the spirit of inclusiveness that defines every facet of this Inauguration." Musical performers scheduled for the event include Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye LaVette, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Pete Seeger, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder. Among those reading historical passages will be Jack Black, Steve Carell, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah, Laura Linney and Denzel Washington. The Rt. Reverend V. Gene Robinson will give the invocation. Rob Mathes will be the music director and arranger for the backing band, which will support all of the artists. The special will be executive produced by George Stevens, Jr., and produced by Don Mischer, who will also direct the special, and Michael Stevens, who is also writing the special, and will be a production of The Stevens Company in association with Don Mischer Productions. For the latest information on the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, please visit http://www.pic2009.org. WE ARE ONE: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
HD VERSION 1 HIGH DEF WIDESCREEN FULLSCREEN IS BELOW IN THE VIDEO RESPONSES PLEASE WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY RATE 5 STAR EMBED AND PASS AROUND. 1/18/2008 YouTube Partner SBARTSTV Santa Barbara Arts TV GLOBAL BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE PLEASE PASS AROUND AND EMBED OUR EXCLUSIV MUSIC IS Obama Song - Change the World by Gioia Bruno http://www.myspace.com/gioiab Photo Credits Kevin Mazur/Courtesy of HBO and Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 14, 2009for WE ARE ONE: THE OBAMA INAUGURAL CELEBRATION AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, the Opening Celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural, to be presented exclusively by HBO on SUNDAY, JAN. 18. In addition to the previously announced 7:00-9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) presentation, the special will also be seen live on HBO at 2:30 p.m.(ET)/11:30 a.m. (PT), as well as at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) later that evening. In addition, the event will be streamed live on hbo.com. Bettye LaVette And Pete Seeger Added To Musical Lineup; Jack Black, Steve Carell, Rosario Dawson, Tom Hanks And Laura Linney Added To Lineup Of Readers HBO will televise the event on an open signal, working with all of its distributors to allow Americans across the country with access to cable, telcos or satellite television to join in the Opening Celebration for free. HBO will also make the concert available to the Spanish-speaking community on its multiplex channel HBO Latino (2:30-4:30 p.m. ET/PT). All speeches and readings by featured guests will be voiced-over in Spanish, while musical performances will be presented in their original format. The event will also be presented at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO Latino the same day. "We're delighted to be able to bring this historic concert to viewers as it happens," notes Bill Nelson, chairman and CEO, HBO. "HBO is bringing this event to as many people as possible in the spirit of inclusiveness that defines every facet of this Inauguration." Musical performers scheduled for the event include Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye LaVette, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Pete Seeger, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder. Among those reading historical passages will be Jack Black, Steve Carell, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah, Laura Linney and Denzel Washington. The Rt. Reverend V. Gene Robinson will give the invocation. Rob Mathes will be the music director and arranger for the backing band, which will support all of the artists. The special will be executive produced by George Stevens, Jr., and produced by Don Mischer, who will also direct the special, and Michael Stevens, who is also writing the special, and will be a production of The Stevens Company in association with Don Mischer Productions. For the latest information on the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, please visit http://www.pic2009.org. WE ARE ONE: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Pete Seger and Bruce Springsteen close it out. This video mostly shows the crowd assembled. Not a very good video but gives a bit more feeling of the scene. People are exhausted from standing and freezing, but still committed to being there and part of it.
Concert for Obama - Beyonce
Concert for Obama - Beyonce
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