Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.

  • Title: Pete Seeger
  • Popularity: 2.122
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1919-05-03
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Peter Seeger
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Pete Seeger Movies

  • 1969
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    Alice's Restaurant

    Alice's Restaurant

    6.2 1969 HD

    After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take...

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  • 2007
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    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

    7 2007 HD

    Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artists Pete Seeger.

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  • 1971
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    The Foolish Frog

    The Foolish Frog

    8 1971 HD

    A farmer wanted words to go with the tune he was playing when he saw a frog sitting on the bank of the stream. The frog did something silly which...

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  • 2014
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    Freedom Summer

    Freedom Summer

    7.2 2014 HD

    In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created...

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  • 2011
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    Give Me the Banjo

    Give Me the Banjo

    7.2 2011 HD

    The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that...

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  • 1989
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    Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

    Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

    1 1989 HD

    Izzy Young was the guru of American folk music. In this documentary covering his legendary Folklore Center in New York Izzy meets with friends and...

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  • 2001
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    A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes

    A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes

    1 2001 HD

    A Sigh and a Wish tells the story of pioneer folklorist Helen Creighton and of the enduring appeal of her remarkable collections of song and story....

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  • 2000
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    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    7.2 2000 HD

    With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack...

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  • 1997
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    An Act of Conscience

    An Act of Conscience

    1 1997 HD

    When a young couple buys a contested home at auction from the U.S. government for $5,400, they become involved in a political and moral battle much...

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  • 1970
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    Tribute to Harry Chapin

    Tribute to Harry Chapin

    1 1970 HD

    Tribute concert held in 1987 at Carnegie Hall (and later televised on PBS), commemorating Harry Chapin's posthumous receipt of the Congressional...

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  • 1990
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    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    1 1990 HD

    Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...

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  • 2003
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    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

    3.8 2003 HD

    For some 30 years, they embodied "country blues" for folk music audiences around the globe. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were once ubiquitous, and...

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  • 2023
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    Down By The Riverside

    Down By The Riverside

    1 2023 HD

    “If there’s hope for the human race, there’s hope for the Hudson.” —Pete Seeger In the summer of 1969, legendary folk...

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  • 2015
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    Pete and Toshi Get a Camera

    Pete and Toshi Get a Camera

    1 2015 HD

    55 years ago Pete Seeger didn't name names at the McCarthy hearings and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Out on appeal, blacklisted, watched by...

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  • 1947
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    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    4.5 1947 HD

    A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.

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  • 2004
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    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

    Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal

    1 2004 HD

    In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.

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  • 2005
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    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    7.7 2005 HD

    A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

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  • 2008
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    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

    Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

    8.5 2008 HD

    This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a...

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  • 2002
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    Strange Fruit

    Strange Fruit

    1 2002 HD

    In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled...

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  • 1996
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    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

    1 1996 HD

    Chronicles the 50-year career of singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie, from Viper, Kentucky to the New York stage. Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and her...

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  • 2013
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    Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

    Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

    7 2013 HD

    Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the...

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  • 2022
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    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    8.8 2022 HD

    The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California....

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  • 2007
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    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

    1 2007 HD

    Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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  • 2010
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    Gasland

    Gasland

    7.103 2010 HD

    It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property....

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  • 1970
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    I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

    I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

    1 1970 HD

    At the risk of a 5-year prison term, Francesco Da Vinci struggles with his Virginia draft board to be recognized as a sincere conscientious objector...

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  • 1989
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    Pete Seeger at Home

    Pete Seeger at Home

    1 1989 HD

    In this documentary, Pete Seeger is caught in a relaxed mood in and outside his cottage outside New York in an excellent video produced by Jim Downing

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  • 1988
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    Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning

    Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning

    1 1988 HD

    Born in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky, Gunning suffered a life of bitter poverty which became the fuel for dozens of moving songs about working...

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  • 1970
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    The Arlo Guthrie Show

    The Arlo Guthrie Show

    1 1970 HD

    A concert featuring singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Performing from Austin, Texas, the folk-singer is joined by guest artists.

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  • 1967
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    Festival

    Festival

    5.7 1967 HD

    Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter,...

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  • 1970
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    Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

    Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

    5.1 1970 HD

    Junie Moon is in the hospital after her face has been disfigured by her deranged boyfriend. There she meets two other patients — Arthur, an...

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  • 2014
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    The Winding Stream

    The Winding Stream

    6.5 2014 HD

    The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.

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  • 2006
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    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

    1 2006 HD

    Every American who has listened to the radio knows Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." The music of the folk singer/songwriter has been recorded by...

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  • 2002
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    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    2 2002 HD

    The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.

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  • 1984
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    Chords of Fame

    Chords of Fame

    1 1984 HD

    Documentary about the life of folk singer Phil Ochs.

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  • 1962
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    The Streets of Greenwood

    The Streets of Greenwood

    1 1962 HD

    THE STREETS OF GREENWOOD (1962), looks at voter registration efforts by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)and a concert in a...

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  • 2019
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    ReMastered: The Lion's Share

    ReMastered: The Lion's Share

    6.8 2019 HD

    After discovering the family of Solomon Linda, the writer of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a reporter tries to help them fight for fair compensation.

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  • 1988
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    Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

    Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

    6 1988 HD

    The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!

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  • 2019
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    Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

    Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

    1 2019 HD

    In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood...

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  • 1980
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    Canto Libre - den fria sången

    Canto Libre - den fria sången

    1 1980 HD

    A concert program about the current development of the free Latin American music presented by a wide range of artists, performers and groups from...

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  • 1984
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    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

    5 1984 HD

    A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part...

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  • 2000
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    The Internationale

    The Internationale

    1 2000 HD

    THE INTERNATIONALE draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate...

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  • 1977
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    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    1 1977 HD

    A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976.

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  • 1982
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    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

    7.2 1982 HD

    Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.

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  • 1983
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    Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

    Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

    6.4 1983 HD

    A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.

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  • 1962
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    Wasn't That a Time

    Wasn't That a Time

    1 1962 HD

    A look into those convicted by the House Un-American Activities Committee

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  • 2013
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    Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain

    Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain

    1 2013 HD

    Big Bill Broonzy would inspire a generation of musicians, yet he was not the man they believed him to be. This first, very intimate, biography of the...

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  • 1999
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    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    1 1999 HD

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

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  • 2009
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    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

    4.6 2009 HD

    A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the...

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  • 1978
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    Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert

    Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert

    1 1978 HD

    Full concert recorded live at Wolf Trap, VA for PBS broadcast. Arlo and Pete are joined onstage by the band Shanandoah on many of their well-loved...

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  • 1990
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    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    6 1990 HD

    Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar,...

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  • 1966
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    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Foolish Frog

    The Foolish Frog

    8 1971 HD

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  • 1961
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    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Fight for Maritime Unity

    The Fight for Maritime Unity

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1962
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    Lines: Horizontal

    Lines: Horizontal

    6.1 1962 HD

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  • 1960
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    Indian Summer

    Indian Summer

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1964
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    Singing Fishermen of Ghana

    Singing Fishermen of Ghana

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Singing Fishermen of Ghana

    Singing Fishermen of Ghana

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1959
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    The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

    5 1959 HD

    The David Susskind Show is an American television talk show hosted by David Susskind. The program began its existence in 1958 as Open End, and was...

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  • 1963
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    Tonight in Person

    Tonight in Person

    7 1963 HD

    A series of weekly programmes presenting music in the folk idiom from many parts of the world.

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  • 1969
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    The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

    6.5 1969 HD

    The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to...

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  • 1970
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    The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

    The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.2 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 1965
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    Rainbow Quest

    Rainbow Quest

    1 1965 HD

    Legendary folk musician Pete Seeger shares stories and songs with some of the folk and country music greats of the 1960s such as Johnny Cash, June...

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  • 1977
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    All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music

    All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music

    6 1977 HD

    A 17-part television documentary series on the history of modern pop music covering some of the many different genres that have fallen under the...

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  • 1983
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    Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

    8.4 1983 HD

    Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    4.8 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.6 1968 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

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