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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Director: Jim Brown Cast: Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Natalie Maines, Tom Paxton

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/05/2008
  • Original Release: 2007
  • Rating: Rated PG
  • Sales Rank: 9,710

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3 additional scenes: School of the Americas, Strawberry Festival, Ice Skating; 5 short films from the Seeger family: How to Play the Five String Banjo, Singing Fisherman of Ghana, Wrapping Paper, How to Make a Steel Drum, Finger Song

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Disc #1 -- Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
1. Intro [3:03]
2. Opening Credits [1:36]
3. Pete's Early Years [4:15]
4. Pete Discovers the Banjo [3:16]
5. The Middle Class Discovers Folk [2:38]
6. The Almanac Singers [2:24]
7. Pete and Toshi [3:06]
8. People's Songs/Wallace Campaign [3:44]
9. Living in the Country [5:02]
10. Peekskill Riots [3:40]
11. The Weavers [4:35]
12. House Un-American Activities Committee [4:03]
13. How to Play the 5-String Banjo/Blacklist [5:50]
14. World Trip [1:57]
15. Folk Revival [4:10]
16. Hootenanny/Rainbow Quest [2:42]
17. We Shall Overcome - Civil Rights Movement [4:23]
18. Vietnam Era [9:31]
19. Clearwater [5:43]
20. Getting the People to Sing [2:17]
21. Kennedy Center Honors [2:06]
22. Carnegie Hall [4:27]
23. Participation is Going to Save the Human Race [4:55]
24. Closing Credits [3:21]

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Editorial Reviews

The reflective documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song explores the legacy of revered American folk singer and activist Seeger - written and directed by filmmaker Jim Brown when Seeger was in his late '80s. In lieu of recounting the narrative of Seeger's life note-for-note, however, Brown uses that individual biography as a contextual lens, through which he recounts decades of American social history. To tell his story, the filmmaker interpolates original, exclusive interviews with such Seeger contemporaries as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, archival footage of Seeger in concert, and extracts from Seeger's private home movies. In the process, Brown unveils the extent to which Seeger continually prompted societal change through his consciousness-raising music and offstage social efforts. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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