Cataloging of published recordings by Pete Seeger
This is the discography of Pete Seeger as a solo artist. For albums that Seeger released as part of
The Almanac Singers (1940–1942) or
The Weavers (1948–1952 and 1955–1957), see each group's respective discography.
Pete Seeger discographyStudio albums 52 Live albums 26 Compilation albums 24 Singles 31
Thediscography ofPete Seeger , an Americanfolk singer, consists of 52studio albums , 24compilation albums , 26live albums , 6 albums of other artists with him as a guest, and 31singles . The artists who invited Seeger's musical career started in 1940 when he joinedThe Almanac Singers .[ 1] He stayed with the group for two years until he was drafted into the Army to fight in the Second World War.[ 2] After the end ofWorld War II in 1945, Seeger helped found an organization known asPeople's Songs , along with the influential folk music magazinePeople's Songs Bulletin . He published several singles and a studio album with the magazine.[ 3] Seeger would play at People's Songs events, calledhootenannies , until the organization folded in 1949.[ 4] After People's Songs, Seeger and another former member of the Almanacs,Lee Hays , founded theWeavers , who achieved commercial success.[ 5] In 1952, The Weavers went on hiatus due to theRed Scare ; Seeger and Hays both had Communist ties.[ 6] After the demise of the Weavers, Seeger released a solo album,American Folk Songs for Children , in 1953 onFolkways Records . He continued to release albums on Folkways until he signed with Capitol in 1961.
List of studio albums with re-releases and award nominations Title Release date Label Grammy Nominations Ref(s) Notes American Banjo 1944 Asch [ 7] Let's all Join In 1948 Young People's Records Sea Songs Darling Corey 1950 Folkways [ 8] American Folk Songs for Children 1953 [ 9] Frontier Ballads 1954 [ 10] How to Play the 5-String Banjo [ 11] Bantu Choral and Folk Songs 1955 [ 12] Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Little Fishes [ 13] Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Bigger Fishes [ 14] Camp Songs [ 15] withErik Darling The Folksinger's Guitar Guide, Vol. 1: An Instruction Record Goofing-Off Suite [ 16] Love Songs for Friends and Foes 1956 [ 17] American Industrial Ballads American Ballads 1957 American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1 December 1957 [ 18] American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2 1958 [ 19] Gazette, Vol. 1 [ 20] Sleep-Time: Songs & Stories [ a] [ 21] American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3 1959 [ 22] American Play Parties [ 23] Folk Songs for Young People Grammy Award for Best Album for Children [ 24] Nonesuch and Other Folk Tunes [ 25] withFrank Hamilton Champlain Valley Songs 1960 [ 26] Song and Play Time with Pete Seeger [ 27] Songs of the Civil War [ 28] Indian Summer [ 29] Story Songs April 1961 Columbia [ 30] Songs of Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon May 1961 Folkways [ 31] American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4 1961 [ 32] Gazette, Vol. 2 [ 33] Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Vol. 1 [ 34] Activity Songs 1962 [ 35] American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 5 [ 36] The 12-String Guitar as Played by Leadbelly [ 37] Broadside Ballads, Vol. 2 1963 [ 38] Broadsides: Songs and Ballads 1964 [ 39] God Bless the Grass January 17, 1966 Columbia Grammy Award for Best Folk Recording [ 40] Dangerous Songs!? 1966 [ 41] Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and Other Love Songs August 1967 Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance [ 42] Traditional Christmas Carols 1967 Folkways [ 43] Pete Seeger Now 1968 Columbia [ 44] Pete Seeger Young vs. Old 1969 [ 45] Rainbow Race 1971 [ 46] Banks of Marble and Other Songs 1974 Folkways [ 47] Pete Seeger and Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street Sesame Street [ 48] Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay 1976 Folkways [ 49] withEd Renehan Circles and Seasons 1979 Warner Bros. [ 50] Carry It On 1986 Flying Fish withSi Kahn and Jane Sapp Pete April 16, 1996 Living Music Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album [ b] [ 51] Seeds - The Songs Of Pete Seeger: Volume 3 September 23, 2003 Appleseed Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album At 89 September 30, 2008 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album [ b] Tomorrow's Children July 27, 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children [ b] A More Perfect Union September 25, 2012 [ 52] Pete Remembers Woody [ 53]
List of compilation albums with re-releases and award nominations Title Release date Label Source albums Ref(s) Songs of Struggle & Protest: 1930-1950 1964 Folkways [ 77] Pete Seeger Sings Woody Guthrie 1967 Greatest Hits 1967 (reissued 2002 with 4 extra songs) Columbia, then Sony [ 78] Pete Seeger Sings Leadbelly 1968 Folkways Wimoweh (And Other Songs of Freedom and Protest) The World of Pete Seeger 1974 Columbia The Essential Pete Seeger 1978 Vanguard How I Hunted The Little Fellows 1980 Folkways How I Hunted The Little Fellows by Boris Zhitkov ,Pete Seeger Sings In Concert At Town Hall We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert 1989 Columbia We Shall Overcome [ 79] A Fish That's a Song 1990 Smithsonian Folkways album with various artists [ 80] Folk Music of the World 1991 Legacy [ 81] Clearwater Classics 1993 Sony [ 82] A Link in the Chain September 3, 1996 Legacy [ 83] Best of Pete Seeger September 30, 1997 Vanguard [ 84] Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes (Little & Big) February 17, 1998 Folkways Birds, Beasts, Bugs and Little Fishes andBirds, Beasts, Bugs and Bigger Fishes [ 85] For Kids and Just Plain Folks March 24, 1998 Sony [ 86] If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle May 19, 1998 Folkways [ 87] The Original Folkways Recordings February 23, 1999 Legacy [ 88] Headlines and Footnotes: Collection of Topical Songs May 18, 1999 Folkways [ 89] Pioneer of Folk August 1, 1999 Prism [ 90] American Folk, Game and Activity Songs for Children January 25, 2000 Folkways American Folk Songs for Children andAmerican Game and Activity Songs for Children [ 91] Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie 2014 Compass album with various artists
List of other artists Artist and title Release date Label Pete Seeger on track Old Time Fiddle Tunes Played By Jean Carignan 1960 Folkways banjo on “Haste to the Wedding”, “Winnipeg Reel”, “Fishers Hornpipe”, “Blacksmith’s Reel”, “Reel of the Hanged One”, “Medley & Lord MacDonald's Reel”, and “The Connaught Mans Ramblers” and guitar on “Bonny Kate” Mike Seeger:The Second Annual Farewell Reunion 1973 Mercury banjo and vocals on “Well May the World Go” Mike Seeger:Third Annual Farewell Reunion 1994 Rounder guitar and vocals on “900 Miles” Tony Trischka:Glory Shone Around: A Christmas Collection 1995 Rounder guitar and recorder on “Good King Wenceslas” and guitar on “Deck the Halls” Ry Cooder:My Name Is Buddy 2007 Nonesuch banjo on "J. Edgar" Tony Trischka:Territory 2008 Smithsonian Folkways banjo and vocals on “Leatherwing Bat”
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Retrieved12 May 2021 .^ Ruhlmann, William."Love Songs for Friends and Foes" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Elder, Bruce."American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Elder, Bruce."American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 2" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Gazette, Vol. 1" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Abiyoyo and Other Story Songs for Children" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."American Play Parties" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Unterberger, Richie."Folk Songs for Young People" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Nonesuch and Other Folk Tunes" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Champlain Valley Songs" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Song and Play Time with Pete Seeger" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Songs of the Civil War" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Mason, Stewart."Indian Summer" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Mason, Stewart."Story Songs" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ "Songs of Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 .^ Ruhlmann, William."American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Gazette, Vol. 2" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Vol. 1" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Unterberger, Richie."Activity Songs" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Eder, Bruce."American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 5" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."The 12-String Guitar as Played by Leadbelly" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Broadside Ballads, Vol. 2" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Broadsides: Songs and Ballads" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."God Bless the Grass" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Dangerous Songs!?" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Mason, Stewart."Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and Other Love Songs" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Sings Traditional Christmas Carols" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger Now" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger Young vs. Old" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Rainbow Race" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Banks of Marble and Other Songs" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger & Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Fifty Sail on Newburgh Bay" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ginell, Richard S."Circles and Seasons" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Poet, J."A More Perfect Union" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Leggett, Steve."Pete Remembers Woody" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger" .AllMusic . Retrieved1 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."With Voices Together We Sing" .AllMusic . Retrieved1 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall" .AllMusic . Retrieved1 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger at the Village Gate with Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon" .AllMusic . Retrieved1 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Sing Out with Pete!" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger at the Village Gate, Vol. 2" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."The Bitter and the Sweet" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Elder, Bruce."Children's Concert at Town Hall" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Mason, Stewart."Pete Seeger at Carnegie Hall" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Sing Out! Hootenanny" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."I Can See a New Day" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Sing with Seeger!" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Strangers and Cousins" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger On Campus" .AllMusic . Retrieved25 January 2021 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."WNEW's Story of Selma" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger Sings and Answers Questions at Ford Forum Hall Boston" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Singalong Demonstration Concert" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Pete Seeger's Family Concert" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ Ruhlmann, William."Live at Newport" .AllMusic . Retrieved2 April 2013 . ^ "Live in Lisbon" .AllMusic . 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