“My dad did most of his correspondence by hand - written letters - and I can imagine him smiling and of course appreciating this great honor because he relied on the U.S. “It is an honor to see a photo of my father I'd taken some 60 years ago become this wonderful Forever stamp,” said Dan Seeger. His own compositions galvanized populist uprisings: “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” has given musical voice to peace movements since the Vietnam War, and “If I Had a Hammer” has been embraced by an array of activists. A resolute voice of conscience and defender of American liberties, he adapted and popularized the song “We Shall Overcome,” which rose to become the predominant anthem of the civil rights movement. Pete Seeger (1919-2014) revived and championed traditional American music. Dan Seeger’s photograph was color-tinted by Kristen Monthei. A larger version of the stamp-art photograph appears on the reverse side with the words “Pete Seeger FOLK SINGER.”Īrt director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp and pane.
One side of the pane includes the stamps and the image of a sliver of a record seeming to peek out the top of the sleeve. The square stamp pane resembles a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. Pete Seeger is shown in left profile, singing and playing his iconic banjo. The stamp art features a color-tinted, black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s by Dan Seeger, the performer’s son. The Pete Seeger Forever stamps are being sold in panes of 16. The other participants at the stamp ceremony were members of Seeger’s family Chris Funk, music director of the Newport Folk Festival Presents For Pete’s Sake and Béla Fleck, who performed the national anthem. “He was not only a champion of traditional American music, he was also celebrated as a unifying power by promoting a variety of causes, such as, civil rights, workers’ rights, social justice, the peace movement and protecting the environment.” “The Postal Service is pleased to present our new Music Icons stamp honoring Pete Seeger, a man who inspired countless musicians and millions of fans around the world,” said Tom Foti, the Postal Service’s product solutions vice president, who served as the stamp ceremony’s dedicating official. Share the news of the stamp with the hashtag #PeteSeegerStamp.
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NEWPORT, RI - Famed folk singer Pete Seeger was honored today as he was inducted into the Postal Service’s Music Icons Forever stamp series at the Jane Pickens Theater. Stamp Is Latest in Music Icons Stamp Series Postal Service Honors Folk Singer Pete Seeger
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