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Chords of Fame

Name: Chords of Fame
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1984-02-16
Duration: 98 min

Not Rated

Documentary

Documentary about the life of folk singer Phil Ochs.

02-16-1984

1h 38m

Main Cast

Unknown Actor

Known For

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Known For

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.