ALBANY, N.Y. , JAN 28 - Buoyed by his characteristically soaring
spirit, the surging crowd around him and a pair of canes, Pete Seeger walked through the
streets of Manhattan leading an Occupy Wall Street protest in 2011
Though he would later admit
the attention embarrassed him, the moment brought back many feelings and
memories as he instructed yet another generation of young people how to effect
change through song and determination — as he had done over the last seven
decades as a history-sifting singer and ever-so-gentle rabble-rouser.
"Be wary of great
leaders," he told The Associated Press two days after the march.
"Hope that there are many, many small leaders."
The banjo-picking
troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck
presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk
music heritage died Monday at the age of 94. Seeger's grandson, Kitama
Cahill-Jackson, said his grandfather died peacefully in his sleep around 9:30
p.m. at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he had been for six days. Family
members were with him.
Source-ekantipur.com
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