The group was formed in 1940 and included Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Lee Hays, Sis Cunningham, Bess Lomax Hawes, and Millard Lampell, among many other notable musicians. In Greenwich Village, Seeger was a member of the Almanac Singers, a group of musicians who used their music to advocate for social and political change. Seeger believed that music had the power to bring people together and inspire them to fight for their rights. He started performing at union rallies and benefits, and his songs quickly became anthems for the labor movement. In the 1930s, Seeger became involved in the labor movement and joined the Young Communist League. Seeger was known for using his music as a tool to support workers’ rights and to bring attention to social justice issues. Seeger’s involvement in the labor movement and unions spanned was legendary. But much of his life, career, and activism were spent and rooted in our neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and the East Village. Pete Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was born just to the north of Greenwich Village in Chelsea’s French Hospital.
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