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1919 – 2014Pete Seeger (1919-2014)Died 27 January 2014, aged 94Pete Seeger, the folk singer and activist behind songs including "If I Had a Hammer" and "We Shall Overcome," died in New York. He used his music for decades in support of civil rights, labor and environmental causes. He was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his political views.