The legendary folk singer died Jan. 27 at 94 of natural causes. Seeger recorded more than 100 albums in his career and is credited as a songwriter on iconic folk tunes including "Turn, Turn, Turn," "If I Had a Hammer" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine." He also helped to make "We Shall Overcome" a mainstream protest anthem. A one-time member of the Communist Party who later renounced the movement, Seeger found himself in political hot water in the 1950s. He was banned from public television for a decade after being interrogated by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1955. Seeger eventually got back in the U.S. Government's good graces and was honored at the Kennedy Center in 1994. He was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2009, musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and Emmylou Harris performed at Madison Square Garden in honor of Seeger's 90th birthday.
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