5 Essential Songs By Pete Seeger | Talking Points Memo

(AP) — Five essential songs by Pete Seeger, who died Monday at age 94:

“IF I HAD A HAMMER”: An all-time singalong co-written in 1949 by Seeger and Lee Hays and released a year later by the Weavers under the title “The Hammer Song.” Popularized in the 1960s by Peter, Paul and Mary, the song was performed countless times, all over the world, from union halls and folk festivals to the Kennedy Center in Washington.


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