© 2025 Red River Radio
Voice of the Community
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Gary Borders: Late folk music legend Pete Seeger made each day matter

Red River Radio | By Gary Borders
Published March 7, 2014 at 7:35 AM CST

Singer/songwriter/activist Pete Seeger, who died in January at age 94, recently was awarded the first Woody Guthrie Prize. Commentator Gary Borders appreciated Seeger’s music, but he most admired Seeger’s inability to turn a blind eye on the politics of the day.
Tags
Commentary Pete SeegerActivismHoward's storeSmothers Brothersanti-Vietnam War
Gary Borders
Gary Borders has been an East Texas journalist and editor for more than 40 years. He works now as a freelance writer, editor and photographer. You can see his work at garyborders.com. He has written for World Wildlife magazine, Texas Monthly, Texas Observer and Airstream Life.
See stories by Gary Borders