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I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and took care of each other.

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Pete Seeger
Age: 94 †
Born: 1919
Born: May 3
Died: 2014
Died: January 27
Banjoist
Guitarist
Mandolinist
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Peace Activist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Street Artist
New York City
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