Peter Paul And Mary Where Have All The Flowers Gone Other Recordings Of This Song

Peter paul and mary where have all the flowers gone other recordings of this song Probably the last person to feel comfortable with a tribute to himself no one more than pete seeger deserves to be celebrated by his musical contemporaries and descendants and artists from other fields where have all the flowers gone presents 39 songs written adapted or adopted by seeger in 37 exclusive new versions by major figures in entertainment and social activism.

Peter paul and mary where have all the flowers gone other recordings of this song. In the story a group of cossacks in czarist russia ride out of their. It was covered by father columba mcmanus roy bulkin kronos quartet feat. Sam amidon brian carpenter lee knight and aoife o donovan nick taylor and other artists. Thanks to hit versions by the kingston trio peter paul mary and the byrds the seeger written songs if i had a hammer where have all the flowers gone and turn.

In an interview seeger had said that he got the idea to write the song from a russian novel called and quiet flows the don by mikhail sholokhov. Was written by pete seeger and made popular by the kingston trio in the 1960s. Peter paul and mary re recorded this in 1997 for a public service announcement featuring guns grieving families deceased kids and white coffins. The folk song where have all the flowers gone.

The very best of peter paul mary 2005 where have all the flowers gone long time passing. Turn have become part of the american lexicon. The song where have all the flowers gone was written by pete seeger and was first released by pete seeger in 1960. Peter paul mary.

Peter paul and mary perform where have all the flowers gone live at their 25th anniversary concert in 1986. Concurrent with the folk revival of the early 60s his songs became better known to the public at large. Peter paul and mary included the song on their eponymous debut album which spent five weeks as the 1 album in the country in 1962. Their single with o ken karanga as the a side and the hit where have all the flowers gone the b side reached 21 in the 1962 billboard hot 100 chart and 4 on the easy listening chart.

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