The response by the musicians Jim approached to the concept of a Pete Seeger celebration on CD was positively overwhelming. Where there is a fight for social justice, Pete’s songs are there,” sung in over 150 languages, empowering those who hear them. His songs have been inspirations to the union movement, and to the struggle for civil rights and world peace. I have been listening to Pete’s songs for years, as well as their permutations and combinations. As Jim explained in the liner notes to Where Have All the Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger, released in 1998 as a 2-CD set featuring mostly exclusive versions of Pete-related songs by 39 solo artists and groups, “This celebration of Pete’s songs was a labor of love. To Musselman, Pete was the obvious candidate for a musical tribute. He decided to “involve ten or twelve artists to perform Pete’s songs for a single CD” that would be released on his new label, Appleseed Recordings (named, in part, after Pete’s longtime “Appleseeds” column in Sing Out!). The two men talked about how few artists were singing traditional folk songs or political songs, and this became Jim’s leading motivation to start a music label.

Not only was it studded with Pete Seeger’s albums and songs, combining activism and art, but Jim and Pete had actually known each other for years from working on environmental issues and sharing membership on the advisory board of Sing Out! magazine. When lifelong music fan Jim Musselman was searching for a different way to affect social change after years of working with consumer advocate Ralph Nader, inspiration was as close as his record collection. NEWS FLASH: Pete Seeger’s new At 89 CD on Appleseed nominated for 2008 “Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy” Award! Keep on doing what you’re doing, as small organizations like Appleseed give me hope for the human race.”– Pete Seeger “ I admire and respect the vision of Appleseed to unite people through music. New Movie: “Pete Seeger: The Power of Song”

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