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    • Oct 23, 1967
    The concert movie "Festival" debuts in New York City. The film features music from the Newport Folk Festival by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Cousin Emmy, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Jan 20, 1968
    Woody Guthrie is celebrated with a tribute concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The lineup includes Bob Dylan, The Band, Tom Paxton, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie, who covers "Oklahoma Hills." The night closes with a multi-artist performance of "This Land Is Your Land"
    Nov 15, 1969
    Pete Seeger and 500,000 demonstrators sing "Give Peace A Chance" in a Vietnam War protest at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Earl Scruggs Revue--with Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs and Charlie Daniels--plays "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Also appearing: John Denver, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Jan 5, 1970
    The Everly Brothers have a return engagement on ABC's "The Music Scene," along with John Mayall and Pete Seeger
    Sep 12, 1970
    Woody Guthrie is the subject of a tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring Joan Baez, Peter Fonda, Will Geer, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie, who performs "Oklahoma Hills." The entire cast closes with a mass version of "This Land Is Your Land"
    May 15, 1972
    "Sea Of Heartbreak" songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David join the Songwriters Hall of Fame during an event at New York's Americana Hotel. Other inductees include Leo Robin, Carl Sigman, Mitchell Parish, Haven Gillespie, Pete Seeger, Arthur Freed, Edgar Leslie, E.Y. Harburg and Andy Razaf
    Feb 7, 1979
    Charles Seeger dies in Bridgewater, Connecticut. He was the father of folk singer Pete Seeger, who authored "If I Had A Hammer," "Gotta Travel On" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
    Feb 22, 1989
    "A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly" wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Recording. Among its contributors: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Brian Wilson, Doc Watson, Little Richard, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris
    Oct 14, 1994
    "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" songwriter Pete Seeger accepts a National Medal of Arts from president Bill Clinton at the White House
    Dec 4, 1994
    Folk singer Pete Seeger, who wrote the country hits "Gotta Travel On" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," is celebrated by president Bill Clinton at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., along with Aretha Franklin and composer Morton Gould
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