Until I had an infant daughter who didn’t mind it if I sang, I wasn’t aware of just how many folk songs I knew. As I sang them, I became aware of how the songs of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and their friends had influenced what I believed and what I valued. Leonard Cohan once talked about how growing up a Marxist made him believe that music would bring the revolution; Pete Seeger believed that his music came from America, grew out of America, and would help show America its best self.
Although I consider Pete’s songs to be some of America’s greatest cultural contributions, he was much more proud of his ability to get people singing, and singing together.
One could have worse legacies.
 PS: My daughter, my parents, & I still sing, Mr. Seeger; anybody can.