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Related: About this forumPete Seeger's final recording. Live.
Recorded while sailing the Hudson River.
The song's inspiration was the Gulf oil spill.
The record producer's name is Richard Barone.
http://richardbarone.com/Home.html
>"Hello Richard. I've been thinking, and I want to record this on the boat."
>"The boat?"
>"The Clearwater."
>"Pause. In the seconds before I replied, all the reasons why this would be a challenge came flashing before me:
the wind, the noise of the rigging, the waves, the lack of electricity, the uncontrolled ambience. But I also thought about why it was the perfect place to record: The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is the most striking symbol of environmental grassroots action we could hope for, and exactly what Petes song was about.
Pete, of course. Great idea.
But Richard, can we do it, he asked, while sailing?
Pete, we can do anything, I blurted."<
>"As November of 2012 neared, we were finally given clearance to release Gods Counting on Me, Gods Counting on You.
Talking with Pete, we chose Election Day, November 6, 2012, to release the single on iTunes and YouTube.
It truly was a release for us, and a thrill to finally share the track with the world; although, by that time, the oil spill was no longer a topic in the news cycle. Regardless, the message resonated with Election Day, and hearing Petes wise voice on a new
recording was comforting to his fans. Nearly 100,000 have watched it on YouTube.
We stayed in touch and saw Pete perform a few more times, including at his beloved Clearwater Festival.
Sadly, in the summer of 2013, Toshi passed away. Petes health was also soon in decline and a little more than six
months after her passing, he was gone. But what is really remarkable is that immortality does really exist. The
lifetime of songs that Pete wrote and sang, and the very inspiration he gave to so many to sing out, really does
live on in open hearts and minds. What makes the songs immortal is not just the message but the thoughtful
crafting of his words and music. What makes the man immortal is that, lets face it, he was a saint."<
Sorry I can't link to this as it's from my subscription to a magazine called TapeOp.
There's this --> http://www.clearwater.org/
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Pete Seeger's final recording. Live. (Original Post)
OxQQme
May 2016
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kcjohn1
(751 posts)1. My fav Seeger song
Happy Bernie won Harlan County 63 to 26.
OxQQme
(2,550 posts)2. Yup. Awesome song, given present day skullduggery n/t
OxQQme
(2,550 posts)3. More from the Clearwater
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Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)4. That was so cool
I love it