Sounds of Summer; 15; Pete Seeger on the Hudson

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Series
Sounds of Summer
Episode Number
15
Episode
Pete Seeger on the Hudson
Producing Organization
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-r785h7cx72
NOLA Code
SDSS
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Description
Episode Description
NET cameras were on hand on August 8, 1969 for the welcoming celebrations at the Lighthouse Pier when the replica sloop Clearwater arrived at Nyack, N.Y. This was be her first official Hudson River stop on a summer-long crusade against pollution. NET then covered the concert of sea chanties, anti-pollution, and folk songs given that evening in Nyacks Memorial Park overlooking the Hudson, by folk singer Pete Seeger and the Hudson River Sloop Singers, who are the Clearwaters musical spokesmen. The Hudson River Sloop Singers are Allan Aunapu , Jimmy Collier, Jonathan Eberhart, Louis Killen, Don McLean, Michael Rivers, Fred Starner , Andy Wallace, Craig Brooks, Lee Chatterman, Wendy Smith, and Mike Kellin. The NET episode also featured the following days activities: a childrens Sturgeon parade down the main street of the town, with children carrying a huge paper Hudson River sturgeon, similar to a Chinese paper dragon. That afternoon there was a special childrens matinee and an informal jam session with local folk musicians and members of the New York Folk Music Society. The episode includes selections from the following lineup performed by Peter Seeger and the Hudson River Sloop Singers at their Nyack concert. 1. Bye, Bye, My Rosieann performed by Pete Seeger and Hudson River Sloop Singer. 2. Sailing Down My Dirty Stream; Abiyoyo performed by Pete Seeger. 3. Row Bullies Row; two horn pipes; The Flowers of the Forest performed by Lou Killen. 4. Why oh, Why oh, You Cant Cross the Water; Run Come See Jerusalem performed by Allen Aunabu. 5. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carol; He was a Friend of Mine performed by Craig Brooks of Nyack. 6. Parody on Deck the Halls; See Rock City; Chicken on a Raft; San Francisco Bay Blues performed by Andy Wallace, Mike Rivers, and Richard Eberhart of the Washington DC Folklore Society. 7. This Little Light of Mine performed by Pete Seeger. 8. You Grace the Day and Metallic Flowers performed by Naomi Holtzman of Nyack. 9. Dig My Grave and On My Way to the Freedom Land performed by Fred Starner. 10. Castles in the Air and a poke-fun-at-todays institutions song performed by Don McLean. 11. Takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Song performed by Pete Seeger. Sounds of Summer Pete Seeger on the Hudson is an NET production, made possible by a grant from the Ford Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Running time: 120 minutes. Hudson River Pollution film by Will MacDonald. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
This Sunday evening series presents summer festival programs of classical and folk music, opera, jazz, and the dance from across the United States and from Europe, host by Steve Allen. The 18 episodes that comprise the series were originally recorded in color on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1969-09-07
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Performance
Topics
Music
Rights
Copyright 1969 National Educational Television and Radio Center
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Assistant Camera Operator: Ipcar, Robert
Associate Director: Sylvester, Jim
Associate Producer: Chessid, Kay
Associate Producer: Michelson, Enid
Associate Producer: Brooks, Michael
Camera Operator: Hoffman, David
Coordinating Producer: Foshko, Robert
Director: Perine, Parke
Director: Diamond, Kenneth
Editor: Baird, Gordon
Executive Producer: Gilbert, Craig
Historical Adviser: MacDonald, Will
Host: Allen, Steve
Lighting Director: Millman, Al
Music Supervisor: Adams, John
Performer: Seeger, Pete
Performer: McLean, Don
Performer: Killen, Louis
Performer: Rivers, Michael
Performer: Wallace, Andy
Performer: Eberhart, Jonathan
Performer: Smith, Wendy
Performer: Aunapu, Allan
Performer: Brooks, Craig
Performer: Holtzman, Naomi
Performer: Starner, Fred
Performer: Collier, Jimmy
Performer: Chatterman, Lee
Performer: Kellin, Mike
Performing Group: Hudson River Sloop Singers
Producer: Loundsberry, Dan
Producing Organization: National Educational Television and Radio Center
Production Assistant: Neuwald, Ruth
Production Manager: Skog, Alan
Researcher: Hilmer, Lucy
Set Designer: Stiles, Doug
Sound: Schoonmaker, Ed
Sound: Rosen, Robert
Supervising Engineer: Cudlipp, Jerry
Supervising Engineer: Albaum, Malcolm
Supervising Engineer: Grennier, Wayne
Supervisory Producer: Sameth, Jack
Supervisory Producer: Loundsberry, Dan
Technical Director: Kemp, Loren
Technical Director: Ward, Dick
Video: Burris, Pete
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1847059-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape: Quad
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1847059-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1847059-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1847059-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1847059-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1847059-6 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1847059-7 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1847059-8 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
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Citations
Chicago: “Sounds of Summer; 15; Pete Seeger on the Hudson,” 1969-09-07, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 29, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-r785h7cx72.
MLA: “Sounds of Summer; 15; Pete Seeger on the Hudson.” 1969-09-07. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 29, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-r785h7cx72>.
APA: Sounds of Summer; 15; Pete Seeger on the Hudson. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-r785h7cx72