Pete Seeger covers Dylan’s “Forever Young” for Amnesty International
Written by admin on March 19, 2012 – 6:37 am -| Today sees the release of Pete Seeger’s cover of the Bob Dylan song “Forever Young” on digital single and music video. The song, which benefits Amnesty International, comes out on the 50th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut album.
“Forever Young” is supported by a grass roots movement that aims to make 92-year-old Pete Seeger the oldest musician to reach the music charts. The current record is held by 85-year-old Tony Bennett. Seeger has had chart success in the past as a member of the 1950s folk group the Weavers, and as an arranger or composer of hits in the 1960s, including “If I Had A Hammer”, “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”, “We Shall Overcome” and the Byrds’ chart topper “Turn! Turn! Turn!” |
 Pete Seeger in 2011 (Photo by Gus Philippas) |
Seeger is joined on “Forever Young” by the Rivertown Kids, who are a group of children aged 9-13. He has mentored the children since 2007 and won a Grammy with them last year for Best Childrens’ Album.
Pete Seeger and the Rivertown Kids (Photo by Gus Philippas)
“Forever Young” – Pete Seeger and the Rivertown Kids
The cover of “Forever Young” was conceived and co-produced by longtime Amnesty activist/producer Martin Lewis, and arranged and co-produced by Grammy-winning producer/composer Mark Hudson. The string quartet on the single was recorded by Grammy-winning Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick.
The story behind Pete Seeger’s “Forever Young”
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The song is available on single today but also features on the recent four-CD set “Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International”. Other artists featured on the album include Dylan himself, Johnny Cash, Sting, Adele, Patti Smtih, Mark Knopfler, Diana Krall, Lenny Kravitz, Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, Bryan Ferry, My Chemical Romance, Eric Burdon, Mick Hucknall, Jeff Beck, and many more. |
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