Seeger

Seeger

Seeger is the surname of various people, including an extended musical family:

* Alan Seeger (1888 – 1916), American poet; brother of Charles
* Charles Seeger (1886 - 1979), musicologist, composer, and teacher; husband of Ruth
* Mike Seeger (b. 1933), American folk musician and folklorist; son of Charles and Ruth
* Peggy Seeger (b. 1935), American folk singer; daughter of Charles and Ruth; also wife of Ewan MacColl and stepmother of Kirsty MacColl
* Pete Seeger (b. 1919), one of the pre-eminent American folk and protest singers of the 20th century; son of Charles
* Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901 - 1953), a modernist composer and an American folk music specialist; wife of Charles
* Tao Rodríguez-Seeger (b. 1972), a contemporary American folk musician; grandson of Pete

Outside the family,
* Al Seeger (b. 1980), a boxer from the United States
* Daniel Seeger (b. c. 1934), defendant in a case on conscription of pacifists
* Hal Seeger (1917 - 2005), an animated cartoon producer and director
* Louis Seeger (1798 - 1865), a German equestrian
* Melanie Seeger (b. 1977), a German race walker.

"Seeger" may also reference either of two legal cases involving the individuals above:
* United States v. Seeger, regarding Daniel Seeger's conscription
* Seeger v. United States, regarding Pete Seeger's refusal to testify in front of HUAC

Other uses:
* Seeger Memorial Junior-Senior High School in West Lebanon, Indiana


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