Pete Seeger on Moses Asch [Interview Video]
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Channel: Smithsonian Folkways · 2014 · Music
Pete Seeger recorded many albums for Moses Asch, the originator of Folkways Recordings (now, Smithsonian Folkways). In 2006, Seeger related a tale that begins with the first singer Asch ever recorded and ends with Albert Einstein, then Seeger reveals Asch's creative business model. A Tribute to Pete Seeger: https://folkways.si.edu/peteseeger Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings Twitter: https://twitter.com/Folkways Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithsonianfolkways The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
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