Well, honey, if we're talking about who came first in terms of birth, then Stephen Foster takes the cake, born in 1826. But if we're talking about who hit the scene first with their music, then it's Pete Seeger who started performing before the others. So, technically, it depends on what kind of "came first" we're talking about here.
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No. Here is the family history. No relation.Seeger familyCharles Seeger (1886 - 1979), American musicologist, composer, and teacher;(i) Constance Edson Seeger, violinist; first wife of Charles; 3 children ::* Charles Seeger III, (1912-2002) astronomer John Seeger, (b. 1914), high school principal and co-founder of Camp Killooleet, a summer camp in VermontPete Seeger (b. 1919), one of the pre-eminent American folk and protest singers of the 20th century:::* Mika Seeger American ceramic artist; daughter of Pete ::::* Tao Rodríguez-Seeger (b. 1972), a contemporary American folk musician; son of Mika (ii) Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901 - 1953), a modernist composer and an American Folk Music specialist; second wife of Charles; 4 children ::* Mike Seeger (b. 1933), American folk musician and folklorist Peggy Seeger (b. 1935), American folk singer; wife of English folk singer Ewan MacColl and stepmother of singer Kirsty MacCollBarbara Seeger, appeared on Animal Songs for Children (1992) with Mike Seeger and othersPenny Seeger, married John CohenAlan Seeger (1888 - 1916), American poet; brother of CharlesElizabeth Seeger (1889 - 1973), teacher at Dalton School and author; sister of Charles and Alan
The song was adapted from a 1901 hymn as "We Will Overcome" when recorded by Joe Glazer in 1950, and the version "We Shall Overcome" (ascribed to Pete Seeger) by Laura Duncan & the Jewish Young Singers in 1952. Popular versions were recorded by Seeger and by Joan Baez (who sang it during the 'March on Washington' in 1963). It became identified in the US with the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950's and early 1960's, culminating in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The song was also invoked during an Appalachian mining protest and during the Velvet Revolution in Poland (1989) and in the apartheid struggles in South Africa.
Original answer:Hugh Masekela (1987)Pete Seeger (1966)Amended answer:I think Pete Seeger sang a tune with the title,"Bring em Home." Perhaps the question actually refers to the aria, Bring Him Home, from the musical, Les Miserables? If so, the song was first composed for the UK production, expressly for the voice of Irish tenor, Colm Wilkinson, who played the lead role of Valjean. Since then it has been sung in various productions by notable tenors including Alfie Boe, John Owen Jones and others. Many fans believe that Wilkinson renders the most emotional interpretation and appears to make the song his own. However, Alfie Boe's interpretation is also very powerful. The song has been covered by many other fine performers and features in musical productions around the globe. Worthy performances include those by Australian, Anthony Warlow and Iranian-Canadian singer, Ramin Karimloo. The song has also been selected by artists appearing on popular musical talent shows such as Britain's Got Talent, where Jamie Pugh performed an especially touching interpretation in 2009.
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Thomas Edison....Duhhh
Stephen Foster came first, as he was active in the mid-19th century, with his most notable works published in the 1840s and 1850s. Pete Seeger followed in the 20th century, becoming prominent in the 1940s and 1950s. Bob Dylan emerged in the early 1960s. Thomas Edison, while a contemporary of Dylan, was primarily known for his inventions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Hal Seeger's birth name is Harold Seeger.
Mike Seeger's birth name is Michael Seeger.
Peggy Seeger's birth name is Margaret Seeger.
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Benjamin Seeger's birth name is Benjamin Whitstock Seeger.
No Bob Seger and Pete Seeger are not related. They have different last names.
No Bob Seger and Pete Seeger are not related. They have different last names.