Voice Clips

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The "Voice Clips" below are about the song: " Where Have All The Flowers Gone." The first verses were written by Pete Seeger, the last two by Joe Hickerson.   It was sung at a Boston coffee house by Peter, Paul & Mary and first recorded by The Kingston Trio.

Archival Note: It took Folk Music Archives three years to interview, edit and produce the interviews. These four segments are from seven hours of archival programs.

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Pete Seeger talking about Where Have All The Flowers Gone.
and how he got the idea to write the first few verses
while on a plane to Oberlin College in 1955.

Pete Seeger talking about the two verses Joe Hickerson added to
Where Have All The Flowers Gone and sings the last verse.

Joe Hickerson talking about Where Have All The Flowers Gone,
The Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul & Mary
 and he sings some verses.

John Stewart and Nick Reynolds of The Kingston Trio
talk about learning Where Have All The Flowers Gone
from Peter, Paul & Mary in Boston and recording it first.

Interview Locations: Pete Seeger: His cabin home, Beacon, New York.
Joe Hickerson: Library of Congress American Folklife Center, Washington, D.C.
Kingston Trio: San Antonio, Texas and New York City.

You are able to hear personal stories on
Where Have All The Flower Gone, Tom Dooley, Stewball, McCarthy Blacklisting, Bob Dylan "Plugged-In" at the Newport Folk Festival, Paul Robeson, Oscar Brand, Odetta, The Smothers Brothers, Jean Ritchie, Tom Paxton, Tom Rush, Dave Van Ronk, Josh White, Jr. and many other interview segments.

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