60 years, wherever there was a struggle for social and economic justice, odds are you would find pete seager and his banjo cajoling ing crowds to sing along. from the civil rights movement to vietnam protests to occupy new york to recent campaigns on climate change, he seemed to be everywhere. he maintained a contagious optimism that should give all of us hope who continue to struggle. i would like to play a brief clip of 2012 interview where he explains his hope for the future. [music] >> hundreds of millions of people around the world realize they have to start working in their own neighborhood to make things better and be wary of change and progress. >> thank you colleagues. >> supervisor breed. >> thank you. i have a few items today. i'm going to start with a in me city hall. she passed away on january 6, 2014 at the age of 91 after a short illness. mrs. griffin married herman griffin on january 21, 1999 shortly after the supreme minority races to marry whites. it was a first state court decision to invalidate a nation law on the basis law on the rendered 19 years before the supreme cour

pete seager passed away at the age of 94.ne, he was blacklisted during the mccarthy era before becoming a leading figure in the movements of the 60s and beyond. he wrote from "where have all the flowers gone" to one of my favorites "turn, turn, turn." >> you can do it and you will do it soon. i know. ♪ >> in 2011 at the age of 92, he joined the occupy wall street movement for a rendition of "we shall overcome." former new york city deputy mayor looks at his influence on modern musicians including springsteen. it was as if the only anti-dote was emerging in the deepest vein of american folk traditions. joining me now is the music columnist from the "daily beast." i've long awaited the segment where we can just talk about music and the day as finally arrived. >> i'm not leaving. >> good. playing that old feature gets me choked up. it's a powerful song. i think for my parents that song had so much meaning. i look at that tape and on one level i'm moved and on another level i'm dismayed about where we are now in terms of the inte