Charles Seeger

Charles Seeger
Charles Seeger
Background information
Birth name	Charles Louis Seeger Jr.
Born	(1886-12-14)December 14, 1886 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	February 7, 1979(1979-02-07) (aged 92) Bridgewater, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Composer musician conductor musicologist

Charles Louis Seeger Jr. (December 14, 1886 – February 7, 1979) was an American musicologist, composer, teacher, and folklorist. He was the father of the American folk singers Pete Seeger (1919–2014), Peggy Seeger (b. 1935), and Mike Seeger (1933–2009); and brother of the World War I poet Alan Seeger (1888–1916) and children's author and educator Elizabeth Seeger (1889-1973).