Charles Seeger

Charles Seeger
Seeger in 1950
Born
Charles Louis Seeger Jr.

(1886-12-14)December 14, 1886
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedFebruary 7, 1979(1979-02-07) (aged 92)
Resting placeSpringfield Cemetery
Occupations
Years active1908–1971
Spouses
Constance de Clyver Edson
(div. 1927)
(m. 1937; died 1953)
Children
FatherCharles Louis Seeger Sr.
Relatives

Charles Louis Seeger Jr. (December 14, 1886 – February 7, 1979) was an American musicologist, composer, teacher, and folklorist. He was the husband of the composer Ruth Crawford Seeger, father of the American folk singers Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger, and Mike Seeger; and brother of the World War I poet Alan Seeger and children's author and educator Elizabeth Seeger.