Folk singer, activist Pete Seeger dead

American troubadour, folk music singer and activist Pete Seeger has died at a hospital in New York. He was 94.

Seeger’s grandson, Kitama Cahill-Jackson, says Seeger died on Monday night after being hospitalised for six days.

Seeger gained fame as a member of The Weavers, the quartet formed in 1948 and had hits such as Goodnight Irene. He later became known for classics such as Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) and Turn, Turn, Turn!. He also helped popularise the anthem We Shall Overcome.

He continued performing and recording for six decades afterward and was still an activist as recently as October 2011 when he marched in New York City as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests.

He was onstage in January 2009 for a gala Washington concert two days before Barack Obama was inaugurated.