Pete Seeger dies; folk singer and activist was 94

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

Seeger died Monday night after being hospitalized for six days, said his grandson, Kitama Cahill-Jackson.

Seeger gained fame as a member of the Weavers, the quartet formed in 1948 that had hits such as “Goodnight, Irene.”

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.