Pete Seeger—who passed away yesterday at the age of 94—has long been credited with the dissemination of “We Shall Overcome,” but he was always quick to cite his sources. The concert would later be described by Ed Vulliamy of The Observer as "a launch event for the entwining of the music and politics of the 1960s". Complete your Pete Seeger collection. We Shall Overcome is a 1963 album by Pete Seeger.It was recorded live at his concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on June 8, 1963, and was released by Columbia Records.. Seeger heard the song in 1947 from folklorist Zilphia Horton , music director at Tennessee’s Highlander Folk Center who, Seeger said, “had a beautiful alto voice and sang it with no rhythm.” The song is most commonly attributed as being lyrically descended from "I'll Overcome Some Day", a hymn by Charles Albert Tindley that was first published in 1900.. "We Shall Overcome" is a gospel song which became a protest song and a key anthem of the civil rights movement. Pete Seeger (May 3, 1919 - January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer, political activist … Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Pete Seeger - We Shall Overcome at Discogs. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1965 Vinyl release of We Shall Overcome on Discogs.