“I learned by transcribing songs out of the Library of Congress collection in Washington where I was working. I got a job when I just turned twenty in 1939 and Alan [Lomax] needed some help. I listened to hundreds of records every week.” HelpingJobsSongRecordsWeekNeededTwentiesLibraryCongressCollectionsTranscribing Author:Pete Seeger
“The thing with me is I'd rather have my cult following than just have a huge song. I haven't had one album or one official single release, but I probably got 500 songs out in people's collection.” PeopleSongHavensHugeAlbumsFollowingReleaseOfficialsCollectionsCult Author:Richard Hilfiger