In the mid-sixties Pete Seeger had an educational TV show called Rainbow Quest. After being winning his appeal against contempt of Congress in 1962, Seeger wanted to get back to appearing on the public airwaves. The producers of the new show Hootenany claimed that they wanted Seeger, but that the sponsors and the general public wouldn't stand for it. Seeger finally decided to start his own show, Rainbow Quest. It began on UHF channel 47 in New York and had only been picked up by seven stations when Seeger began to run out of funds. During its brief run of 38 episodes in 1965-6, Pete talked and strummed with a wide variety of guests including Johnny cash and Ruth Carter. It's an interesting clip for those who liked Walk the Line.
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