Pete Seeger was an icon of American folk music so it's not surprising that he had his own TV show. Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest ran during 1965 and 1966 and featured Seger with a cavalcade of folk music stars: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, June Carter and Johnny Cash, to name just a few, as well as Pete himself on banjo and guitar. You can view all 39 episodes on YouTube.
The shows were copied from the original broadcast masters so the quality (both audio and video) is quite good for the period. They're recorded in mono and the video is black-and-white, but you can't have everything, and the performances are excellent.
I've only sampled a few of the shows so far, but this one, featuring Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee is my favourite.
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