Charlie King

Charlie King (born 1947) is an American folk singer and activist. Biography He was born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts and cites the folk music revival of the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War era as his musical influences. His songs have been recorded and sung by other performers such as Pete Seeger, Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert, John McCutcheon, Arlo Guthrie, Peggy Seeger, Chad Mitchell and Judy Small. Honors include an "Indie" award for one of the top three folk recordings of 1984. In May 1998 the War Resisters League gave their Peacemaker Award to Charlie and to Odetta. Pete Seeger nominated Charlie for the Sacco-Vanzetti Social Justice Award, which he received in November 1999.