In 1969, Tony Saletan was the first musical guest to appear on Sesame Street.
16 Facts About Tony Saletan
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Tony Saletan became involved in folk dancing and calling of contra dances.
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Tony Saletan frequently taught at Pinewoods Dance Camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Later in life, Tony Saletan moved with his second wife to Tacoma, Washington and raised another daughter.
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Tony Saletan spent the summer of 1953 at Buck's Rock Work Camp leading the campers in regular folk song sessions.
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In 1954, Tony Saletan was preparing to work as folksong leader at the Shaker Village Work Camp.
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Tony Saletan searched the Widener Library of Harvard University for material to teach the villagers that summer.
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Tony Saletan volunteered, borrowed Seeger's banjo, and sang "Michael Row the Boat Ashore," as he had recently reconstructed it.
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Tony Saletan shared a 1958 copyright in his adaptation with the members of the Weavers.
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Joe Hickerson, co-founder of the Folksmiths, credits Tony Saletan for introducing him to the song "Kumbaya" in 1957.
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Tony Saletan was the first person to appear on WGBH, Channel 2, when Boston's public educational television station made its on-air debut on May 2,1955.
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Tony Saletan sang the theme song for Come and See, a program aimed at preschoolers.
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None of Tony Saletan's recordings include either "Michael" or "Kumbaya," but he can be heard singing and discussing both during a 2017 podcast interview.
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On December 16,1969, Tony Saletan made a guest appearance during the first season of Sesame Street, the iconic children's television program.
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Tony Saletan concludes the show with Guthrie's "Gonna Take Everybody ".
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The first album to emerge from the WIT shows, Song Bag with Tony Saletan, likewise had an associated teacher's guide and songbook.