Harry Smith’s 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music is the most important music collection ever issued, introducing Americans in the 60s to Mystical Gods. In 1950 the long-playing album was ...

These folk rock anthems of the 1960s are just a few memorable, historically relevant works to come out of one of the best ...

The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

Some musicians opt for their music to be deeply referential–referential to things like books, movies, and, at times, music ...

The American folk music legend died Monday at age 94 of natural causes. His wife of 70 years, Toshi, died last year. As with all influential musicians and songwriters, Seeger's music will live on.

During the early '20s, Bentley Ball gave recitals of Appalachian ballads, Cowboy songs and Native American material to fascinated urban audiences. In 1920 he made the first recordings of such folk ...

Bob Dylan this, Bob Dylan that. There’s been a lot of talk about Bob Dylan lately. With the 2024 release — and phenomenal box office success — of A Complete Unknown starring Timothee Chalamet, the ...

Episode 2 takes the story of American folk music from the 1930s through the 1950s. The list below includes songs especially filmed for the documentary and commercially available recorded music.

"American" music includes much more than the western ... extensive research materials on the Yale Song Book. Song lists and notebooks from Carrie M. Cramer and Grace Cramer Small, pioneers, folk ...

There's is a wealth of music featured in the Folk America series. The list below includes songs especially filmed for the documentary and commercially available recorded music.

Joan Baez is a folk singer known for her political activism as well as her interpretations of songs by popular artists across all genres. While she is classically folk in origin Joan has wide ...

The roots of American folk music have been described as a trinity where Pete Seeger is the father, Bob Dylan is the son, and Gibson is the Holy Ghost. Gibson rose to nearly mythic fame then fell ...