the music traditions on which they drew were frequently African American as well as Anglo-American. Lead Belly is perhaps the best known name of the African Americans that helped define the genre, but ...

"American" music includes much more than the western classical music ... Cramer and Grace Cramer Small, pioneers, folk singers, folk song collectors. Includes tape recorded interview. Ballad operas ...

Plus, California songwriter Petracovich shares a monologue and new music inspired by her grief of losing a child. — The Great American Folk Show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger ...

As the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s, folk music gave voice to a new generation longing for equality and justice. "We Shall Overcome" is particularly well-known as a civil rights ...

The pair won the best folk album Grammy for their August ... been credited as one of the most prominent duos keeping American folk music alive. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

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.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third ... Top 10 hits as they helped lead an American renaissance in folk music. They performed “Blowin’ in the ...