The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

We take a look at four musical superstars of the 1960s who helped launch the careers of other future stars in the industry.

The Canadian music legend tells Tom Power how a bad experience led him to his hit tune, Rock And Roll Song, and what it’s like touring the country as a 79-year-old.

Yet, there were quite a few of those annoying songs that did reach a wider audience, Six of them are as follows. Peter, Paul & Mary were one of the biggest names within the sixties folk revival ...

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 ...

Timothée Chalamet stars as Bob Dylan, who arrived in New York in the early 1960s and became a folk music star, in the biopic "A Complete Unknown." ...

But the violinist is known for… Folk legend Joan Baez reflects on a life in music and activism After six decades performing, folk legend Joan Baez is saying farewell to music with a tour this ...

The story of how a new generation of Japanese musicians found a voice through an unlikely blend of Western folk and Japanese lyricism.

Renowned singer Norma Waterson - matriarch of the "royal family of British folk music" - has died. Norma, brother Mike, sister Lal formed The Watersons in the 1960s, achieving critical acclaim for ...

Smartlap, which blends element of pop, chanson and folk music with sentimental lyrics about everyday life, became popular in the 1960s. “I saw the beauty in it,” Straat said, adding that it ...