Karen Dalton's voice and story still haunt the world of folk music today, and she is a figure that shouldn't be forgotten.

Peter Yarrow, whose Peter, Paul and Mary trio helped bridge folk music into the pop world ... While he made an undeniable impact on the music scene of the '60s, Yarrow was convicted in 1970 ...

While never as acclaimed as many contemporaries, Jade Warrior were at the vanguard of early 70s British progressive music. Steeped in the folk and psychedelic blues of the late 60s, they were also ...

and folk music, with artists experimenting with new sounds and powerful messages. From the Beatles to Bob Dylan, from Motown to unique rock, the ‘60s shaped the future of music in ways we still ...

Folk music became popular with youth in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. As alcohol-free third spaces, coffeehouses were key to that ...

Jesse Colin Young, the leader of the ‘60s group the ... that we announce music legend Jesse Colin Young, who left a unique mark on the intersecting worlds of folk, blues, jazz, country, and ...

Are you interested in listening to folk music but don't know where to start? Writer Dot Smith writes about their picks for the best songs to listen to to immerse ...

An older entry on our list of iconic psychedelic folk bands, The Incredible String Band took the concept of “psychedelic folk” literally. Their music can only be described as what you’d hear ...

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 ...

It has now been 60 years since the Grateful Dead formed. The US rock band first played at Ken Kesey’s “acid tests” in La Honda, California, in 1965. There, attendees would consume large doses of LSD ...

Join Slate pop critic Jack Hamilton for a bold re-examination of the music of the ’60s. Hamilton and his guests tease out the musical subtleties and historical origins of songs by Bob Dylan ...