Bela “Bealy” Lam and His Greene County Singers was comprised of Lam, with banjo; his wife Rosa (Meadows); their son Alva, on ...

Explore iconic ‘70s female singers who defined a decade. Discover their timeless music, unforgettable voices and lasting ...

Lead Belly is another important figure in the early stages of folk. You might recognize one of his trademark songs " Where Did You Sleep Last Night ." The song dates back to the 1800s, but was sung by ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) -- An alumna from UC Santa Cruz, Gillian Welch, was the recipient of the Best Folk Album award ...

Joan Baez and Bob Dylan had to make peace with their failed relationship in their own terms. This is how Baez did it.

Ritchie Valens' sister sends a message to songwriter Don McLean describing how she really felt about his folk-rock anthem "American Pie." ...

A few days ago was a perfect day to see a movie in a movie theater: steady rain falling, temperatures dipping into the 30s ...

Women folk singers are preserving one of Morocco's most cherished culturual traditions, a genre of folk singing known as aita ...

So much of the early indigenous music of the Americas was documented through the lens of Europeans, which makes tracing some music history more complicated.

He played keyboards with a host of rock luminaries, but perhaps his most memorable performance was as part of the band that ...

Ahead of Sunday’s 67th Grammys, here’s a ranked list of all 66 songs that have won record of the year since the Recording ...