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 ...

Simon & Garfunkel were arguably just as popular as Dylan but ... of Simon & Garfunkel and the world of folk music’s biggest hits. Unlike the last two artists, Gordon Lightfoot’s No. 1 track ...

The visual element of television allowed audiences to connect with artists on a personal level, further cementing folk music’s place in popular culture. The 1980s witnessed a revival of acoustic ...

The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86.

Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group ... in folk music. They performed “Blowin’ in the Wind” at the 1963 March on Washington at which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

Canadians have a long history of leading the way in folk music: from the success of artists such as Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Willie Dunn during the folk revival in the '60s, to bands ...

Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group ... in folk music. They performed “Blowin’ in the Wind” at the 1963 March on Washington at which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous ...