The end of the Vietnam War, 50 years ago, also helped wind down an extraordinary era of protest music.

Step back in time and immerse yourself in the soulful melodies and poetic lyrics of the 1960s & 70s folk era. This music event celebrates the golden age of folk music, where stories were woven into ...

"Sinking Ship" - Wild Child (2018) When I first saw the cover of “Sinking Ship,” my mind immediately went to folk music of the ‘60s and ‘70s. When I first heard the song, that idea was ...

Friends, family, and the music community deeply mourn his loss.” Born in 1941, around the same time as some of the future giants of the '60s folk boom ... By the late '70s, though, his ...

Having helped birth soul music in the 60s, Motown helped it mature in the 70s, creating classic albums and asking some of the biggest questions of the era. Motown was acquiring the valuable patina ...

“It’s from a folk club in Dallas called The Rubaiyat ... “The Rubaiyat was ground zero for Texas music. All those ’70s songwriters, Jerry Jeff and all those guys, they all got their ...

“I kind of feel like I never grew up,” Geslison said. Students play both centuries old tunes and contemporary folk music. This includes bluegrass, Texas swing, melodies from the British Isles ...

It is unquestionably one of the greatest blues albums ever made, including as it does one of the most evocative blues songs recorded during the modern era. Muddy Waters’s The Folk Singer is a ...

Hurley was 83. For over 60 years, Hurley wrote and recorded original songs that parse through bluegrass, freak-folk, and blues with an ear for eccentric ideas and stripped-back moments.

Credit: courtesy of Evanston Folk Festival The lineup features renowned bands and musicians spanning genres of folk, country and Americana. SPACE Director of Music Jake Samuels shared his excitement ...

Keep reading to take a look back at the stunning women who graced the front pages of fashion magazines in the ’60s and ’70s. The British beauty Jean Shrimpton was one of the original supermodels, with ...