During the Red Scare of the 1950s, Seeger’s political views caught ... and passionate advocate for the preservation of American folk music. His renditions of classics like “Goodnight Irene ...

Hyde Park was the epicenter for folk music culture by the late 1950s, and it’s where many of the musicians Dylan first played with honed their craft. Paramount to folk music in Chicago was the ...

In the 1950s, she started appearing on children's ... The two helped bring more diversity to the Old Town School of Folk ...

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Shaped by Sound features Alice Gerrard Thursday night on PBS North Carolina. Asheville bluegrass artists will be spotlighted on upcoming episodes of Shaped by Sound, a new original music performance ...

There were three main musical styles that influenced reggae. This style of Jamaican folk music was popular in the 1950s. Like calypso it is strophic in form and has light-hearted lyrics ...

British pop music emerged in the 1950s. It was a style of music which ... It was a British take on American jazz, blues and folk music. One of the most famous skiffle artists was Lonnie Donegan.