Folk Revival
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Blonde Folk Revival
singer-songwriter with a
high-toned tenor somewhat
simialr to Joan Baez and
Joni Mitchell.
The Chad Mitchell Trio were
a bunch of letterman
sweater-wearin', crew
cut-sprotin, college
campus-hootin', Folk Revi...
Highwaymen caught the
tale end of the Folk Revival
scene. They played
acoustic instruments with
close vocal harmonies.
Getting their start in the
Cambridge coffeehouse
scene, the Jim Kweskin Jug
Band were popular in the
folk revival. Not an icon li...
She was the bright shining
star of the Political Folk
revival of the early 1960s,
interpreting classic folk
songs with Dylan. This leg...
When it comes to folk music
and women's music in the
twentieth century, Joni
Mitchell stands as the
preeminent trailblazer. Jo...
Collins' sweet soprano is as
much a part of the '60s as
the Beatles or Motown.
Dorm rooms reverberated
with her rich voice.
Relegated to undeserved
obscurity for years now,
Karen Dalton was a peer of
both Fred Neil and Bob
Dylan in the '60s. An unsu...
Odetta Gordon, the first
black political folk singer,
influenced many others to
pick up an instrument in
melodious protest. After f...
Known for his songwriting,
politics and five-string banjo
playing, Seeger has been a
key figure in folk music
since the '30s. Pete Seege...
Peter, Paul and Mary were
pleasant folk revivalists
whose lovely three-part
harmonies made for perfect
children's songs.
Many of their songs have an
Appalachian feel and
prominently feature
dulcimers, while other
tunes plug in for a Light R...
These folk revivalist were
cardigan-clad, clean-cut,
college-campus, one-hit
wonder squares who
scored with "Walk Right I...
His soulful Folk Revival and
Acoustic Blues songs will
leave you wondering, "Say,
is this guy really Caucasian?"
But he is.
This clan of singing Irish
emigres helped catalyze the
Greenwich Village folk
scene and became a very
popular singing group.
Chart-topping, buttondown
folk trio who are actually
hipper than you remember
and smart enough not to
hide their squareness. Th...
The New Christy Minstrels
were kind of like the
Mouseketeers for folkies.
Many crooners from the NY
folk scene started here.
Paxton has a low-key tenor
voice and six string skills.
He's always put his strong
social conscious up front in
his music.
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