The Emmy-winning broadcaster and Grammy-nominated musician would have turned 86 next month. The University of Washington alumnus was raised in Madison Park.
The voice of an iconic 1960s folk-rock song is dead at age 83. Jesse Colin Young, the leader of the ‘60s group the Youngbloods, died Sunday at his home in Aiken, South Carolina, according to a press ...
The times may still be achangin', but the '60s live on in folk singer Peter Yarrow, who brought a gentle message of love, tolerance and respect to Billings audiences Wednesday. First, at the Alberta ...
When we think of the folk revival scene of the 1960s, we often look to Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, and even Woody Guthrie’s storied career. However, there were incredible female folk singers who ...
Paul Simon Always Felt He Came in 'Second' to This '60s Folk Hero originally appeared on Parade. The music industry of the 1960s was constantly evolving, and Paul Simon was keenly aware of its ...
Senior staff writer Alaina Babb argues that folk music is far from dead, continuing to shape political discourse and movements across generations ...
Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and several other notable folk singers brought a breath of fresh air to the genre in the 60s and 70s. However, as everything does, the sound and the stories born out of the ...
For a spell in the late 1960s, the Queen City Balladeers went by the name 'The Wise Owl.' In the summer of 1963, rock 'n' roll was in. The Rolling Stones had played their first show that previous July ...
The Limeliters in 1960: Alex Hassilev, left, Lou Gottlieb and Glenn Yarbrough. (GAB Archive / Redferns / Getty Images) Alex Hassilev, the singing, songwriting, guitar and banjo virtuoso who was the ...