The folk-song collector, whose protest tunes got him blacklisted in the 1950s, died of natural causes in New York on Monday. By Debbie Emery Pete Seeger - H 2014 Seeger’s long and prolific career ...

These three female folk artists changed the genre in very important ways, and their stories couldn't be more different than one another.

Her death was confirmed by her partner Donna Korones, The New York Times reports. Gilbert was born in Brooklyn in 1926 and formed The Weavers with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman in 1947. The ...

In this lesson, we are exploring the guitar style of one of the most celebrated ‘protest singers’ of America in the 1960s and beyond. A legend of the folk genre, Joan Baez was born in New York in 1941 ...

It’s 1979 and Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover” is playing on the radio and through your brand new Sony Walkman. The Minneapolis-native and “High Priest of Pop” brought the nation’s focus to the city ...

He began his career during the 1950s folk revival and continued to record — and helped orchestrate “We Are the World” — while pursing his many other artistic and political interests. By Jon Pareles ...

George Wein, who set the standard for what outdoor music gatherings would become with his leadership of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals from the 1950s into the 21st century, died Monday at his ...

The group was hugely popular before its left-wing activities were targeted by anti-Communists during the McCarthy era. By The Associated Press Singer Ronnie Gilbert, a member of the influential 1950s ...