American Songwriter

3 of the Greatest 1960s Folk Musicians to Not Come From the Greenwich Village Folk Scene

Unlike the most famous 1960s folk singers, these three didn't come from the epicenter of it all—Greenwich Village in New York ...
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Music, Displacement and Resilience: Lessons from an Armenian-Navajo Cultural Exchange

How music diplomacy transcends borders and helps displaced communities reclaim dignity ...

The Chicago Immigrant Orchestra is defiant in the wake of recent raids

We either act defiant and strong and make our voices heard, or we go into hiding. And we’re not going to go hide.” ...
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On This Day in 2008, the World Lost the Queen of American Folk Music, Responsible for Influencing Your 1960s Favorites

Before there was Bob Dylan, the folk revival icon, there was Odetta. Before there was Janis Joplin, the wailing blues singer, there was Odetta. The woman whom Martin Luther King Jr. called the “Queen ...