Greek bard, Provencal troubadour or Negro blues man, the folk singer has always played the role of a romantic wanderer. Fashioning his songs from real or imagined experiences along the way, he has ...

Stevie Nicks, Woodie Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and John Denver are just a few genre-bending voices who were well-known in folk music. That being said, there are quite a few singers, both young ...

Mexican American folk singer Selines signed to Interscope and released her second studio album, "(Nostalgia)," in May. She ...

Linda Ronstadt was a promising young singer with an awe-inspiring vocal range and two hit singles to her credit — “Different Drum” a 1967 single credited to the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt, ...

The American folk music revival, which really began in the 40s in New York City, exposed us to some of the greatest voices of the last generation. It was during the 60s, especially though, that a ...

Here’s 40 of the most influential black female singers of the 1960s and 1970s. In 2008, Rolling Stone put together a list of the “100 greatest singers of all time.” The lineup was mighty. At the 100th ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Teejan Bai, who originally hailed from the Durg district, brought Chattisgarh's traditional storytelling art to global ...