The 1960s was the pinnacle decade for folk music. So many big names in the genre launched their careers during this decade, and the albums they released are still deeply loved and respected today.

If John Oates understands anything, it’s the raw fundamentals of songwriting. After famously linking up with his writing partner Daryl Hall, Oates came through with hit after hit after hit. Now, he’s ...

Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Pete Seeger, Donovan, and Judy Collins—Those are the names from the 1960s folk music scene most often remembered. If you are a ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil ...

Member of ’60s Folk-Rock Band Spotted in Rare L.A. Outing originally appeared on Parade. The last surviving member of the Mamas & the Papas, Michelle Phillips, just made a rare appearance in the ...

Singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow, from the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, performs April 28, 2016 at the Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. LOS ANGELES — ...

The trio’s witty, urbane arrangements made it one of the top acts of the early-1960s folk music revival. His gift for languages helped. By Clay Risen Alex Hassilev, a multilingual, multitalented ...

Simon & Garfunkel are one of the few successful music duos of the 20th century that have truly left a lasting mark on music. Their incredibly distinctive sound (no, not of silence) is made up of ...

Those were the days but they don’t have to stay in the past. Legendary 1960s folk trio the Limeliters will open the Bakersfield Community Concert Association’s new season. For more than 60 years, the ...

Sandy and Michael Bashaw met at the Lemon Tree Cinema Cafe on Wayne Avenue in Dayton. It was the 1960s, and the coffeehouse and its neighbor, the Art Theater, started by Antioch grad Clark Crites, ...