Some folk lyrics from back in the day were good, others were inspiring, and some were absolutely iconic in their influence.

On 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song would go on to become one of the most influential and iconic folk ...

Well, we got you! Here below, we wanted to highlight three songs from back in the day that just might induce a laugh from you ...

In an uncertain time, folk musician Jesse Welles – a four-time Grammy Award-nominee from Ozark, Arkansas – is reinvigorating ...

Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the ...

July 25, 1965, when Bob Dylan picked up an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival and the crowd responded with boos.

Previously issued as American Folk Songs for Children F 7601 (1953); SFW 45020 (1990) and American Game and Activity Songs for Children F7674 (1962); SFW 45025 (1990). Lyrics (23 p.) inserted in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music – songs of the Great Depression, the civil rights era, and the ...