A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...
Harry Smith’s 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music is the most important music collection ever issued, introducing Americans in the 60s to Mystical Gods. In 1950 the long-playing album was ...
"American" music includes much more than the western classical music ... Cramer and Grace Cramer Small, pioneers, folk singers, folk song collectors. Includes tape recorded interview. Ballad operas ...
In it, Seeger comes off as a dust-covered relic of folk music history, an obstacle to Dylan ... He would go on to popularize many songs in the American Songbook: “On Top of Old Smoky ...
Country might appear to be the whitest of all music genres, but it has some surprising roots. How have these black roots been whitewashed from the history of American folk and country music?
Today’s roundup of musical history highlights ... what other notable figures in music have birthdays today? John Denver (1943–1997) – Iconic American folk singer-songwriter known for hits ...
For example there's English folk music, Scottish folk music, American folk music, Russian folk music and so on. Each type of folk music is very different and can teach us things about a particular ...
The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...