Unlike the most famous 1960s folk singers, these three didn't come from the epicenter of it all—Greenwich Village in New York ...

Folk rock dominated the pop charts in the mid-1960s. These four massive hits put their definitive stamp on the genre.

Peter Yarrow, a major figure of the Sixties folk revival with Peter, Paul and Mary who was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl and later received a presidential pardon, died today, The New York ...

Bob Dylan admitted copying Dave Van Ronk 'phrase for phrase.' But what happened next was 'very, very annoying' to the folk ...

On September 19, 1981, a beloved '60s folk-rock duo reunited for what would become a legendary concert 11 years after their bitter split. One-half of the pair hoped it would help take the focus off ...

Peter Yarrow, whose Peter, Paul and Mary trio helped bridge folk music into the pop world with such hit songs as "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "If I Had a Hammer," has died at 86. He had bladder cancer, ...

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 ...

American folk music staples from the 1960s --Tom Paxton, The Highwaymen and The Limeliters -- come together Sunday afternoon for a Folk Reunion concert at Governors State University's Center for ...

In its ‘60s heyday, Newport Folk Festival became the crucible where tradition collided with an emergent generation’s fervent, socially activated spirit to forge a new musical counterculture. This ...

Paul Simon Always Felt He Came in 'Second' to This '60s Folk Hero originally appeared on Parade. The music industry of the 1960s was constantly evolving, and Paul Simon was keenly aware of its ...