Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had been friends since elementary school and rose to fame in the 1960s as one of the ...

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel comprised one of the biggest folk-rock bands of the 1960s. According to Billboard, as singers ...

Greenwich Village in the 1960s was home to a counterculture folk music scene that produced legendary artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. A network of cafes and bars that ...

The purpose of folk music has always been rooted in the tradition of social, political, and emotional exploration. While many genres of music aim to detach listeners from reality, folk music does the ...

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 ...

At 84, a folk music trailblazer connected to Bob Dylan and Paul Simon may be on the cusp of a historic career milestone.

Even if you don’t recognize her name, you’ve probably heard the works of the incomparable Karen Dalton. She was an important figure in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s, and she is ...

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 ...

“Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “If I Had a Hammer” are among the popular ‘60s folk songs Noel Paul Stookey will perform in Rancho Bernardo on Feb. 23. Stookey — Paul of the singing ...

“Our music is very much rooted in the music of the ’60s and ’70s,” said Rich Price. “Our touchstones are the Beatles; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Simon and Garfunkel; James Taylor; Joni Mitchell; and Bob ...