To say that Joe Hickerson left his mark on folk music history would be an understatement. In fact, Hickerson is the reason that so much of what is known about folk music exists at all. When he died on ...

Forgotten '70s Folk Genius Quietly Returns With New 42-Track Drop originally appeared on Parade. Over 50 years following his tragic death, folk icon Nick Drake has shed a little bit of light onto his ...

For some artists, time can't dull their true talent, and that's especially true for "underrated" folk singer and songwriter Al Stewart. The '70s wunderkind announced that 2025 would mark his farewell ...

The right ’70s song does more than trigger nostalgia, it feels like it could drop into a 2025 playlist without missing a beat. These ten tracks still sound fresh in your earbuds, in a vintage Camaro’s ...

Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...

Folk songs are meant to be passed on. Though folk is more or less considered a sub-genre under country these days, it started its life as a way to relay stories, customs, and oral histories. It was a ...

Scottish singer-songwriter Joe Egan, the creative partner of Gerry Rafferty and one of the two band members of folk-rock band Stealers Wheel, died Saturday. He was 77. No cause of death was revealed, ...

It's a portrait of the '70s folk-rock star, and of the song of his — with lyrics by his wife — that still casts a spell. Yet the film’s title throws down a bit of a gauntlet. Was Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s ...