Folk and folk rock blew up in the 1970s. It was a great era for a number of different musicians and bands. Unfortunately, many of those talented folk artists have since broken up or passed away.

This brother-and-brother duo may have been from the Bronx, but their involvement in the Greenwich Village folk music movement led to this incredible folk album. Double-Back was released in 1971 and ...

They ruled radio, sold millions, and filled arenas – yet history quietly moved on without them. Welcome to the world of the ...

Even though most would argue that folk music really had its heyday in the 1960s, the 1970s also brought a seriously compelling slate of folksy tunes. Especially early in the decade, releases from ...

During the 1970s, various musical genres and styles converged in the mainstream — for better or worse. And during the decade, there were certainly special musical moments that either flew under the ...

There were many acts from the decade that have become legendary, but unfortunately, not every band from the 1970s is remembered as much as they deserve to be. Often, this stems from them not having ...

Tom Shipley of the 1960s and 1970s folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley has died at the age of 84, reports the New York Times. Shipley's death on August 24 was confirmed by his son, Marc, to the paper, ...

From heavy metal’s birth to the Beatles’ final bow, discover 21 essential albums that defined rock’s gritty, hungover ...

Well before acts like Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Bedouine, and more readily brought folk sounds to the indie sphere, a swath of women singer-songwriters did their part to ...