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Everybody knows Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Joni Mitchell. But what about other folk musicians who inspired a new generation of ...
The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries ...
The moment took place on Saturday (April 12) at the political rally hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria ...
An estimated 36,000 people turned out for ”Berniechella,” and afterwards Sanders also made his way to the actual Coachella to ...
Everyone may have been dying to meet The Beatles in 1964, but Joan Baez can attest to the fact that the experience was a surreal one.
Bonnie Raitt became Guitar Player's first female cover star. "I hate to be called a blues singer or a folkie," she said.
You can listen to the tracks on our Spotify playlist, here. “Saigon Bride,” Joan Baez (1967) Based on a poem sent to Joan Baez by Nina Duschek, “Saigon Bride” is emblematic of ’60s folk ...
On Saturday, April 12, artists aligned in support of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s multi-city freedom-rousing tour, Fight the Oligarchy, ...
Baez took the stage just before 1 p.m., opening with the folk song “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around,” with the crowd erupting into cheers as she sang updated lyrics saying ...
The end of the Vietnam War marked a key moment for protest music, which had grown throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Artists ...