Cyndi Lauper, Joy Division, George Michael and the White Stripes are also among the first-time nominees up for induction this year.
Category: Folk Music
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Joni Mitchell to Be Honored With Gershwin Prize and Tribute Concert
The award from the Library of Congress comes amid a wave of recognition for the singer-songwriter, who performed in public last year for the first time since a 2015 health scare.
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Ian Tyson, Revered Canadian Folk Singer, Dies at 89
A rancher for most of his life, he began his music career as half of the folk-era duo Ian and Sylvia and was also celebrated for his commitment to the culture of Canada’s ranch country.
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2022: The Songs of the Year
Let’s talk about tracks by Ice Spice, Cardi B, Ethel Cain and many more of the 70 picks on our critics’ lists.
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Best Songs of 2022
Seventy-two tracks that identify, grapple with or simply dance away from the anxieties of yet another uncertain year.
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Pablo Milanés, Troubadour of the Cuban Revolution, Dies at 79
His music blended traditional idioms with pop inflections and social themes, earning him comparisons with Bob Dylan.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie Broke Boundaries in Folk. A Documentary Tells Her Story.
She brought attention to Indigenous issues in her music, and was the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar. “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On” makes the case for her continued importance.
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Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83
She was part of a musical family of Scottish Travellers that furthered the nation’s folk revival and influenced its American counterpart.
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Lucy Simon, Singer and Broadway Composer, Dies at 82
She and her sister Carly Simon were a folk duo in the 1960s. Years later, she wrote the Tony-nominated music for “The Secret Garden.”
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Lenny Lipton, ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ Lyricist and 3-D Film Pioneer, Dies at 82
He used the royalties earned from the hit folk song to fund decades of research into stereoscopic projection.
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Mary McCaslin, Folk Singer Who Lamented the Lost Old West, Dies at 75
A songwriter in her own right, she was known for renditions of pop and rock songs, “Pinball Wizard” among them, that made them sound like mountain ballads.