Hear 10 tracks from a long, winding career.
Category: Folk Music
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Marianne Faithfull Made an Art of Upending Expectations
The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.
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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
Listnen to new music from Japanese Breakfast, Central Cee and Lucy Dacus.
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Timothée Chalamet Dug Deep for Bob Dylan Songs on ‘S.N.L.’
“Outlaw Blues,” “Three Angels” and “Tomorrow Is a Long Time” were personal favorites from Dylan’s monumental catalog.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, 38 Key Musical Moments on ‘S.N.L.’
As the show celebrates its 50th season, look back at some of its most fiery, shocking and groundbreaking performances.
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Not for Kids Only: 9 Children’s Songs Worth a Listen
Hear tracks from Kermit the Frog, Caspar Babypants, Carole King and more.
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Bob Dylan’s Draft of Lyrics, Once Tossed in Trash, Sells for $500,000
Two pages of lyrics, written in the kitchen of a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll journalist, offer glimpses into the Nobel Prize-winning musician’s writing process.
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The Dylan-Chalamet Connection
A conversation about “A Complete Unknown” and the power of celebrity.
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Satirical Singer Kinky Friedman’s Posthumous Surprise: A Sincere Album
On “Poet of Motel 6,” due March 21, the country musician known for shocking audiences grapples with death and his own legacy.
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Josh White Jr., Who Built on His Father’s Folk Legacy, Dies at 84
He began performing at 4 alongside his father, the celebrated singer and guitarist Josh White, and later carved out his own career.
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Bob Dylan Wasn’t the Only 1965 Newport Highlight. Hear 14 More.
Listen to Peter, Paul and Mary’s finale singalong, plus songs from Odetta, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and more.
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Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary Bridged Folk-Pop Eras
With Peter, Paul and Mary, the musician, who died on Tuesday at 86, eased folk songs into the Top 10.