The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

and research and teaching materials on American music, folklore, and psalmody. Collegiate song books collected by Walter S. "Wally" Collins (1926-1997), including extensive research materials on the ...

There, he gave the lectures that formed the basis for his definitive book What to Listen for ... Congress had just release recordings of American folk music, and these recordings captivated ...

Pete Seeger played a pivotal role in the popularization of American folk music. A master of the 5-string banjo known for his distinctive raspy voice; he was as well known for his social activism ...