Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie

male, deceased (1967)
american folk Dust Bowl Great Plains Sailor great depression Communism … american folk music
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912-October 3, 1967) was a prolific American folk musician. He described himself in one of his songs as "The... More
Chris Smither

Chris Smither

male, 64 years old
The Gaslight Cafe rio grande valley ecuador american folk music Benjamin Franklin High School SS United States
Chris Smither (born November 11, 1944 in Miami, Florida) is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His music draws deeply from... More

John Stewart

male, 69 years old
musician Songwriter singer singer-songwriter Folk singer american folk music
John Stewart is an American songwriter and singer, best-known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the early and mid 1960s... More
Happy Traum

Happy Traum

male
the bronx folk music 5-string banjo Broadside, Vol.1 The Freedom Singer Folkways Records … american folk music
Happy Traum (born Harry Peter Traum, 1939, The Bronx, New York City) is an American folk musician who started playing music in the Fifties. Happy... More
Moe Asch

Moe Asch

male, deceased (1986)
Record producer Nathan Asch american folk music American music industry executive American Jewish American
Moses ("Moe") Asch (born December 2, 1905, Warsaw; died October 19, 1986, New York City) was the founder of Folkways Records. The label, founded in... More
Brooks Williams

Brooks Williams

male, 50 years old
Songwriter Michael Bloomfield Steel-string guitar blues Acoustic Guitarist Roots … american folk music
Brooks Williams is an American acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. He has... More

Fred Cockerham

male, deceased (1980)
banjo american folk music fiddle Charley Lowe
Fred Cockerham (3 November, 1905 - July 8, 1980) was a fiddle and banjo player of American folk music. Cockerham was one of the seven children of... More
Adrienne Young

Adrienne Young

female
From Nashville, Tennessee Nashville From Nashville old-time music Music Row MerleFest … american folk music
Adrienne Young is a Nashville, Tennessee-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Her music, created with various incarnations of her... More
Izzy Young

Izzy Young

male, 80 years old
folk music american folk music caravan greenwich village Chronicles Gardyloo
Israel Goodman Young or Izzy Young (born 26 March 1928) is a noted figure in the world of folk music, both in America and Sweden. He is the former... More
Odetta

Odetta

female, 77 years old
musician '60s Fast Folk artist United States National Medal of Arts recipient blues From Birmingham, Alabama … american folk music American folk music revival
Odetta (b. December 31, 1930) is an African-American singer and guitarist whose repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, jazz,... More