From Barry McGuire to Zager And Evans, here are a few folk songs from the 60s that went No. 1, whether you remember them or not.

Folk rock became one of the defining veins of rock 'n' roll when baby boomers were coming of age, and some tunes of the '60s and early '70s made their mark on young listeners as they discussed complex ...

As the Beatles' stature and influence grew throughout the '60s, Paul McCartney's songwriting services were sought out by ...

Whether they were a lover or an inspiration, here are a few folk songs from the 60s that were written about (and sometimes for) real-life muses. Leonard Cohen wrote this song about a woman he met on ...

Folk rock pairs genres that are cut from a similar cloth, but some of the best songs recorded in this style involved one-of-a ...

In its ‘60s heyday, Newport Folk Festival became the crucible where tradition collided with an emergent generation’s fervent, socially activated spirit to forge a new musical counterculture. This ...

Bob Dylan arrived in New York in January 1961 after hitchhiking from Minnesota, a self-described folk singer carrying not much more than a guitar and a mouth organ. He was here to see his hero Woody ...