On this day (September 5) in 1964, The Animals topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “House of the Rising Sun.” The song, an arrangement of a traditional American folk song, occupied the top spot for ...
The word “folk” bespeaks the old-timey roots of this musical genre, which can be divided into the classes of traditional and contemporary. The Grammys used to have a separate category for each of ...
The best folk albums tend to suit this time of year—the muddy oranges, browns and greens; the slowing-down after frenzied summers; the darkness. Blending an embrace of the melancholy with an interest ...