The 60s saw a rise in the unique blend of sounds that is folk rock. Here are some of the classics from that time frame.

Folk songs are a special genre of music because of the way they get passed down from one generation to the next. With that fact in mind, it should come as no surprise that some of the best folk songs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On February 23, 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song ...

These folk rock songs from artists like the Byrds and Joni Mitchell were part of the catalyst that woke young boomers up to ...

The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music – songs of the Great Depression, the civil rights era, and the social revolutions of the 1960s. As folk singer Pete Seeger put it in ...

Woody Guthrie changed folk music forever on this day in 1940. Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" in 1940 as a response to "God Bless America." The song contrasts American ideals with 1940s ...

Robert Costa is a national correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and chief Washington analyst for CBS News. The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music – songs of the Great ...