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Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s. The sound was epitomized by tight vocal harmonies and a relatively "clean" (effects- and...
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Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco (pronounced /ˈɑːniː/) (born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23, 1970) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She is a prolific artist, having released over twenty albums and is widely celebrated as a...
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- Sep 23, 1970 (age 39 years)
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Benny Andersson
Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm, Sweden on 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA (1972-1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!....
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- Dec 16, 1946 (age 63 years)
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Don McLean
Donald McLean, Jr. (born October 2, 1945, New Rochelle, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. He is most famous for the 1971 album American Pie, containing the renowned songs "American Pie" and "Vincent".
The McLean clan traces its roots to...
Date of birth:
- Oct 2, 1945 (age 64 years)
Jan and Dean
Jan and Dean were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 – March 26, 2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940). Although Jan & Dean pre-dated The Beach Boys,...
Date of death:
- Mar 26, 2004
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter.
Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto. In the mid-1960s...
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- Nov 7, 1943 (age 66 years)
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Led Zeppelin
The Nobs was a temporary name used by the rock band Led Zeppelin for a single concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, during the band's 1970 European concert tour.
Controversy over using the 'Zeppelin' name originated from Frau Eva von Zeppelin, a...
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1968
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- Sep 25, 1980
Phil Ochs
Philip David Ochs (pronounced /ˈoʊks/) (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was a U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism,...
Date of birth:
- Dec 19, 1940
Date of death:
- Apr 9, 1976 (age 35 years)
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Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel is an American singer-songwriter duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group "Tom and Jerry" in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon and Garfunkel, the...
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The Pogues
The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock and jazz, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. They reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s,...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1982
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1996
The Band
The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group (1967-1976) consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, vocals); Richard Manuel (piano, harmonica, drums, saxophone, organ,...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- Sep 1967
Traveling Wilburys
Traveling Wilburys were a late 1980s supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. The band recorded two albums during the two years they were together.
"Wilburys" was a slang term coined by Harrison and...
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American art rock band formed in New York City, New York. First active from 1965 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although never...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1965
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1973
X
X is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977. While they achieved only limited mainstream success, they were widely considered one of the most revered of Los Angeles' many punk bands. Formed as part of the first wave of...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1977
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He entered the public consciousness in 1965 as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, along with longtime artistic partner Art Garfunkel. Simon solely wrote most of the duo's...
Date of birth:
- Oct 13, 1941 (age 68 years)
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John Wozniak
John Christian Wozniak (born in Minnesota on January 19, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band Marcy Playground. He is the son of a developmental psychologist dad and a free spirited...
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- Jan 19, 1971 (age 38 years)
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Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay is a Grammy Award winning Christian rock band from Franklin, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois.
Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on vocals, Charlie Lowell on piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason on...
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Love
Love was an American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Arthur Lee and the group's second songwriter, guitarist Bryan MacLean. One of the first racially diverse American pop bands, their...
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John Denver
John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997) was an American country music/folk singer-songwriter and folk rock musician. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s in terms of record sales, recording and releasing around 300...
Date of birth:
- Dec 31, 1943
Date of death:
- Oct 12, 1997 (age 53 years)
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American songwriter, singer and guitarist. He had recorded and toured with the E Street Band. Springsteen was widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks,...
Date of birth:
- Sep 23, 1949 (age 60 years)
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Art Garfunkel
Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, poet and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel.
Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, the son of Rose, a housewife, and Jacob "Jack"...
Date of birth:
- Nov 5, 1941 (age 68 years)
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Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1965
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1973
Blackmore's Night
Blackmore's Night is a Renaissance-inspired folk rock band led by Ritchie Blackmore (electric and acoustic guitar) and Candice Night (lyricist and lead vocals).
The origins of the band lie in 1989 when Candice Night was working at a local New York...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1997
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for his work with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the...
Date of birth:
- Aug 1, 1942
Date of death:
- Aug 9, 1995 (age 53 years)
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Wilco
Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. Its name comes from the voice procedure term "wilco" meaning "will comply." The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo...
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- 1994
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Yusuf Islam
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948), best known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British musician. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam.
His albums...
Date of birth:
- Jul 21, 1948 (age 61 years)
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Elliott Smith
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 - October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon,...
Date of birth:
- Aug 6, 1969
Date of death:
- Oct 21, 2003 (age 34 years)
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Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (born September 21, 1934) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often deals with the exploration...
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- Sep 21, 1934 (age 75 years)
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Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Juno-winning and Grammy-nominated Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1988
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and film director. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1995 and also as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997.
Young's...
Date of birth:
- Nov 12, 1945 (age 64 years)
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Eagles
The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner.
With five number one singles and six number one albums, the Eagles were one of the most successful recording...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1971
Larry Norman
Larry David Norman (April 8, 1947 – February 24, 2008) was an American Christian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and humorist. Norman's recordings are noted for their Christian and social subject matter, and he is often described as...
Date of birth:
- Apr 8, 1947
Date of death:
- Feb 24, 2008 (age 60 years)
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Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the lyrics, vocals and flute work of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and guitarist Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969....
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1963
The Byrds
The Byrds were an American rock and roll band. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964, The Byrds underwent several personnel changes, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973.
Their...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1964
Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the former rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist and lyricist, as well as for his successful solo career. In 2007, he...
Date of birth:
- Aug 20, 1948 (age 61 years)
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Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer-songwriter.
MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. During this era, she often sang on recordings produced by her husband Steve...
Date of birth:
- Oct 10, 1959
Date of death:
- Dec 18, 2000 (age 41 years)
Đorđe Balašević
Đorđe Balašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Балашевић, born May 11, 1953 in Novi Sad, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a prominent Serbian singer-songwriter.
Balašević was born to a Serbian father, Jovan Balašević, and to Veronika Dolenec, half Hungarian,...
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- May 11, 1953 (age 56 years)
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Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba is an English band. Over a 27-year career, the band plays music ranging from pop-influenced dance music, a cappella/choral music and world music to acoustic folk music.
The band are best known for their song "Tubthumping" (also known as ...
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Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina, and is known for the song "For What It's Worth". After the band's formation in April 1966...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1966
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes is an American band that consists of singer-songwriter/guitarist Conor Oberst, multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene.
Bright Eyes is...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1995
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James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer–songwriter and guitarist born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Carrboro, North Carolina. He currently owns a home in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Taylor's career began in the...
Date of birth:
- Mar 12, 1948 (age 61 years)
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Carole King
Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. While she has been a successful songwriter for decades, her singing career and fame peaked during the first half of the 1970s.
King has won four Grammy Awards and...
Date of birth:
- Feb 9, 1942 (age 67 years)
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America
America is an English-American folk rock musical band, composed originally of members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. The three members were barely past their teenage years when they became a musical sensation during 1972, with their...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1970
Jackson Browne
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948 in Heidelberg, Germany) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. His political interest and personal angst have been central to his career, resulting in popular songs such as "Somebody's Baby", ...
Date of birth:
- Oct 9, 1948 (age 61 years)
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- 1966
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian (born August 21, 1967) is a Armenian-American singer–songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasionally live rhythm...
Date of birth:
- Aug 21, 1967 (age 42 years)
Place of birth:
Billy Bragg
Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957 in Barking, Essex, England), better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician who blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs. His lyrics mostly deal with political or...
Date of birth:
- Dec 20, 1957 (age 52 years)
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1977
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Moxy Früvous
Moxy Früvous was a socially conscious and politically satirical folk-pop band from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. The band was founded in 1989, and was active throughout the 1990s. Common themes in Früvous songs include Canada and the "human experience...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1990
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 2000
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary (often called PP&M;) was a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio was composed of Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, and Mary Travers.
The group was...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1961
John Bonham
John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English drummer and songwriter, best known as the drummer of the band Led Zeppelin.
He was renowned for his power, fast right foot, distinctive sound and "feel" for the groove. He is...
Date of birth:
- May 31, 1948
Date of death:
- Sep 25, 1980 (age 32 years)
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Active as Musical Artist (end):
- Sep 25, 1980
The Mamas & the Papas
The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover) were a vocal group of the 1960s. The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing five albums and 11 Top 40 hit singles....
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1965
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1969
Moby Grape
Moby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music. Due...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1966
Traffic
Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group influenced by The Beatles when releasing early pop singles, and diversified their sound through the use...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1967
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.
They began in Atlanta as a regular act at The Little 5 Points Pub, and were tangentially part of the Athens, Georgia college rock scene that included The B-52's...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1985
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Lovin' Spoonful is an American pop rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. When asked about his band, leader John Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of "Mississippi John Hurt and Chuck Berry."
The band...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1964
Harry Chapin
Harry Forster Chapin (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer and songwriter known for his folk rock songs "Taxi," "W*O*L*D," and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle" as well as his masterful folk musical based on the biblical...
Date of birth:
- Dec 7, 1942
Date of death:
- Jul 16, 1981 (age 38 years)
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945, Dallas, Texas) is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young). He has performed on a professional level in several...
Date of birth:
- Jan 3, 1945 (age 64 years)
Place of birth:
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician. After a decade as guitarist-for-hire in Los Angeles, Buckley gained...
Date of birth:
- Nov 17, 1966
Date of death:
- May 29, 1997 (age 30 years)
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Roger Waters
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician. He is best known as the bass player and one of the main songwriters and lead singers in the English rock band Pink Floyd from 1964 to 1985. Following...
Date of birth:
- Sep 6, 1943 (age 66 years)
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Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement. Their seminal album...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1967
Richard Thompson
Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill, West London) is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician.
Thompson is especially well regarded as a guitar player. In 1991 he was awarded the Orville H....
Date of birth:
- Apr 3, 1949 (age 60 years)
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The Action
The Action were an English band of the 1960s.
They were part of the mod subculture, and played soul music-influenced pop music. The band were formed as The Boys in August 1963, in Kentish Town, North London. After Peter Watson joined them as an...
