Hubography of My Folk Music hubs
Why I'm Making this lensography of my Folk Music Lenses:
Why am I Making this lensography of my Folk Music Lenses? That's a good question since all of my folk music lenses can be found on the hub listed below. However, there my folk music pages are listed according to the time period in which they took place and are listed along with those of other webmasters, and are separated by larger amounts of text as well as links to other the pages and several Amazon capsules. Here I list only my hubs and I also list them chronologically, with individual link capsules, but separated only a sparse amount of text and by no more than one Amazon capsule, with one product for each hub listed, so they are easier to spot. And, who am I kidding?--I'm doing it this way in order to get more page rank.
Check out this hub for a more detailed history of American Folk Music from colonial days to today:
- American Folk Music, Past, Present & Future
Folk is probably the most overlooked music genre in America today. It is my favorite music genre and one that has become progressively less known since it's big boost in the 60's.
Pre-60's American Folk Music:
- Negro Spirituals, Earliest American Folk Songs
I'm making this page about Negro Spirituals because they are both beautiful and meaningful and, as our earliest folk songs, they form an important part of our musical heritage. As Kim Ruehl points out, they are the earliest form of American folk...
The labor movement of the 1900s
The labor movement in America was fueled by folk songs, in particular the songs of labor leader Joe Hill, which were covered by The Almanac Singers.
The primary singers of labor movement:
- The Almanac Singers: original protest singers
The Almanac Singers are one of the most overlooked groups in music history. They concentrated on songs of protest, particularly for the labor movement which had started in the 1900s.
The 30's and 40's
The 1930s and 40's saw such luminaries as Woody Guthrey, Pete Seeger and America's Balladeer, Burl Ives:
America's balladeer in the 30's and 40's
- Burl Ives, America's Balladeer
I think Burl Ives is one of the most overlooked artists in music history. Burl Ives' voice is perfect for the folk ballads which he loved to sing
The 40's and 50's saw the formation of the Weavers:
- The Weavers, influential folk group
The Weavers were a great, influential and beautiful folk group in the 50's and, as such were the fore-runners of the folk revival of the 60's.
Harry Smith's Anthology:
As my American Folk Music hub (above) shows, one of the greatest influences of the American folk revival of the 60's was the publication in 1952 of Harry Smith's "Anthology of American Folk Music."
The start of the folk revival:
The Weaverspaved the way for the folk music revival of the 60's, andthe Kingston Trio (below) actually started it in 1958 with the phenomenal success of "Tom Dooley."
The folk revival started with this group;
- The Kingston Trio, unique influential folk group
The Kingston Trio is without a doubt one of the best folk music groups ever, with a unique and wonderful great folk music sound.
Then came Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary:
But the biggest boast of the folk music revival came with the arrival of the prolific singer/songwriter Bob Dylan. ...
Bob Dylan, God's poet:
- Bob Dylan God's Poet
Bob Dylan was the most prolific singer/songwriter of the folk era. I'm making this page primarily to show that he was both a knowing and an unknowing instrument of God.
...and the formation of the great folk trio, Peter Paul and Mary, who covered many of Bob's songs.
Peter Paul and Mary:
- Peter Paul and Mary, durable folk group
It was not without reason that Peter Paul and Mary are known as the most popular folk group of the 60's and one of the most durable music acts in history.
Other folk groups of the 60's folk revival:
- The Chad Mitchell Trio, yet another unique folk grou...
I'm making this page about the Chad Mitchell Trio because, as you may know, I love and The Chad Mitchell Trio was another one of the great folk groups of the 60s folk revival in America. They sang both traditional folk songs and political protest...
- The Limeliters, Another Unique Folk Group
I'm making this page: "The Limeliters, Another Unique Folk Group" because The Limeliters are another of the now little-know but then great folk groups of the 60's folk revival (See American Folk Music, Past, Present and Future), and "The Limeliters".
- The New Christy Minstrels, A Really Unique Folk Group
In the midst of the folk revival, Randy Sparks came up with a really unique concept a group that combined the folk sound with the choral sound, The result was The New Christy Minstrels.
- The Highwaymen, Another unique 60's folk group
The Highwaymen were another original great sounding folk group from the 60s folk revival. They were one of the few folk quintets (groups of 5).
The top folk hits of the folk revival:
Many of the above-listed groups are on this album. It contains the most popular folk hits of the era. The liner notes give the dates and the number each song arrived at on the Billboard chart,
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Do check out this hub for more;
- American Folk Music, Past, Present and Future
Folk is probably the most overlooked music genre in America today. It is my favorite music genre and one that has become progressively less known since it's big boost in the 60's.
