The 1970s was a great era for folk, and there are plenty of records out there that topped the charts and inspired countless folk and folk-adjacent musicians in the decades since. However, the ...

Paul Simon's self-titled solo album, released two years after his split from longtime collaborator Art Garfunkel of Simon & Garfunkel, was a major success. The album Paul Simon was released in January ...

Tom Shipley of the 1960s and 1970s folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley has died at the age of 84, reports the New York Times. Shipley's death on August 24 was confirmed by his son, Marc, to the paper, ...

Do you have a favorite folk or rock singer from the 1970s that fell off the map? Maybe you’re wondering what happened to them. For most musicians, the music industry is a fickle thing, and ...

Simon & Garfunkel topped the Billboard Hot 100 with three separate singles. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" became Simon & Garfunkel’s final Billboard No. 1 in 1970. The duo split six months after ...

Despite missing out on one of the biggest music festivals, Joni Mitchellstill released a popular folk-rock track titled "Woodstock." The 1970 song became an anthem of the 1960s counterculture ...