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Producer Elliot Mazer, portrait, London, October 1973. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

On This Day in 2021, We Said Goodbye to One of Neil Young’s Greatest Contemporaries the Mastermind Behind ‘Harvest’

3 Songs That You Can't Fully Understand Through Listening To Them—These Tracks Need Extra Context

3 Songs That You Can’t Fully Understand Through Listening to Them—These Tracks Need Extra Context

Bruce Springsteen performing in 1984

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Joni Mitchell performing

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Doc Watson pose for a portrait with an acoustic guitar in circa 1968.

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  • 3 of Bob Dylan's Most Memorable, Gut-Punching One Liners

    3 of Bob Dylan’s Most Memorable, Gut-Punching One Liners

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  • The 1960s Folk Singer Who Thought the Psychedelic Movement Was a Product of “Mass Generational Angst”

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    3 Forgotten Folk Songs From 1969 You Need To Remember

    January 25, 2026, 6:15 am

  • The Genre David Crosby Thought Had "No Musical Value"

    “Mostly Childish Lyrics—Crappy Music”: The Genre David Crosby Thought Had “No Musical Value”

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    3 Folk Songs From 1975 That Will Never Cease To Make Our Minds Race (In a Good Way)

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  • 3 Melodies From the 1960s That Have Been Pleasantly Trespassing Into Our Minds for Decades

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  • 3 Popular Folk Songs That Didn’t Make Sense to Listeners Until Later in Life

  • Paul Simon performing

    The Young Love (Turned Heartbreak) That Inspired Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound”, Released on This Day in 1966

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  • On This Day in 2020, This Enigmatic Folk Singer Apologized to the Crowd Before Suffering a Fatal Heart Attack Onstage

    On This Day in 2020, This “Gruff” but “Sensitive” Folk Icon Apologized to the Crowd Before Peacefully Passing Away Onstage

    January 18, 2026, 7:00 pm

  • Bob Dylan performing in 1964

    The “Embarrassing” and “Pathetic” Song That Ended John Lennon’s Love of Bob Dylan

    January 18, 2026, 10:00 am

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