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  • 3 Folk Songs From 1971 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

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  • 4 Fabulous Covers of Songs from Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ in Honor of the Album’s 50th Anniversary

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    August 26, 2025, 8:00 am

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    3 Folk Songs From the 1980s That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

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  • Johnny Cash performing

    The Chilling, Real-Life Story Behind “Delia’s Gone,” the Folk Standard Sung by Johnny Cash and Others

    August 21, 2025, 11:17 am

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