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  • English folk singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan, 15th May 1965. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

    4 Incredible Songs That Should Be Included in a Movie Soundtrack Stat

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    3 Vocal-Driven Songs That Shaped the Sound of the 1960s (And I Bet You’ve Forgotten Them)

    May 22, 2026, 2:12 pm

  • British singer-songwriter David Bowie in a 1967 photoshoot on a rooftop in central London. (Photo by Mark Hayward/Getty Images)

    3 Early Folk Gems by David Bowie You Might Have Missed

    May 21, 2026, 5:30 am

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    3 Vocal-Driven Songs That Shaped the Sound of the 1970s (And I Bet You’ve Forgotten Them)

    May 20, 2026, 7:03 am

  • Joni Mitchell playing guitar

    3 Underrated Folk Songs That Are Actually Masterclasses in Songwriting

    May 20, 2026, 6:00 am

  • 3 Major Hits That Need a Geography Lesson (But We’ll Still Sing Along Anyway)

    May 19, 2026, 11:30 am

  • Leonard Cohen sitting down

    4 of the Most Emotionally Devastating Closing Lines of the 60s and 70s

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    4 Folk Songs That Defied Genre Expectations by Becoming No. 1 Hits

    May 18, 2026, 10:30 am

  • INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Singer S.G Goodman performs on the Palomino Stage during day 2 of Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 25, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

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  • Guy Clark during 4th. Annual AMERICANA Music Association Honors and Awards at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, United States. (Photo by Rick Diamond/WireImage)

    10 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the King of the Texas Troubadours and One of Johnny Cash’s Favorite Singer-Songwriters Ever

    May 17, 2026, 10:13 am

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