Artists of all ages joined Seeger on stage to sing the folk and protest songs that he made popular, like this one, "If I Had a Hammer."

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It also won a Grammy for best contemporary folk album.

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In nineteen thirty-two, the MacMillan Publishing Company agreed to help them create a collection of folk songs, especially from black Americans.

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And if you do, here is a question you can answer: Who do you consider a "folk genius?"

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He sang and played folk music on a radio program that was broadcast across the United States.

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You can hear the influence of these experiences in his music,a mix of folk,blues, rock and fusion.

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That could include people like the Lomaxes who copyrighted a new arrangement of an old folk song.

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When he heard Woody sing, Lomax knew he had found a true singer of American folk music.

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For example,Lead Belly's "Good Night,Irene" became a huge hit for the folk group the Weavers.

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Chesley Sullenberger "The Ballad of Casey Jones" is a folk song about a train engineer who saved the lives of his passengers in a wreck.

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Tell us if you have a favorite American blues or folk singer young or old -- and what makes that person's music special to you.

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became a big hit for the folk group Peter,Paul and Mary in nineteen sixty-three.

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That same year, John Lomax published a book called "American Ballads and Folk Songs."

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Faith Lapidus has more. As a boy,Ben Harper spent a lot of time at his grandparents' record store called The Folk Music Center and Museum in California.

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The traditional Spanish folk music called Flamenco could not exist without a guitar.

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He also produced a series of radio programs on American folk music.

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A flight attendant became an overnight folk hero on the Internet.

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The album is a mixture of blues, gospel and folk.

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Answer a question about folk singer John Denver .

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is an example of a traditional folk song.

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Beyond the main stage, Cajun,brass bands,gospel,country, blues and folk, with a continuous offering of traditional and contemporary jazz and world music.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

At any given time, you can find a stage with bluegrass, folk,gospel,blues,country, Celtic and jazz being played.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07