Acoustic and Folk Rock (1960-)

Acoustic and Folk Rock (1960-)

Pete Seeger et al

Bob Dylan

Simon & Garfunkel, more

The ‘50’s Folk Revival
-hootenanies, coffee houses, and folk trios

Pete Seeger and the Weavers

"Where Have All the Flowers Gone," #1 "Wimoweh" #2

Peter, Paul & Mary

"If I Had a Hammer"#3 "Leaving on Jet Plane" #4

Kingston Trio

"A Worried Man" #5 "Tom Dooley" #6

Joan Baez — "Diamonds and Rust" #7

Judy Collins — "Both Sides Now" (J. Mitchell)

Bob Dylan

b. Robert Zimmerman

Hero - Woody Guthrie;

"Tribute to Woody"

Restored the importance of words after Rock & Roll years

"Blowin’ In the Wind" #8

"The Times They Are A Changin’" #9

"Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right"

"Mr. Tambourine Man" #10

Folk Rock - 1965

Addition of rock band instrumentation

"Mr. Tambourine Man" #11 - by the Byrds

"Turn, Turn, Turn" #12 (Pete Seeger)

Simon & Garfunkel

Model - Everly Bros.

"Mrs. Robinson" from The Graduate #13

"Sound of Silence" #14

"The 59th St. Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)"

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" #15

Healing song at end of the ‘60’s

Paul Simon on his own

"Loves Me Like a Rock" #16 (‘73)

W/Dixie Hummingbirds

"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" #17 (‘75)

"Late In the Evening" (‘80)

Graceland album - Grammy winner (‘86)

W/Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Rhythm of the Saints album (‘90)

Other acoustic/folk/rock singers

Janis Joplin

"Mercedes Benz (1970)#18

"Me and Bobby McGee"

James Taylor

"Fire and Rain" #19 "You’ve Got a Friend" #20

Joni Mitchell

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Eric Clapton - Unplugged

Return to acoustic music making in the ‘90’s

"Tears in Heaven" #20

"Layla"