ONLINE: It lasted only a few years, but the folk craze of the late 1950s and the 1960s changed the culture. Post-World War II conformity had run its course with Levittown and suburbia. The folk era added songs to social protests and infused meaning into other aspects of life. Meet again the old guard: Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Josh White, The Weavers, Pete Seeger, Dave van Ronk, The Kingston Trio, Harry Belafonte, The Tarriers and Odetta. But also meet the newcomers: Joni Mitchell, Ian & Sylvia, Judy Collins, Richie Havens, Taj Mahal, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and, of course, Peter, Paul and Mary. There are many others; some you know, some you probably don’t. Let’s have a hootenanny. Was it even a revival at all, or something creative and entirely new? Did it end with Janis Ian and "Society’s Child"? Or Harry Chapin and "Cat’s in the Cradle"? Or The Byrds and "Turn! Turn! Turn!"? Was it just a period of calm before rock? And what was “folk rock” anyway? | Lecture + Q&A.
Max enrollment: 40.
Class sessions are recorded.
