Greatest Folk Singers Of The 1960s
I've always had a love for folk music and the 1960s epitomized the era of that musical genre. A guitar, a voice, and a cause were all one needed to make a splash on the music scene. From Greenwich Village to San Francisco, the "folksies" told the story of America with all of its greatness and turmoil. Here are some of the best solo artists the time had to offer. Read more...
Categories: Entertainment Tags: bob dylan, folk music, joan baez, Joni Mitchell, Pete Seeger, phil ochs, topical music
Tall Tales And American Legends
American tall tales are typically extraordinary legends to explain ordinary phenomenon. By telling them they are easier to remember than the scientific truth. Sitting around a campfire and having a child ask "how did the stars get up in the sky?", a tall tale is easier to state than a scientific explanation. Most folk heroes are just made up tales. Some of them are real people with fantastic stories attached to them. This list has both since they are both part of American folklore.
Categories: Entertainment Tags: babe the blue ox, casey jones, David Crockett, davy crockett, Disney, folk legend, folklore, grand canyon, grateful dead, john henry, john henry the steel driving man, johnny cash, legends, lumberjack, painted desert, paul bunyan, pecos bill, Pete Seeger, rio grande, slue-foot sue, tall tales, widow-maker
Five People Born on May 3rd
Today is May 3, 2010 and the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 963 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1915, the poem In Flander's Fields was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. It became the poem of its generation for WW1 vets and their loved ones. Here are five people born on this day. Read more...
