The Civil Rights movement used music extensively, with songs like "People Get Ready" serving as anthems. Many protest songs from the 1960s remain relevant and are still sung at demonstrations today.

“Blowin’ In The Wind” from 1962 is one of Bob Dylan’s most revered songs, and it’s also one of the most well-known protest anthems of the 20th century. It’s an absolute classic, but Bob Dylan himself ...

Kent Courtney will help mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with his first appearance at the Kutztown Folk Festival. The Kutztown Folk Festival marks the 150th anniversary of the American ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport Cultural Arts and the Tri-Cities Civil War Round Table partnered to host “Songs and Stories from the Civil War Era” on Monday night. The musical event featured one ...

LOS ANGELES — Singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow, one-third of the iconic folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. He was 86. Yarrow, with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers, captured the attention of ...

GENESEO — New York State’s first commercial winery was founded in York before the Civil War. The two topics are intertwined as area soldiers enlisted, fought and returned.

Music played a key role in the civil rights movement. People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Bob Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as enduring as "A Change is ...