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Folk Rock

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Aleksandar VuksanovićAuthor · BooksAleksandar Vuksanović (Александар Вуксановић; born 3 Novembre 1968), known as Aca Lukas (Аца Лукас), is a Serbian musician.
Amy MacdonaldPerson · Music memorabiliaAmy MacDonald (disambiguation)
Andrea CorrPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrea Jane Corr (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish musician and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder…
Ann WilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaAnn Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950) is an American singer best known as the lead singer of the rock band Heart.
Ben HarperPerson · Music memorabiliaBenjamin Charles Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Bert JanschPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle.
Bjørn EidsvågPerson · Music memorabiliaBjørn Eidsvåg (born 17 March 1954) is a Norwegian pop singer, songwriter, and ordained Lutheran minister. He has released more
Bruce CockburnPerson · Music memorabiliaBruce Douglas Cockburn (born May 27, 1945)[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Camila MorenoPerson · Music memorabiliaCamila Moreno (born July 8, 1985 in Santiago) is a Chilean rock and folk singer-songwriter.
Candice NightAuthor · BooksCandice Night (born May 8, 1971) is an American singer and musician. She has been the vocalist/lyricist and multi-instrumentalist for the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night…
Carole KingPerson · Music memorabiliaCarol King (disambiguation)
Carter BeaufordPerson · Music memorabiliaCarter Anthony Beauford (born November 2, 1958) is an American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of Dave Matthews Band.
Charlie NothingPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Martin Simon (July 8, 1941 – October 23, 2007), better known as Charlie Nothing, was an American musician, musical instrument maker and writer.
Country Joe McDonaldPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (January 1, 1942 – March 7, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and film composer, who was the lead singer and co-founder of the 1960s…
David CrosbyPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Declan GalbraithPerson · Music memorabiliaDeclan John Galbraith (born 19 December 1991) is a British singer and songwriter. He became known in 2002 with the release of the single "Tell Me Why", which peaked at number 29 on the UK…
Don McLeanPerson · Music memorabiliaDonald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Đorđe BalaševićPerson · Film memorabiliaĐorđe Balašević (Ђорђе Балашевић; 11 May 1953 – 19 February 2021) was a Serbian singer and songwriter, writer, poet and director.
Edoardo BennatoPerson · Music memorabiliaEdoardo Bennato (born 23 July 1946) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is the brother of the singer-songwriter Eugenio Bennato.
EverlastPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Valley Stream.
Facundo CabralPerson · Music memorabiliaFacundo Cabral (born Rodolfo Enrique Cabral Camiñas; May 22, 1937 – July 9, 2011) was an Argentine singer-songwriter.
Farrukh ZokirovPerson · Music memorabiliaFarrukh Karimovich Zokirov (born 16 April 1946) is an Uzbek and Soviet singer, composer and actor. He has been artistic director of folk rock band Yalla since 1976.
Francesco De GregoriPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a…
Frankie MillerPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancis John Miller (born 2 November 1949) is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter and actor.
Gene ClarkPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Eugene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds.
Gerry ConwayPerson · Music memorabiliaGerry Conway was born in 1947 at King's Lynn. Conway died in 2024 at King's Lynn.
Gin WigmorePerson · Music memorabiliaVirginia Claire Wigmore (born 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand singer and songwriter.
Goran BregovićArtist · PaintingsGoran Bregović (Горан Бреговић; born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gordon LightfootPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s.
Håkan HellströmPerson · Music memorabiliaHåkan Georg Hellström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhôːkan ˈhɛ̂lːstrœm]; born 2 April 1974) is a Swedish musician.
Jake BuggPerson · Music memorabiliaJake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy on 28 February 1994) is an English singer-songwriter.
James TaylorPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Jerry DonahuePerson · Music memorabiliaJerry Donahue (born September 24, 1946, Manhattan, New York City) is an American-born English guitarist and producer primarily known for his work in the British folk rock scene as a member…
Jerry GarciaPerson · Music memorabiliaJerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came…
Jim CrocePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles.
Jimmy PagePerson · Music memorabiliaJames Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician and producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
John GlascockPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Glascock (2 May 1951 – 17 November 1979) was a British musician. He was the bassist and occasional lead vocalist of the rock band Carmen from 1972 to 1975;
John MayerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
John RenbournPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Renbourn (8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015) was an English guitarist and songwriter.
John SebastianPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1964 with Zal Yanovsky.
Joni MitchellAuthor · BooksRoberta Joan Mitchell (Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.
Julie DriscollPerson · Music memorabiliaJulie Driscoll Tippett (born 8 June 1947) is an English singer and actress, known for her work with Brian Auger and her husband, Keith Tippett.
Julieta VenegasPerson · Music memorabiliaJulieta Venegas Percevault (xuˈljeta βeˈneɣas; born 24 November 1970)[1] is a Mexican singer-songwriter.
Kailash KherPerson · Music memorabiliaKailash Kher (born 7 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, live performer, and composer. His music blends Indian folk and Sufi traditions with pop rock and spiritual influences.
Kati KovácsPerson · Film memorabilia
Keaton HensonIllustrator · IllustrationKeaton Henson (born 24 March 1988) is an English musician, composer, visual artist, and poet.
Lenny KayePerson · Music memorabiliaLenny Kaye (né Kusikoff; born December 27, 1946) is an American guitarist, composer, and writer, notable for his work with the Patti Smith Group, his contributions to music magazines, and…
Leonard CohenPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist.
Lilian RenaudPerson · Music memorabiliaLilian Renaud (born 11 October 1991 in Mamirolle, département du Doubs, France) is a French singer who won the title in Season 4 of the French music competition The Voice: la plus belle…
LindaAuthor · BooksSvetlana Lvovna Geiman (born 29 April 1973), known professionally as Linda, is a Russian singer and songwriter. Her style incorporates trip hop, electronic, and ethnic music.
Linda ThompsonPerson · Music memorabiliaLinda Thompson (Pettifer, later Peters; born 23 August 1947) is a British singer-songwriter.
Lisa LoebPerson · Music memorabiliaLisa Anne Loeb (born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress.
Livingston TaylorPerson · Music memorabiliaLivingston Taylor was born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwri
Lucy RosePerson · Music memorabiliaLucy Rose Parton (born 20 June 1989) is an English singer-songwriter. She signed with Columbia Records to release her debut studio album, Like I Used To (2012), which was met with critical…
Maddy PriorPerson · Music memorabiliaMadeleine Edith Prior (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. Her father, Allan Prior, was co
Marcus MumfordPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford (born 31 January 1987) is a British folk musician and singer.
Mark KozelekPerson · Film memorabiliaMark Edward Kozelek (born January 24, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer and occasional actor.
Marty BalinPerson · Music memorabiliaMartyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and…
Maureen TuckerPerson · Music memorabiliaMaureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944) is an American retired musician, singer, and songwriter who achieved international fame as the drummer of the rock band the Velvet…
Melissa EtheridgePerson · Music memorabiliaMelissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success.
Michel PolnareffPerson · Music memorabiliaMichel Polnareff (born 3 July 1944) is a French singer-songwriter. He was mostly active in the 1960s, and remained so in France until the 1990s.
Michelle PhillipsPerson · Film memorabiliaHolly Michelle Phillips (Gilliam; born June 4, 1944) is an American former singer and actress.
Mick HarveyPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael John Harvey (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer.
Newton FaulknerPerson · Music memorabiliaSam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing.
Ofra HazaPerson · Music memorabiliaOfra Haza (Hebrew: עפרה חזה; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as "the Madonna of the East", or "the…
Oren LaviePerson · Music memorabiliaOren Lavie (born June 13, 1976) is an Israeli songwriter, author, theatre and video director.
Otis TaylorPerson · Music memorabiliaOtis Taylor (born July 30, 1948, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American blues musician.
Patty GriffinPerson · Music memorabiliaPatricia Jean Griffin (born March 16, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano.
Paul SimonPerson · Music memorabilia
Pegi YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaMargaret Mary "Pegi" Young (née Morton, December 1, 1952 – January 1, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, environmentalist, educator and philanthropist.
PelageyaPerson · Music memorabiliaPelageya Sergeyevna Khanova, born Polina Sergeyevna Smirnova (born 14 July 1986), known mononymously as Pelageya, is а Russian singer.
PJ HarveyPerson · Music memorabiliaPolly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer and songwriter. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.
Richie HavensPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Robbie RobertsonPerson · Film memorabiliaJaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician, composer, and producer. Robertson was the onetime lead guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band.
Robert HunterAuthor · BooksRobert C. Christie Hunter (born Robert Burns; June 23, 1941 – September 23, 2019) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator and poet, best known for his work with the Grateful…
Robert PlantPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their…
Roy HaleePerson · Music memorabiliaRoy Decker Halee (born 1934) is an American record producer and engineer, best known for working with Simon & Garfunkel, both as a group and for their solo projects.
Sharon RobinsonPerson · Music memorabiliaShe was born in San Francisco.
Sivert HøyemPerson · Music memorabiliaSivert Høyem (born 22 January 1976) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the vocalist of the rock band Madrugada.
Spencer BreslinPerson · Music memorabiliaSpencer Breslin (born May 18, 1992) is an American actor and songwriter. His film roles include Disney's The Kid, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, The Cat in the…
Terry ReidPerson · Music memorabiliaTerrance James Reid (13 November 1949 – 4 August 2025), who was nicknamed Superlungs, was an English musician, songwriter and guitarist, best known for his emotive style of singing in…
Tom RobinsonPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Giles Robinson (born 1 June 1950) is an English singer, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and…
Tomaž PengovPerson · Music memorabiliaTomaž Pengov (29 September 1949 – 10 February 2014) was a Slovenian singer-songwriter, guitarist, lutist, and poet.
Tony ViscontiPerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer.
Tracy ChapmanPerson · Music memorabiliaTracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987.[2] The following year she released her self-titled debut…
Vladimir MulyavinPerson · Music memorabiliaVladimir Georgievich Mulyavin ((Uladzimer Heorhijevič Muliavin); 12 January 1941 – 26 January 2003) was a Belarusian rock musician and the founder of the folk-rock band Pesniary.
Warren ZevonPerson · Music memorabiliaWarren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter.
Winter CarolsPerson · Music memorabiliaWinter Carols is the sixth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released in the United Kingdom in October 2006, and in the United States on November 7, 2006.
Yuri KlinskikhPerson · Music memorabiliaYuri Nikolayevich Klinskikh (July 27, 1964 – July 4, 2000) was a Russian musician, singer, songwriter, arranger, and founder of the rock band Sektor Gaza. He was also known as Yuri "Khoy".
Yuri ShevchukAuthor · BooksYuri Yulianovich Shevchuk (born 16 May 1957) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and singer/songwriter who leads the rock band DDT, which he founded with Vladimir Sigachyov in 1980.

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