FOLK MUSICIANS

This document contains a selection of folk musicians for whom the Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music includes entries.

BAEZ, Joan (Chandos)	(b. Staten Island, N.Y., 1941). Folksinger and songwriter.
DYLAN, Bob [Zimmerman, Robert]	(b. Duluth, 1941). Folk and rock songwriter and singer.
GUTHRIE, Woody [Woodrow Wilson]	(b. Okemah, Okla., 1912; d. New York, 1967). Folksinger and songwriter.
LEDBETTER, Huddie "Leadbelly"	(b. Mooringsport, La., 1885 [or 1888, 1889]; d. New York, 1949). Folk and blues singer, guitarist, songwriter.
LIGHTFOOT, Gordon	(b. Orillia, Ont., 1938). Folksinger and guitarist.
MAKEBA, Miriam	(b. Prospect, South Africa, 1932). Folk and popular singer.
MITCHELL, Joni [Anderson, Roberta Joan]	(b. McLeod, Alberta, 1943). Folk and rock singer and songwriter.
NILES, John Jacob	(b. Louisville, Ky., 1892; d. near Lexington, Ky., 1980). Folksinger, song collector, and composer.
SEEGER, Pete(r. R.)	(b. Patterson, N.Y., 1919). Folk singer, songwriter, banjo player, and guitarist.
SIMON, Paul	(b. Newark, N.J., 1941). Folk and rock songwriter, singer, and guitarist.