Legendary bluesman and master piano player Pinetop Perkins died on Monday, March 21 at his home in Austin, TX. Perkins was one of the true originals. At age 97, he was one of the last blues musicians who could legitimately … Continue reading →
Montreal folk singer Kate McGarrigle has died at age 63. The singer had reportedly been battling clear-cell carcinoma. Kate and her sister Anna were better known as the McGarrigle Sisters. The duo were inducted into the Order of Canada in … Continue reading →
We announce with regret that our longtime valued colleague and good friend Mike Seeger died on Friday, August 7, 2009 from the combined effects of multiple myeloma and leukemia. He was 75. Mike Seeger was one of the most influential … Continue reading →
Folk-Legacy Records founder Sandy Paton passed away on Sunday July 26 around 6:30pm. He had been hospitalized the last few days after becoming extremely fatigued. Sandy had been in poor health in recent years, suffering from emphysema which required that he … Continue reading →
Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL, as a result of complications following her May 19 surgery to correct a gastrointestinal bleed. On May 7, 2009, the critically acclaimed … Continue reading →
Appalachian Studies has lost a true friend and ardent intellectual who supported and encouraged Appalachian Studies from the start. He was the conference keynote speaker at ASA’s 17th annual conference held at Va. Tech in 1994. He was a mentor … Continue reading →
Master blues guitarist and vocalist John Cephas died of natural causes on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. He was 78. Well known as one half of the award-winning Piedmont blues duo Cephas & Wiggins, John’s remarkable and delicate finger picking and … Continue reading →
From Odetta’s friend & manager Doug Yeager (12/03/08) : Dear Family and Friends of Odetta, The Grand Lady Odetta passed this evening at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. For more than a decade she fought the brave fight with chronic heart … Continue reading →
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of guitarist, singer, writer, songwriter and producer Artie Traum on Sunday, July 20, 2008. Artie’s work appeared on more than 35 albums. He produced and recorded with The Band, Warren … Continue reading →
David Gahr was easily one of the most iconic music photojournalist of our time, and certainly “the man behind the camera” for most of the images that captured the folk revival(s) from the late 1950s through to the 21st century, … Continue reading →