Folk Music
The late 1940s and the early 1950s saw the beginning of popular folk music with groups like The Weavers. The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, Woodie Guthrie, Odetta, and several other performers were instrumental in launching the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.
Read more about this topic: Music History Of The United States (1940s And 50s)
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