60's Folk Artists
Some consider Robert Zimmerman to be the best songwriter of all time. What name is this "Lay Lady Lay" writer better known by?
Who is Bob Dylan?
Only a few years after the passing of this band's lead singer and writer, this band earned their place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Chosen for their unique sound and influence, their talent can be seen in songs like "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Another One Bites the Dust."
Who is Queen?
This band was the best-selling girl group worldwide in the 90s, known for their "Girl Power" mantra, and their distinctive individual personas: Scary, Sporty, Baby, Posh, and Ginger.
Who are the Spice Girls?
This Artist recorded "The Christmas Song" four times, with the first recording in 1946 and the most famous one in 1961. The 1961 version, the first recorded in stereo, is the version most widely played today. The song was originally written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells in 1945
Who is Nat King Cole?
The song of the year in 1988 topped the chart for the entire year, based on sales and radio airplay, and was a major success for George Michael's solo debut after leaving Wham!.
What is "Faith!"
After scheduling conflicts prevented this folk artist from performing at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, she wrote one of her biggest hits by the same title about how the event provided a hopeful vision of the counterculture. Who is this musician?
Who is Joni Mitchell
Inducted this year, 2025, this pop singer with a four-octave voice, quirky glam style, and defiant individuality, shaped the ‘80s and beyond. She was inducted by the currently touring and similarly styled Chappell Roan.
Who is Cyndi Lauper?
This world-famous group started as the Darling Sisters, until they were famously signed by Phil Spector after he heard lead singer Ronnie Spector's voice at an audition.
Who are The Ronettes?
This singer was inspired by the sounds of Salvation Army and street vendors ringing bells on city sidewalks during the holidays, naming his hit Christmas Classic, "Silver Bells" in 1966.
Who is Dean Martin?
"Rolling in the Deep" is a song by this singer from her 2011 album 21, which she wrote with Paul Epworth about a scorned lover. The track was a massive success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks and winning three Grammy Awards in 2012.
Who is Adele?
Releasing music since 1960, this folk artist has recorded in over 8 languages, and her deep involvement in activism throughout her life and her music is influenced by her Quaker upbringing.
Who is Joan Baez?
The first woman to earn a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 1987, this singer also performed at three separate presidential inaugurations over the course of her life.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This group formed in 2012 on The X Factor USA. They reached international success with their debut album Reflection, which featured the hit "Worth It".
Who is 5th Harmony?
This crooner is a Canadian singer and songwriter known for blending jazz and pop music, as well as his joy for releasing Christmas albums. Born in 1975, he was introduced to swing music by his grandfather, who helped him get his first singing gigs in nightclubs.
Who is Michael Buble?
"The Battle of New Orleans" was written by Jimmy Driftwood to teach history, set to the melody of the traditional fiddle tune "The Eighth of January". It became a number-one hit for this musician in 1959, ranking as the top song of that year, and is considered a classic novelty and story-song.
Who is Johnny Horton?
After only releasing 3 albums, this world-famous band announced their split in May of 1968. A few years later, two of the members became a part of the band Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.
What is Buffalo Springfield?
Inducted by singer Paul Anka in 1990, this versatile teen idol performed across genres like pop, country, folk, jazz, and rock and roll. His hits included "Dream Lover", and "Splish Splash".
Who is Bobby Darin?
An American girl group of the 1960s that consisted of two sets of teenage sisters. Their number one pop hit, "Leader of the Pack" is one of the group's best known songs as well as a popular cultural example of a "teenage tragedy song".
Who are The Shangri-Las?
The 1953 recording of "Santa Baby" was controversial and briefly banned in some areas upon release, but later became a holiday standard. The song was written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer, and both the song and this singer's performance of it are considered iconic.
Who is Eartha Kitt?
The number one song of 1967: This song was the theme song for the film of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier. The song received the distinction of being the only record by a British artist to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts without ever charting in the UK.
What is "To Sir, With Love" By Lulu
Martin Luther King Jr. called this musician "The Queen of American Folk Music." Her work and life inspired other famous musicians such as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Janis Joplin.
Who is Odetta?
This flamboyant icon who blazed the trail for rock and roll famously and repeatedly called himself "the architect of rock and roll," "the innovator," and "the originator". This performer was inducted in 1986.
Who is Little Richard?
First grouping together in 1937 as a Boswell tribute band, this girl group continued recording and performing through the 1940s into the late-1960s, achieving more record sales, more Billboard hits, more million-sellers, and more movie appearances than any other girl group to date.
Who are The Andrews Sisters?
This song was recorded after Gene Autry's success with "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" to create another seasonal hit. Autry introduced this snowy song on his "Melody Ranch" radio show in October 1950, a move that helped make the song a holiday classic and led to the later animated TV special.
What is Frosty the Snowman?
Barbra Streisand's recording of this song became her first number-one single, won an Oscar for Best Original Song, and was the theme song for the iconic 1973 film starring herself and Robert Redford.
What is "The Way We Were"