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1. Woody Guthrie 2. The Weavers 3. Bob Dylan 4. Odetta 5. Peter, Paul and Mary 6. Pete Seeger 7. Joni Mitchell 8. Kingston Trio 9. Joan Baez 10. Leadbelly 11. Phil Ochs 12. Judy Collins 13. Crosby, Stills & Nash 14. The Byrds 15. Fairport Convention 16. Doc Watson 17. Neil Young 18. Leonard Cohen 19. Simon & Garfunkel 20. Frankie Armstrong 21. Donovan 22. Gordon Lightfoot 23. Steve Goodman 24. Ramblin' Jack Elliott 25. John Fahey 26. Arlo Guthrie 27. Tom Rush 28. Sweet Honey In The Rock 29. The Limeliters 30. Buffy-Saint Marie 31. Loudon Wainwright III 32. Elizabeth Cotten 33. The New Lost City Ramblers 34. Tom Paxton 35. Steeleye Span 36. Utah Phillips 37. Josh White 38. The Chad Mitchell Trio 39. John "Spider John" Koerner 40. Kate & Ann McGarrigle 41. Hazel Dickens 42. Ralph McTell 43. The Highwaymen 44. A.L. Lloyd 45. Townes Van Zandt 46. James Taylor 47. Harry Chapin 48. Oscar Brand 49. Ian & Sylvia 50. John Prine |
51. The New Christy Minstrels 52. Harry Belafonte 53. Cisco Houston 54. Bob Gibson 55. Mike Seeger 56. Almanac Singers 57. Loreena McKennit 58. June Tabor 59. Jesse Fuller 60. Joan Armatrading 61. Dock Boggs 62. Dave Van Ronk 63. Suzanne Vega 64. Buell Kazee 65. Fred Neil 66. Eva Cassiday 67. The Clancy Brothers 68. Sandy Denny 69. The Dubliners 70. Iris Dement 71. The Rooftop Singers 72. Gillian Welch 73. Maddie Prior 74. The Roches 75. Alice Gerrard 76. Folksmen 77. Anita Carter 78. Jerry Jeff Walker 79. Christine Lavin 80. Richard Thompson 81. Anne Hills 82. Eric Andersen 83. The Chieftains 84. Ani Difranco 85. Pentangle 86. Tracy Chapman 87. Shel Silverstein 88. John Renbourn 89. Judy Henske 90. David Bromberg 91. The Mama's & The Papa's 92. Tim Buckley 93. The Brothers Four 94. Emmylou Harris 95. Si Kahn 96. Burl Ives 97. Cat Stevens 98. Nanci Griffith 99. Christy Moore 100. John Kirkpatrick |
    
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The Serendipity Singers The Seekers Melanie Spanky and Our Gang Michelle Shocked Nick Drake Bill Morrisey Sandpipers Village Stompers Smothers Brothers The Incredible String Band Victoria Williams Roger McGuinn Shawn Colvin Janis Ian Leo Kottke Rod McKuen Hamilton Camp Taj Mahal Gram Parsons Peggy Seeger Trini Lopez Glenn Yarbourough Bradley Kinkaid Phoebe Snow Buffalo Springfield |
Flaco Jiminez Devendra Banhart Roy Harper The Beau Brummels The Holy Modal Rounders Atwater-Donnelly The Chenille Sisters The Tarriers The Brandywine Singers Ricki Lee Jones Robin & Linda Williams Katty Moffatt Terry Callier Mike Cross Carolyn Hester Richard & Mimi Farina The Everly Brothers The Band The Lovin' Spoonful Ellis Paul Artie Traum Luka Bloom Bert Jansch Happy Traum The Jolly Rogers Bad Haggis |
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Alan Lomax (folklorist, musicologist) John A. Lomax (folklorist, musicologist) Francis James Child (educationist, folklorist) Harry Smith (ethnomusicologist, archivist) |
Albert Grossman (manager) Milt Okun (arranger, record producer) Ruth Crawford Seeger (modernist composer) Charles Louis Seeger (musicologist, composer) | |||
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Disclaimer: There is nothing 'Official' about these lists. They are compiled by the 'editor' using the stated criteria, and revised considering the competent suggestions of visitors to this website only. | ||||
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