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Led Zeppelin might have taken electric guitar to bold new places, but the acoustic was no second-stringer in their sound – and Page’s desire to unplug was there from the start

Freewheeling, exotic and rootsy, 1970s ‘Led Zeppelin III’ showcased the band’s profound evolution and extended the reach of rock music

(Update: Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder's collaborative record won Best Traditional Blues Album at the 2023 GRAMMYs). *** “I met Ry when he was 17. And what was

Extra innings. A walk-off hit. A hidden ball trick. A Cubs-Cardinals game at Chicago's West Side Grounds on Sunday, June 23, 1907, had all that and more -- all as Mayor Fred Busse looked on. T...

Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972), guitar virtuoso and folk-blues giant, moved from Durham, N.C. to NYC, where he struggled for years as a blind street singer and storefront preacher. An instructor at Brownie McGhee’s Harlem-based folk music school, Davis served as a mentor to a generation of acoustic players, including Happy Traum, Eric von Schmidt, Patrick Sky, David Bromberg and Bob Dylan.

Now 91 years old, the man Dylan called “the king of folk singers" tells stories of his time with Jack Kerouac and James Dean, and his experiences touring with Dylans Rolling Thunder Revue.