As a one-time disc jockey who played easy-listening music, I appreciate Mike Kerrigan’s “Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time” (op-ed, Feb. 29). He is right: The definition of easy listening has ...

If you listen to the Beatles or John Lennon’s solo work, you’ll hear plenty of different influences. There are elements of everything from 1950s rock ‘n’ roll to classic blues to avant-garde music in ...

Folk music has evolved and changed through the years, but it’s never really gone away. While there are a few stellar folk acts out there in the modern world today, you just can’t beat the classics.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. The term “old soul” is brutally overused. But what else do you call a 20-year-old ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...