The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...
In Hear This, The A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week: Songs our families made us listen to repeatedly. For my entire childhood, and during visits to my parents’ ...
Will Holt, a 1950s folk singer who wrote the popular song "Lemon Tree" and later composed lyrics and music for several Broadway musicals, died May 31 in Los Angeles. He was 86. He had Alzheimer's ...
He began his career during the 1950s folk revival and continued to record — and helped orchestrate “We Are the World” — while pursing his many other artistic and political interests. By Jon Pareles ...
Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer's new collaborative album is titled Child Ballads. Some stories stand the test of time: Shakespeare's plays, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, and the Child ...
WASHINGTON — Will Holt, a 1950s folk singer who wrote the popular song ‘‘Lemon Tree’’ and later composed lyrics and music for several Broadway musicals, died May 31 in Los Angeles. He was 86. He had ...