![]() Many of the folk musicians, of course, combined heart-felt lyrics with gifted voices. The sound of their voices didn’t matter as much as the words they were singing. When I was questioned by my rock-fan friends about my choice of musical artists - peers were especially critical of Dylan’s, Kristofferson’s, Guthrie’s and Prine’s voices - I told them that much of the reason I liked listening to folk music was because of the meaningful lyrics, which, to me, were like listening to poetry being sung. ![]() The collection also contained albums, and later compact discs, by Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Cat Stevens, Judy Collins, Jim Croce, Michael Johnson, Carole King and others. ![]() Singers such as Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan became my favorites when I was in my early teens, and later I added Gordon Lightfoot, Dan Fogelberg and John Prine to my record collection. Though I grew up in the rock era, my musical tastes leaned toward folk, country and, occasionally pop, the kind of music my three older brothers listened to on their record players.
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