Abstract
This chapter begins with a focus on Harry Smith (1923–1991), a beatnik eccentric artist, and experimental filmmaker who was responsible for the six-LP set called the Anthology of American Folk Music. The set featured commercial recordings of traditional rural musicians that had been made in the South during the 1920s and 1930s. The discussion then turns to the folk revival in Great Britain by the mid-1950s. While the Communist Party members represented one group contributing to the growing popularity of folk music and drew inspiration from the American performers such as the Almanac Singers, People's Songs, and the Weavers, folk music also began reaching a wider audience through the clubs, concert halls, and recording studios.
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