Smithsonian TV documentary, box set celebrate Lead Belly
By CHARLES J. GANS Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter never had a hit record before he died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1949. But the folksinging legend, who is being celebrated…
Folk music
AP INTERVIEW: JOAN BAEZ RETURNS TO PAST IN VIETNAM
By CHRIS BRUMMITT In this April 5, 2013 photo, Joan Baez speaks to a reporter in her hotel room in Hanoi, Vietnam. The folk singer and social activist visited Vietnam…