American folk musicians

The list American folk musicians includes Taylor Swift, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Kingston Trio and Ingrid Michaelson. The list consists of 465 members and 7 sublists.

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American folk singers
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Taylor Swift

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

Overview: Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and cultural impact. A prominent figure in popular music ...

Date of birth: 13 December 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Travis Kelce (Dating)

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21st-century American women philanthropists 48T

American synth-pop singers 27T

American feminist musicians 300T
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Neil Young

Canadian and American musician (born 1945)

Overview: Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian–American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist, considered by some as one of the most influential and prolific songwriters ...

Date of birth: 12 November 1945

Age: 79

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Canadian male pianists 129T

2019 deaths 6,613T

Canadian male guitarists 377T
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Phoebe Bridgers

American musician (born 1994)

Overview: Phoebe Lucille Bridgers (born August 17, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter. Her indie folk music typically centers around acoustic guitar and electronic production, with melancholic lyrical themes ...

Date of birth: 17 August 1994

Age: 30

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Bo Burnham (Dating)

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Phoebe Bridgers 1T

Bisexual women musicians 147T

American bisexual writers 253T
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Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

Overview: Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor. Simon's musical career has spanned over six decades. He reached fame and commercial success as half of ...

Date of birth: 13 October 1941

Age: 83

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from New Jersey 210T

Singer-songwriters from Connecticut 69T

Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 724T
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Avi Kaplan

American singer and songwriter

Overview: Avriel Benjamin "Avi" Kaplan (born April 17, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as a past member of the a cappella group Pentatonix. He is known for his deep bass voice, and often acted ...

Date of birth: 17 April 1989

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Pentatonix members 7T

American folk-pop singers 35T

21st-century American singers 6,432T
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Seth Avett

American musician

Overview: Timothy Seth Avett (born July 30, 1980) is one of the lead singers and founding members of the American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. Avett sings and plays guitar, drums, and piano for the band based ...

Date of birth: 30 July 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Partner: Jennifer Carpenter (Married)

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The Avett Brothers members 3T

Musicians from Charlotte, North Carolina 53T

Folk musicians from North Carolina 6T
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Kingston Trio

American folk and pop music group

Overview: The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original ...

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American musical trios 563T

1957 establishments in California 103T

Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area 119T
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Ingrid Michaelson

American singer-songwriter (born 1979)

Overview: Ingrid Ellen Michaelson (born December 8, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her first album, Slow the Rain, was released in 2005, and she has since released eight more albums: Girls and ...

Date of birth: 8 December 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Will Chase (Long-Term)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

Musicians from Staten Island 60T

Staten Island Technical High School alumni 3T
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Sufjan Stevens

American, Songwriter

Overview: Sufjan Stevens (SOOF-yahn; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His debut album A Sun Came was released in 1999 on the Asthmatic Kitty label, which he cofounded ...

Date of birth: 1 July 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Songwriter

Gender: Male

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American indie folk musicians 38T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,716T

21st-century American LGBT people 2,780T
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Schuyler Fisk

American actress and singer-songwriter

Overview: Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk (pronounced SKY-lər; born July 8, 1982) is an American actress and singer-songwriter.

Date of birth: 8 July 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Chapman Bullock (Married)

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Actresses of Irish descent 598T

Actresses of British descent 497T

Actresses of German descent 622T
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Pete Seeger

American folk singer

Overview: Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist.

Date of birth: 3 May 1919

Date of death: 27 January 2014

Age: 94 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Environmental musical artists 22T

Recipients of the Eugene V. Debs Award 8T

Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 718T
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David Crosby

American musician

Overview: David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby ...

Date of birth: 14 August 1941

Date of death: 19 January 2023

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Jan Dance (Married)

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2023 deaths 374T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T

Delafield family 14T
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Mitski

American singer-songwriter (born 1990)

Overview: Mitski Miyawaki (born September 27, 1990), born Mitsuki Laycock and performing as Mitski, is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter. Mitski self-released her first two albums, Lush (2012), and Retired from ...

Date of birth: 27 September 1990

Age: 34

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Asian American music 10T

American women musicians of Japanese descent 45T

21st-century women singers 8,572T
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Maggie Rogers

American musician (born 1994)

Overview: Margaret Debay Rogers (born April 25, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland. Her big break came when her song "Alaska" was played to Pharrell Williams during ...

Date of birth: 22 April 1994

Age: 31

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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People with synesthesia 33T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

American women record producers 195T
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David Wilcox

American musician

Overview: David Patrick Wilcox (born March 9, 1958) is an American folk musician and singer-songwriter guitarist. He has been active in the music business since the late 1980s.

Date of birth: 9 March 1958

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T

Guitarists from Ohio 182T
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The Isaacs

Bluegrass Southern gospel group

Overview: The Isaacs are a country and bluegrass gospel music group consisting of mother Lily Isaacs, and daughters Becky and Sonya Isaacs and son Ben Isaacs, along with John Bowman (husband of Becky Isaacs) as ...

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People from LaFollette, Tennessee 11T

Musical groups from Kentucky 42T

American folk musical groups 334T
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Tom Paxton

American folk singer and singer-songwriter

Overview: Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ...

Date of birth: 31 October 1937

Age: 87

Nationality: American

Occupation: Activist

Gender: Male

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Flying Fish Records artists 64T

Political music artists 50T

Red House Records artists 51T
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Chelsea Wolfe

American singer-songwriter

Overview: Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work has blended elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music.

Date of birth: 14 November 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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21st-century American women guitarists 235T

American women in electronic music 325T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T
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Sara Hickman

American, Writer

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University of North Texas alumni 311T

People from Dallas, Texas 1,242T

Musicians from Houston, Texas 253T
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Trixie Mattel

American drag queen and musician (born 1989)

Overview: Trixie Mattel is the drag persona of Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, comedian, author, actor, and television personality from Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

Date of birth: 23 August 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: American

Occupation: Reality TV

Gender: Male

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Indigenous drag performers of the Americas 7T

LGBTQ streamers 13T

American Ojibwe people 54T