![]() 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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