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 * You will see and hear some singer/songwriters. They changed the way folk music was viewed in many respects in one generation by writing new songs instead of singing the same old ballads and playing the same old tunes. They wrote of new love stories and tragedies and some became very popular. ||
 * The Kingston Trio sang Where Have All the Flowers Gone as a Vietnam War protest. || [] ||
 * Bob Dylan changed folk music by being the first to use an electric instrument and the crowd had an interesting reaction at the Newport Folk Festival. || [] ||
 * Joni Mitchell sang Big Yellow Taxi 25 or more years before the newer version came out. || [] ||
 * Joan Baez sings The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down here. She was an activist for years, working alongside Martin Luther King Jr during the Civil Rights Movement, and even traveling to countries suffering from war to sing to people there. She has sat in bomb shelters with people during raids. Today she sings with her grown son. || [] ||
 * James Taylor sings Fire and Rain here. He does very well and was actually introduced to fingering the guitar by Jeanie McClerie. || [] ||
 * Dave Von Ronk sang House of the Rising Sun before Joan Baez, and she sang it before The Animals sang the rock and roll version that most people are familiar with, but this is by far my favorite version. || [] ||