Karen Dalton:
Green Rocky Road

By: Sarah Moore Somewhere between the vocals of Billie Holiday and Janis Joplin sits Karen Dalton's strong, cigarette-stained voice. Dalton was considered part of the folk revivalism movement of the 1960s; but rather than shun commercialism, she, along with greats like The Carter Family and Mississippi John Hurt, combined tradition with modernism for her authentic blend of folk music. Everyone from Bob Dylan to Devendra Banhart considers her to be one of the greatest singers of all time. A...

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