American Folk Quotes

9 quotes by 9 authors

• I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs for… — Alan Lomax
• When I sang my American folk melodies in Budapest, Prague, Tiflis, Moscow, Oslo, or the Hebrides or on the Spanish front, the people understood and… — Paul Robeson
• Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the blood and feeling… — George Gershwin
• Well, at first the band were simply called Horsepower, but a lot of people thought that was something to do with heroin. That really pissed… — David Eugene Edwards
• It seems to me that the American popular song, growing out of American folk music, is the basis of the American musical theater… it is… — Kurt Weill
• The big turning point, really, was the Beatles' influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along… — Barry McGuire
• I absolutely love American folk art, can't get enough of it. — Lara Spencer
• I always thought I was singing American folk music. — Lonnie Donegan
• Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat. — Van Morrison

Who Wrote These American Folk Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 9 American Folk Quotes as follows:

• 1 American Folk Quote by Alan Lomax
• 1 American Folk Quote by Paul Robeson
• 1 American Folk Quote by George Gershwin
• 1 American Folk Quote by David Eugene Edwards
• 1 American Folk Quote by Kurt Weill
• 1 American Folk Quote by Barry McGuire
• 1 American Folk Quote by Lara Spencer
• 1 American Folk Quote by Lonnie Donegan
• 1 American Folk Quote by Van Morrison