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• I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and… — Alan Lomax
• When I sang my American folk melodies in Budapest, Prague, Tiflis, Moscow, Oslo, or the Hebrides or on the Spanish front, the… — Paul Robeson
• Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the… — George Gershwin
• Well, at first the band were simply called Horsepower, but a lot of people thought that was something to do with heroin.… — 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… — Kurt Weill
• The big turning point, really, was the Beatles' influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step,… — 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

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