"And for his deep commitment to presenting folk music as a vehicle for social change." -- 1991 Grammy Presentation to Harry Smith
This quote is a great one; folk music has always had a lot of meaning in it, and Harry Smith had very meaningful lyrics about life and life's lessons. That shows how it is not the sound that makes folk, blues, and country music different from other types, it is the meaning. Folk, blues, and country lyrics almost always derive from personal experiences of the artists that teach lessons about life, love, and happiness.
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