Discuss the singer/songwriter style of the 1970s and how it was influenced musically by the folk revival of the 1960s. Who were the individuals involved? What was the subject matter of their lyrics?

Woody Guthrie; Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell

Explanation:

The Folk revival, personalized by Singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, brought back some musical attention to authentic folk music, i.e. to music that belonged to a certain comunity or group of people like Bluegrass or Old time.

The singer/songwriter style of, again Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, to name but a few, continued the folk tradition with instruments (guitar), music style (folk music transforming into popular music, i.e. not limited to a certain comunity or group) and lyrics that very often had a social character and described problems people struggled with.

Not mentioned above is Nina Simone - Sorry Nina! - who made a beautiful interpretation of the folk song The house of the rising sun (3/4) that clearly describes the oldest female occupation in the world.