I love DWDitty's classification, it is never singer/songwriter or blues singer or yada yada ... it is simply MUSICIAN / ENTERTAINER

When I would go to the record store in the 60's folk and had Frank or Art or Jerry or some other group ... by the 1970's folk had
James Taylor, Harry Chapin, John Denver.   What use to be for country people like Hank Williams or Patsy ... by the early 70's they had Neil Diamond listed ... good grief ... that is the US record business and nothing more ... why get upset about it ... if you like the song sing it ... if not pass on it ..