John Gorka
Folkcontemporary folknew folk movementsinger-songwriter tradition
John Gorka (born in July 1958) is an American contemporary folk musician. In 1991, Rolling Stone magazine called him "the pre-eminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement. Gorka was born in Edison, New Jersey. He received his first guitar as a Christmas gift, though Gorka alleges that his older brother stole it from him shortly thereafter. He eventually learned, instead, to play the banjo, and began performing in a folk music group at his church.
Influenced by: Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan
- Active:
- 1980s-present
- Scene:
- New Jersey/Northeast folk
55K listeners on Last.fmMore on Last.fm