Black and white photograph of Janis Ian seated on the steps of a building as blurred people walk in the foreground.

Black and white photograph of Janis Ian standing on a busy sidewalk. Photograph taken in August 1967 by Douglas R. Gilbert for LIFE magazine. Scanned form the negative.

Black and white photograph of Janis Ian standing on a busy sidewalk. Photograph taken in August 1967 by Douglas R. Gilbert for LIFE magazine. Scanned form the negative.

Black and white photograph of a car with Ontario license plate with "Bury Goldwater" written on the trunk at the Newport Folk Festival. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Buffy Sainte-Marie playing guitar at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Buffy Sainte-Marie peeking from behind a curtain at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Buffy Sainte-Marie performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Dave Van Ronk performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Dave Van Ronk performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Joan Baez performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Joan Baez performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of John Hammond, Jr. performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of John Hammond, Jr. performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of John Hammond, Jr. performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Judy Roderick performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of Judy Roderick performing at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1964. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the 1964 Newport Folk Festival audience members, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the 1964 Newport Folk Festival audience members, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the 1964 Newport Folk Festival audience members, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the 1964 Newport Folk Festival audience members, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the 1964 Newport Folk Festival audience members, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the 1964 Newport Folk Festival audience members, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the 1964 Newport Folk Festival audience members, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the 1964 Newport Folk Festival audience members, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.