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W hen I'm singing, I have a picture in my head of what I'm singing about," explains Mavis Staples, "because I can remember what was happening when I was first singing it, as we marched.

Kate Wolf's life as a folk singer and songwriter was relatively short, but its effects on the world of folk music have lived on long beyond her passing from leukemia in 1986.

"[Kate Wolf was little known beyond the California folk-music circuit, but in that community she was royalty," roots-rocker Dave Alvin wrote in the liner notes to his 2006 album , which included a gorgeous cover of Wolf's "Here in California." "Her gentle, disarming music was as deceptive as this song.

Kate Wolf was a welcome presence in the late '70s and mid-'80s folk scene. Her blend of folk, country and pop helped pave the way for artists like Nanci Griffith and Mary-Chapin Carpenter.

SOURCE: conqueroo LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kate Wolf was a welcome presence in the late '70s and mid-'80s folk scene.