New Dylan Journal
I haven’t had a chance to browse through the material on this site, but I will. Looks promising! The Dylan Review
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New York Times Obituary of Paul Colby – Owner of the Bitter End
The owner of The Bitter End has died. Link below to NY Time obituary.
Ellen Willis (Editor of New Yorker) Article
Below is an article posted to Facebook Edlis Cafe group. Must reading. “Dylan” – from Cheetah, 1967 I Nearly two years ago, Bob Dylan had a motorcycle accident. Reports of his condition were vague, and he dropped out of sight. Publication of his book, Tarantula, was postponed indefinitely. New records appeared, but they were …
The 1961 Beatnik Riot
Although I know the history of the 60’s folk movement pretty well, I had never heard of the “Beatnik Riot” of 1961. To mark the 50th anniversary NPR did a piece on it. Link to the documentary, “Bloody Sunday” below.
Interesting Article on Dylan and the Isle of Wright
Story of how Dylan came to participate in the Isle of Wright Festival.
Documentary on Izzy Young on YouTube
Izzy Young ran the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village back in the early sixties. Dylan and all the folk singers knew him well.
Pete Seeger’s Advice Column in Seventeen Magazine
I am reading Bob Coltman’s book, Paul Clayton and the Folksong Revival. He mentions that Pete Seeger wrote an advice column that was published in Seventeen magazine. That seemed pretty interesting, and a web search picked up the article. I pasted it below, since the website was producing some weird errors. PETE SEEGER TALKS …
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