The 1961 Beatnik Riot
I know the history of the 60’s folk movement pretty well, but 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.
General
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. Coltman 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 TO …
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