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Auburn Annie · 01-01-2008, 07:56 PM

Sorry, can't confirm but it would not be surprising. He did play many venues in NY in the 60s, most of which were in the village. And Bob Dylan played at Gerde's. More intriguingly, their (Bob and Gord's) then manager-in-common, Albert Grossman, was a frequent attendee at Gerde's, probably trolling for new talent.

There is a book, 'Bringing It All Back Home,' by Robbie Woliver that tries to chronicle 25 years at Gerde's Folk City. Interviews, photos included. The bibliographic info is Pantheon Books, NY, 1986 ISBN 0-394-74068-8 (pbk.)

Maybe somebody can find a copy and check it out.

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Ah - more info:

AUTHOR: WOLIVER, ROBBIE
Title: Bringing It All Back Home (1st ed.)
Title: Hoot! A Twenty-Five-Year History of the Greenwich Village Music Scene (2nd ed.)

Pantheon Books, 1986, 1st ed. pbk; NYC, St. Martin's Press, 1996, 2nd ed. pbk.
Description: 258 p., incl many B&W photographs, 23 cm.

Notes: This book compiled by the co-owner of Gerdes Folk City gives the oral history of the Greenwich Village folk music scene from 1960-1985 through hundreds of conversational quotes from the musicians and others who were there at the time. It is the perfect companion to Eric Von Schmidt's history of the Cambridge folk music scene. It has fewer pictures than the Cambridge version of the story, but it does include an index, which is lacking in the other book.

One chapter (p. 62-91) is devoted to the story of Bob Dylan, with excerpts from the 1984 Kurt Loder interview in Rolling Stone,, and the reminiscences of Dave Van Ronk, Susan Rotolo, John Hammond Sr., Ramblin' Jack Elliott, David Blue, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Oscar Brand, Mike Porco, John Lee Hooker, Carolyn Hester, Judy Collins, and others.

Subjects: History

ISBN: 0-312-10995-4, $14.95 US, $21.00 Canada (2nd ed.)

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Contents
Author's Note / ix
The Village in the City / 1

Map / 2

In the New Bohemia / 5

The Fifth Peg / 16

American Folk Music Finds a Home / 24

Early Influences / 35

Bob Dylan: Making the Dream Possible / 62

Women / 92

Singer-Songwriters / 112

Passing the Basket / 134

Folk Music Plugs In and Turns On / 140

The Eclectic Seventies / 162

The Eighties: Just Like the Good Old Days / 200

Who's Who in Bringing It All Back Home / 234

Folk City Performer Roster, 1960-1985 / 249

Index / 251

01-01-2008, 07:56 PM	#3
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Re: Gerde's Folk City, 11 West 4th Street, Corner of Mercer Sorry, can't confirm but it would not be surprising. He did play many venues in NY in the 60s, most of which were in the village. And Bob Dylan played at Gerde's. More intriguingly, their (Bob and Gord's) then manager-in-common, Albert Grossman, was a frequent attendee at Gerde's, probably trolling for new talent. There is a book, 'Bringing It All Back Home,' by Robbie Woliver that tries to chronicle 25 years at Gerde's Folk City. Interviews, photos included. The bibliographic info is Pantheon Books, NY, 1986 ISBN 0-394-74068-8 (pbk.) Maybe somebody can find a copy and check it out. ------------------------------------------------------------ Ah - more info: AUTHOR: WOLIVER, ROBBIE Title: Bringing It All Back Home (1st ed.) Title: Hoot! A Twenty-Five-Year History of the Greenwich Village Music Scene (2nd ed.) Pantheon Books, 1986, 1st ed. pbk; NYC, St. Martin's Press, 1996, 2nd ed. pbk. Description: 258 p., incl many B&W photographs, 23 cm. Notes: This book compiled by the co-owner of Gerdes Folk City gives the oral history of the Greenwich Village folk music scene from 1960-1985 through hundreds of conversational quotes from the musicians and others who were there at the time. It is the perfect companion to Eric Von Schmidt's history of the Cambridge folk music scene. It has fewer pictures than the Cambridge version of the story, but it does include an index, which is lacking in the other book. One chapter (p. 62-91) is devoted to the story of Bob Dylan, with excerpts from the 1984 Kurt Loder interview in Rolling Stone,, and the reminiscences of Dave Van Ronk, Susan Rotolo, John Hammond Sr., Ramblin' Jack Elliott, David Blue, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Oscar Brand, Mike Porco, John Lee Hooker, Carolyn Hester, Judy Collins, and others. Subjects: History ISBN: 0-312-10995-4, $14.95 US, $21.00 Canada (2nd ed.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents Author's Note / ix The Village in the City / 1 Map / 2 In the New Bohemia / 5 The Fifth Peg / 16 American Folk Music Finds a Home / 24 Early Influences / 35 Bob Dylan: Making the Dream Possible / 62 Women / 92 Singer-Songwriters / 112 Passing the Basket / 134 Folk Music Plugs In and Turns On / 140 The Eclectic Seventies / 162 The Eighties: Just Like the Good Old Days / 200 Who's Who in Bringing It All Back Home / 234 Folk City Performer Roster, 1960-1985 / 249 Index / 251 Last edited by Auburn Annie; 01-01-2008 at 08:10 PM.