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From Washington Square Park And The Gaslight Café To Wnyc Radio And Folkways Records, New York City's Cultural, Artistic, And Commercial Assets Helped To Shape A Distinctively Urban Breeding Ground For The Folk Music Revival Of The 1950s And 60s. Folk City Explores New York's Central Role In Fueling The Nationwide Craze For Folk Music In Postwar America. It Involves The Efforts Of Record Company Producers And Executives, Club Owners, Concert Promoters, Festival Organizers, Musicologists, Agents And Managers, Editors And Writers - And, Of Course, Musicians And Audiences. In Folk City, Authors Stephen Petrus And Ron Cohen Capture The Exuberance Of The Times And Introduce Readers To A Host Of Characters Who Brought A New Style To The Biggest Audience In The History Of Popular Music. Among The Savvy New York Entrepreneurs Committed To Promoting Folk Music Were Izzy Young Of The Folklore Center, Mike Porco Of Gerde's Folk City, And John Hammond Of Columbia Records. While These And Other Businessmen Developed Commercial Networks For Musicians, The Performance Venues Provided The Artists Space To Test Their Mettle. The Authors Portray Village Coffee Houses Not Simply As Lively Venues But

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Author

Cohen, Ronald D.;Petrus, Stephen

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780190231033

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Music, Arts

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24