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The Conscience of the Folk Revival - The Writings of Israel "Izzy" Young (Hardcover)
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The Conscience of the Folk Revival - The Writings of Israel "Izzy" Young (Hardcover)
Series: American Folk Music and Musicians Series
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Israel G. "Izzy" Young was the proprietor of the Folklore Center in
Greenwich Village from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. The
literal center of the New York folk music scene, the Center not
only sold records, books, and guitar strings but served as a
concert hall, meeting spot, and information kiosk for all folk
scene events. Among Young's first customers was Harry Belafonte;
among his regular visitors were Alan Lomax and Pete Seeger. Shortly
after his arrival in New York City in 1961, an unknown Bob Dyan
banged away at songs on Young's typewriter. Young would also stage
Dylan's first concert, as well as shows by Joni Mitchell, the Fugs,
Emmylou Harris, and Tim Buckley, Doc Watson, Son House, and
Mississippi John Hurt. The Conscience of the Folk Revival: The
Writings of Israel "Izzy" Young collects Young's writing, from his
regular column "Frets and Frails" for Sing Out! Magazine
(1959-1969) to his commentaries on such contentious issues as
copyright and commercialism. Also including his personal
recollections of seminal figures, from Bob Dylan and Alan Lomax to
Harry Smith and Woody Guthrie, this collection removes the rose
tinting of past memoirs by offering Young's detailed, day-by-day
accounts. A key collection of primary sources on the American
countercultural scene in New York City, this work will interest not
only folk music fans, but students and scholars of American social
and cultural history.
General
Imprint: |
Scarecrow Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
American Folk Music and Musicians Series |
Release date: |
December 2012 |
First published: |
December 2012 |
Authors: |
Scott Barretta
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Dimensions: |
238 x 162 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
300 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8108-8308-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-8108-8308-2 |
Barcode: |
9780810883086 |
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