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# The Mayor of MacDougal Street [2013 edition]: A Memoir ☆ PDF Read by * Dave Van Ronk eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. The Mayor of MacDougal Street [2013 edition]: A Memoir He was also a marvelous storyteller, a peerless musical historian, and one of the most quotable figures in The Village.The Mayor of MacDougal Street is a unique firsthand account of the sixties folk scene that includes encounters with young stars-to-be like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell and older luminaries like Woody Guthrie and Odetta. Colorful, hilarious, and engaging, The Mayor of MacDougal Street will appeal not only to folk and blues fans but also to anyone interested in the mu

Title	:	The Mayor of MacDougal Street [2013 edition]: A Memoir
Author	:	Dave Van Ronk
Rating	:	4.21 (522 Votes)
Asin	:	0306822164
Format Type	:	paperback
Number of Pages	:	272 Pages
Publish Date	:	2015-07-18
Language	:	English

It far exceeded my expectations John Jay I knew that I would be interested in Van Ronk's memoir just because of its subject matter: the folk music revival and the Greenwich Village scene that produced Bob Dylan and other famous musicians. What I didn't expect was that Dave Van Ronk and his co-author would write a book that is both witty and deep in its analysis of both musical and social t. Drew Sullivan said Great book on a time and place. Dave Van Ronk was an American original who is still an interesting listen but a good read as well. It's the best context I have read on Greenwhich Village in the late 50s.. nancy Riker said Five Stars. Interesting!

He was also a marvelous storyteller, a peerless musical historian, and one of the most quotable figures in The Village.The Mayor of MacDougal Street is a unique firsthand account of the sixties folk scene that includes encounters with young stars-to-be like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell and older luminaries like Woody Guthrie and Odetta. Colorful, hilarious, and engaging, The Mayor of MacDougal Street will appeal not only to folk and blues fans but also to anyone interested in the music, politics, and spirit of a revolutionary period in American culture.. Dave van ronk (1936-2002) was not only one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk music revival; he was a pioneer of modern acoustic blues, a fine songwriter and arranger, a powerful singer, and one of the most influential guitarists of his era

Woody Guthrie; Joan Baez; Pete Seeger; Richie Havens; Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary; plus dozens more, they all live and breathe within these pagesOne of folk’s unsung heroes, Van Ronk mixes poetry and revolution, rolled into a posthumously released autobiography as much a history of the Village, and the folk venues that made it famous, as the life story of its Mayor.’”. Praise for The Mayor of MacDougal StreetNewYorker, 9/30/13A wonderful memoir.”Slate, 12/2/13Your best guide when it comes to Inside Llewyn Davisapart from what follows, of courseis Van Ronk’s posthumous memoir, The Mayor of MacDougal Street.”New York Times

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