A report on Gerde's Folk City
Music venue in the West Village, part of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, in New York City.
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Greenwich Village
5 linksNeighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.
Neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.
Music clubs included Gerde's Folk City, The Bitter End, Cafe Au Go Go, Cafe Wha?, The Gaslight Cafe and The Bottom Line.
Joan Baez
4 linksAmerican singer, songwriter, musician, and activist.
American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist.
Baez first met Dylan in April 1961 at Gerde's Folk City in New York City's Greenwich Village.
Rolling Thunder Revue
3 links1975–1976 concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan with numerous musicians and collaborators.
1975–1976 concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan with numerous musicians and collaborators.
On October 23, 1975, owner Mike Porco's 61st birthday, Dylan and a group of friends took over Gerde's Folk City as the main show was ending.
Eric Andersen
2 linksAmerican folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others.
American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others.
In 1964, Andersen made his debut at Gerdes Folk City in a live audition for Vanguard Records.
Blowin' in the Wind
1 linksSong written by Bob Dylan in 1962.
Song written by Bob Dylan in 1962.
Dylan originally wrote and performed a two-verse version of the song; its first public performance, at Gerde's Folk City on April 16, 1962, was recorded and circulated among Dylan collectors.
Simon & Garfunkel
1 linksAmerican folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel.
American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel.
By late 1963, billing themselves as Kane & Garr, they performed at Gerde's Folk City, a Greenwich club that hosted Monday night open mic performances.
Logan English
0 linksAmerican folk singer, poet, actor, and playwright.
American folk singer, poet, actor, and playwright.
As MC at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, he was influential in Bob Dylan's early career, and also recorded one of the earliest albums produced as a tribute to Woody Guthrie.
Phil Ochs
3 linksAmerican songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer).
American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer).
The film included interviews with people who had known Ochs, including Yippies Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, manager Harold Leventhal, and Mike Porco, the owner of Gerde's Folk City.
4th Street (Manhattan)
1 linksStreet in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
The street was later home to the famous folk club Gerde's Folk City (11 West 4th Street), which hosted the New York debuts of Bob Dylan in 1961 and Simon & Garfunkel.
Carolyn Hester
0 linksAmerican folk singer and songwriter.
American folk singer and songwriter.
Hester was one of many young Greenwich Village singers who rode the crest of the 1960s folk music wave, helping launch Gerde's Folk City in 1960.