The first-ever book exclusively devoted to the history of the Newport Folk Festival, I Got a Song documents the trajectory of an American musical institution that began more than a half-century ago and continues to influence our understanding of folk music today. Rick Massimo's research is complemented by extensive interviews with the people who were there and who made it all happen: the festival's producers, some of its biggest stars, and people who huddled in the fields to witness moments-like Bob Dylan's famous electric performance in 1965-that live on in musical history. As folk has evolved over the decades, absorbing influences from rock, traditional music and the singer-songwriters of the '60s and '70s, the Newport Folk Festival has once again become a gathering point for young performers and fans. I Got a Song tells the stories, small and large, of several generations of American folk music enthusiasts.
Hardcover is un-jacketed.
Autorentext
Rick Massimo
Inhalt
Preface
People Think This Stuff Just Happens
The American Public Is Like Sleeping Beauty
Utopia
Texas Was the Worst
A Real Folk Festival
Keep Me Company and Hold My Hand (A Prelude)
A Limited Amount of Time
It Is Beginning to Bog Down
It Was a Sweet Town When I First Came Here
He Was Amazed and I Was Amazed
She Was My Girl
In the Woods They Got Electronic Instruments
Let Them Know That You Know Where You Are
#DontLookBack
Notes
Bibliography
Credits
Index