The Greenwich Village Music Scene
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot speak with David Browne, author of the book Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital.
Greenwich Village
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot speak with author David Browne about his book on the Greenwich Village music scene of the 1950s and ‘60s. The book is called “Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital” and it covers artists from Bob Dylan to John Coltrane.
Featured Songs:
- Phil Ochs, "Here's to the State of Mississippi," I Ain't Marching Anymore, Elektra, 1965
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Sonny Rollins, "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Live At The Village Vanguard, 1957 / Evening Take)," The Complete Night At The Village Vanguard, Blue Note, 2013
- Miles Davis, "Stablemates," Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet, Prestige, 1956
- Joan Baez, "Wildwood Flower," Joan Baez, Vanguard, 1960
- John Coltrane, "Greensleeves," Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, Impulse!, 2023
- Paul Butterfield, "Everything Gonna Be Alright," Live New York 1970, RockBeat, 2015
- Phil Ochs, "Talking Vietnam Blues," All the News That's Fit to Sing, Elektra, 1964
- Dave Van Ronk, "He Was a Friend of Mine," Folksinger, Prestige, 1962
- Dave Van Ronk, "Dink's Song," Dave Van Ronk Sings, Folkways, 1961
- Bob Dylan, "House of the Risin' Sun," Bob Dylan, Columbia, 1962
- Dave Van Ronk, "House of the Rising Sun," Just Dave Van Ronk, Mercury, 1964
- The Blues Project, "Catch the Wind," Live at the Cafe Au Go Go, Verve Folkways, 1966
- Bob Dylan, "It Ain't Me Babe," Another Side of Bob Dylan, Columbia, 1964
- Bob Dylan, "Hurricane (Live at Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA, November 1975)," The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, Columbia, 2019
- Len Chandler, "Bellevue," To Be a Man, Columbia, 1966
- Peter, Paul and Mary, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," Peter, Paul and Mary, Warner Bros., 1962
- Sonny Rollins, "I Can't Get Started (Live At The Village Vanguard, 1957 / Evening Take)," The Complete Night At The Village Vanguard, Blue Note, 2013
- The Roches, "Speak," Speak, MCA, 1989
- Buffy Sainte-Marie, "It's My Way," It's My Way!, Vanguard, 1964
- Odetta, "I Never Will Marry," Odetta Sings Folk Songs, RCA Victor, 1963
- Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, "Planet Rock," Planet Rock (Single), Tommy Boy, 1982
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