Folk City

Folk City
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-13 : 9780190231026
ISBN-10 : 0190231025
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Book Synopsis Folk City by : Stephen Petrus

Download or read book Folk City written by Stephen Petrus and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Washington Square Park and Café Society to WNYC Radio and Folkways Records, New York City's cultural, artistic, and commercial assets helped to shape a distinctively urban breeding ground for the famous folk music revival of the 1950s and '60s. Folk City, by Stephen Petrus and Ronald Cohen, explores New York's central role in fueling the nationwide craze for folk music in postwar America.


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