A freewheelin' time; a memoir of Greenwich Village in the sixties.9780767926874 A freewheelin' time; a memoir of Greenwich Village Greenwich Village (grĕn`ĭch), residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the Hudson River. in the sixties. Rotolo, Suze. Broadway Books 2008 371 pages $22.95 Hardcover ML420 Rotolo, who was romantically involved with Bob Dylan Noun 1. Bob Dylan - United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) Dylan from 1961 to 1964 (she's the girl on the cover of his debut album), has written this memoir of the rise of the folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. movement in Greenwich Village from a firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first perspective. Exhibiting a writing style that is succinct yet impassioned, she vividly recreates that period in history while recounting her own growing political awareness, and explains how folk music eventually led her to a life of activism (she became involved in the Civil Rights Movement). Fans of Bob Dylan and folk music in general should enjoy this volume. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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