Bob Dylan in the Big Apple: Troubadour Tales
“Miles is a stylish writer, with solid narrative pacing, who’s found a way to position this Dylan mythology as fresh and memorable...” — The Dylan Review

This unique insight into the fascinating world of Bob Dylan and New York focuses on the enduring interrelationship of City and Artist. Bob Dylan in the Big Apple will take you on a journey that Dylan took through the streets of New York, looking at the locations, including the less trodden Dylan trails, the characters he befriended as well as revealing stories that formed the backdrop to his life and work. We follow in his early footsteps into the Cafe Wha? as well as, more recently, the Beacon Theatre. Along the way we take in fighting on Elizabeth Street, the 'crummy' hotel, the tavern 'on the corner of Armageddon Street' and the Tuscarora Indian Reservation and more. We also take the Rolling Tyre Walk as well as the Talkin' Washington Park Square picnic. Definitely one for your list of walks! This colorful book with maps and illustrations and wonderful stories will be a must for any Dylan enthusiast.
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Bob Dylan in the Big Apple: Troubadour Tales
“Miles is a stylish writer, with solid narrative pacing, who’s found a way to position this Dylan mythology as fresh and memorable...” — The Dylan Review

This unique insight into the fascinating world of Bob Dylan and New York focuses on the enduring interrelationship of City and Artist. Bob Dylan in the Big Apple will take you on a journey that Dylan took through the streets of New York, looking at the locations, including the less trodden Dylan trails, the characters he befriended as well as revealing stories that formed the backdrop to his life and work. We follow in his early footsteps into the Cafe Wha? as well as, more recently, the Beacon Theatre. Along the way we take in fighting on Elizabeth Street, the 'crummy' hotel, the tavern 'on the corner of Armageddon Street' and the Tuscarora Indian Reservation and more. We also take the Rolling Tyre Walk as well as the Talkin' Washington Park Square picnic. Definitely one for your list of walks! This colorful book with maps and illustrations and wonderful stories will be a must for any Dylan enthusiast.
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Bob Dylan in the Big Apple: Troubadour Tales

Bob Dylan in the Big Apple: Troubadour Tales

by K G Miles
Bob Dylan in the Big Apple: Troubadour Tales
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Bob Dylan in the Big Apple: Troubadour Tales

Bob Dylan in the Big Apple: Troubadour Tales

by K G Miles

Overview

“Miles is a stylish writer, with solid narrative pacing, who’s found a way to position this Dylan mythology as fresh and memorable...” — The Dylan Review

This unique insight into the fascinating world of Bob Dylan and New York focuses on the enduring interrelationship of City and Artist. Bob Dylan in the Big Apple will take you on a journey that Dylan took through the streets of New York, looking at the locations, including the less trodden Dylan trails, the characters he befriended as well as revealing stories that formed the backdrop to his life and work. We follow in his early footsteps into the Cafe Wha? as well as, more recently, the Beacon Theatre. Along the way we take in fighting on Elizabeth Street, the 'crummy' hotel, the tavern 'on the corner of Armageddon Street' and the Tuscarora Indian Reservation and more. We also take the Rolling Tyre Walk as well as the Talkin' Washington Park Square picnic. Definitely one for your list of walks! This colorful book with maps and illustrations and wonderful stories will be a must for any Dylan enthusiast.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780857162205
Publisher: McNidder and Grace
Publication date: 05/04/2022
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

From an awestruck child at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969 to the honor of addressing the inaugural conference at the Tulsa Archive in 2019, Bob Dylan has taken Londoner K G Miles on an emotional musical journey lasting over 50 years. Now, as co-curator of the Dylan Room at London's Troubadour Club, through writing, podcasts and Dylan tours, K G Miles is able to share his knowledge and experience with music lovers throughout the world.

Table of Contents

Foreword Anne Margaret Daniel vii

Introduction: Sitting in South London, Dreaming of New York 1

Chapter 1 Bobby Before the Big Apple 5

Chapter 2 Cafe Wha? and Assorted Basket Houses 9

Chapter 3 'If I can make it at Gerde's, I can make it anywhere' 19

Chapter 4 Talkin' Bob Dylan's Washington Square Park Blues 27

Chapter 5 The Music Inn by Dina Regine 37

Chapter 6 Hootenanny at Riverside Church 41

Chapter 7 Places to Stay, 'Crummy' and Otherwise 51

Chapter 8 A stay at Washington Square Hotel by Bret Johnson 59

Chapter 9 Two Dylans at the White Horse Tavern 63

Chapter 10 In 'the Office' at the Kettle of Fish 69

Chapter 11 Horse and Kettle - Dylan's Village Bars by Bret Johnson 75

Chapter 12 Talkin' Troubadour Tales with Terri Thal 83

Chapter 13 Laughter and Fighting on Elizabeth Street 87

Chapter 14 A.J. Weberman Speaks 93

Chapter 15 New Beginning at the Bitter End and Bob at the Reservation 97

Chapter 16 Talkin' Troubadour Tales with Scarlet Rivera 109

Chapter 17 The Greatest Band You Never Saw 117

Chapter 18 Bob at the Beacon 129

Afterword Maureen Van Zandt 133

Final Word 137

List of photographs and map 139

Locations list 141

Bibliography 155

Acknowledgements 161

Author biography 163

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