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The Sixties in Folk Music / 18. Sheri Geiger-Odenwald

From Blue Onion Carhop to Folk Singer Sheri Geiger-Odenwald I was on stage for the first time in 1960 at the Noctambulist in Santa Barbara at the age of 14. I was married and already pregnant with my first child, … Continue reading

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The Sixties in Folk Music / 16. Don Robertson

Folk Scene: The 1960s in Santa Barbara Don Robertson  In 1960 I attended Defiance College in Ohio. There was a beatnik fellow named “Doc” there. Both of us lived in WWII Quonset huts over that summer. Doc taught me to … Continue reading

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The Sixties in Folk Music / 7. Howard Pelky

Howard Pelky Times Were Good… Foreword I am convinced that I would never have accomplished the degree of musical ability that I have, whatever that may be, if not for the support and encouragement of my mother, Syble, all through … Continue reading

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The Sixties in Folk Music / 6. John Thomas

John Thomas Music—A Lifelong Love Affair The first sounds I can remember hearing were music. My dad had been lighting director and stage technician for the Brooklyn Opera Company, and his Victrola never stopped playing classical music and operas on … Continue reading

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