Positively 4th Street
The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Fariña, and Richard Fariña
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In 1966 when Bob Dylan, age twenty-five, disappeared from public view, he closed a chapter on one of the most fascinating stories in post-war cultural history. In just five years Dylan had become a spokesman for the counterculture; Greenwich Village the epicentre of youth style; and folk music - once played by earnest throwbacks - had been crossed with rock 'n' roll to form a thoughtful, literate, new musical style. POSITIVELY 4th STREET relates just how folk became rock by looking at four young beatniks and their rise to fame: Bob Dylan, his part-time lover Joan Baez, her sister Mimi, and Mimi's husband, the writer Richard Farina. It is that rare find - a new story to tell of a moment no one can forget.
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Positively 4th Street, David Hajdu
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- Released
- 2002
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- Title
- Positively 4th Street
- Subtitle
- The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Fariña, and Richard Fariña
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Hajdu
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0747558264
- ISBN13
- 9780747558262
- Series
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Music Theme, USA, Rock, Popular Music
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
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- In 1966 when Bob Dylan, age twenty-five, disappeared from public view, he closed a chapter on one of the most fascinating stories in post-war cultural history. In just five years Dylan had become a spokesman for the counterculture; Greenwich Village the epicentre of youth style; and folk music - once played by earnest throwbacks - had been crossed with rock 'n' roll to form a thoughtful, literate, new musical style. POSITIVELY 4th STREET relates just how folk became rock by looking at four young beatniks and their rise to fame: Bob Dylan, his part-time lover Joan Baez, her sister Mimi, and Mimi's husband, the writer Richard Farina. It is that rare find - a new story to tell of a moment no one can forget.