Saturday, January 13, 2007

Anyone heard of this?

There was a tv show (1963-64) called The Best of Hootenanny. It showcased folksingers like Judy Collins and Ian & Sylvia, and somehow also involved Woody Allen. I just read about it in Entertainment Weekly, of all places. Anyone heard or know of this?
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4 comments:

Dave said...

I just read an article that was in the post yesterday. It was a review of a recently released DVD set from the show.

Here's a link to it.

Pete Seeger and anybody too political was banned from the show.

January 13, 2007 at 7:18 AM
Belle said...

I checked it out. doesn't seem worth a view.

January 13, 2007 at 10:57 AM
sobohon said...

I remember it. Lotsa Kingston Trio.

January 14, 2007 at 1:41 PM
Back Door Man said...

I watched it religiously. In retrospect it was pretty lame but you have to evaluate it in context. It was the first exposure to "folk music" that most people ever saw. The Weavers (including P. Seeger) had been black listed several years earlier. I think the actual name was simply "Hootnanny" but I can't vouch for that.

January 28, 2007 at 3:34 PM

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