Posts Tagged ‘music history’
Composer Leroy Anderson: Cambridge Born and Bred
by Jane Anderson Vercelli, 2008 While the entertaining music of Leroy Anderson is heard all over the world today, the composer who wrote “Sleigh Ride” was born, raised, and educated in Cambridge, thanks to his Swedish parents, who immigrated as children to the United States. They chose to make Cambridge their home because they wanted…
Read MoreLooking Backward: Club 47 and the 1960s Folk Music Revival
by Jennifer Hance Bob Dylan never made it in Cambridge. This was one of many fascinating stories told by folklorist Millie Rahn, who travels around the country to collect and document the history of the folk music movement. Closer to home, Millie is the folklorist for Club Passim and other regional folk music venues. She…
Read MoreBetsy Siggins Papers, 1714-2008
NOTE: Series II of this collection was transferred to the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center at UMass Amherst. Review their finding aid. Administrative Information Biographical Sketch Arrangement Scope and Content Note Series Description and Folder Listing 5 ½ file boxes, 1 oversized box 3.96 linear feet Processor: Katrina Morse…
Read MoreBob Dylan went electric in Cambridge
Did you know Cambridge is also known for making music? Bob Dylan went electric here!
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