Frank Kresen and I share a deep, lifetime affection for unique songwriter John Stewart, who died six years ago on January 19, 2006. Frank is writing a book about John, and we will be publishing it here in installments. This is the second installment – enjoy! You can click on it and read it online, or right click (control click on a Mac) and download it. Many thanks to Frank Kresen for sharing this with all of us.
Introduction: “On Becoming a Household Name” — or, “One Amp Short”
If you missed part one of this bio here is the link to Part One
Johnny They Hardly Knew Ye by Frank Kresen
Frank W. Kresen
May 1, 2014 at 7:54 amFrom my good friend and former bandmate in our acoustic duo, The Dinosaurs (1996-2009), Doug Breckenridge:
There aren’t a lot of people — even serious Folkies — who are
familiar with the life and works of John Stewart. I confess that, until
I spent a dozen-plus years as Frank Kresen’s bandmate and friend, I
was among that number. But now, thanks to Frank’s elegantly
impassioned (and deeply researched!) prose, music fans everywhere can
get to know the significance of this great American songwriter. That’s
a good thing!
Frank W. Kresen
March 12, 2014 at 10:08 pmTwo weeks until the third installment of my book on the late John Stewart (1939-2008), JOHNNY, THEY HARDLY KNEW YE. Title: “Folk Music, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan — A Contextual Overview of the Contributions of John Stewart to the American Acoustic Musical Tradition.” COMING: March 27, 2014.