Caffe Lena Inside America's Legendary Folk Music Coffeehouse |
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| Author:
| Arem, Jocelyn |
| Foreword by:
| Robbins, Tim |
| By (photographer):
| Alper, Joe |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57687-732-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | powerHouse Books
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| Imprint: | powerHouse Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1960, burgeoning actress and defiant dreamer Lena Spencer opened a small coffeehouse in the quaint upstate New York town of Saratoga Springs. It was a time in America when a coffeehouse could be something more - a focal point for a different sort of people, radical new ideas and notably, emerging artists. Caffe Lena's humble stage regularly welcomed musicians such as a young Bob Dylan in 1961 and a pre-American Pie' Don McLean in 1965. Quickly, Caffe Lena took its place among the...
More DescriptionIn 1960, burgeoning actress and defiant dreamer Lena Spencer opened a small coffeehouse in the quaint upstate New York town of Saratoga Springs. It was a time in America when a coffeehouse could be something more - a focal point for a different sort of people, radical new ideas and notably, emerging artists. Caffe Lena's humble stage regularly welcomed musicians such as a young Bob Dylan in 1961 and a pre-American Pie' Don McLean in 1965. Quickly, Caffe Lena took its place among the nation's foremost incubators of an American folk movement that inspired a generation of music.'