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The brothers first played together at family gatherings in the 1940s.This is episode 15 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of Song. Thank you to Sarah at the Caffe…

He listed Lightnin' Hopkins, Bob Dylan and Hank Williams, and such varied artists as Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Blind Willie McTell, Tchaikovsky,…

As a married couple, these touring musicians established a 3-day music festival with their friends that was an annual occurrence for eight years.This is…

An invitation to see the opening act at what would be the final Tom Petty performance resulted in an album, and laid back blues from a Philly artist who…

Transporting a harpsichord across a continent by train, and spending Canadian Tire money on making an album.This is episode 35 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of…

Jackie Washington Landron, folksinger, actor. He was one of the first to set foot on Lena and Bill Spencer's stage.This is the first episode of Caffe…

Growing up Arlo Guthrie was surrounded by renowned artists like Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman (The Weavers), Sonny Terry, Brownie…

Freddie the Fireman and the L&M Cigarette Man, folk singer and disc jockey, Ed McCurdy has a dream. This is the sixth episode of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of…

When the producers of The Monkees passed on it, The Greenbriar Boys were the band to take the first chance on Michael Nesmith's "Different Drum."This is…

Nicknamed the Mayor of McDougal Street, he was an important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the…