So great to read Frank Hamiltons post. Like Frank's, mine is more about the fifties.
I lived in San Francisco when I did my first concert, with Rolf Kahn.Iturned my old Junior high friend Odetta,on to folk music when she came to San Francisco.Frank Robinson(Banjo)backed her up then.
Guy Carawan told me that folks were hearing about me, in L.A. Said they reffered to me as "That new Peoples singer" I said "The what?"
Moved to L.A. and met Herb Cohen who introduced me to Frank. We took him out for his first chili dog. Herb introduced me to Butch and Bess Hawes, and their home hoots on Goat Gulch.
The novice folk singers would be sitting on the floor,at the feet Pete Seeger,who usually took a chair.
The floor sitters were Jack Elliot, Frank Hamilton, Marcia Berman, Fred Gerlach,Guy Carawan,Dave Zeitlin,and me.(That I can recall)Dave Zeitland had a gorgeous voice,and taught me "The ballad Of The South Coast".
The best times then, were Butch and Bess's place on Goat Gulch.
Daryll Adams, Jack Elliot and I hung out one night in a parking lot, leaning against James Deans car, waiting for hm to show, while Daryll entertained passers by, laying his banjo. He taught me a little banjo work, and his song, "Portland Town, which was a well known anti war song.He played a really nice double thumb strum.

Frank's banjo was amazing work was extrodinary.I also enjoyed his singing,and would ask him if he would,but he was uncomforatable about his voice.I liked it a lot.
Ed McCurdy and I did a "Camera Three"(T.V."Culcha"),
Bob Gibson,Frank and I appeared as a trio on Hugh Hefners"Penthouse" T.V show.
One more nameI must mention: Mike Settle. I didn't hear him until later, when we were doing the "Hootnanny" T.V show. Mike had the most straight ahead,clear voice I've ever heard. It went out straight and pure as an arrow, with no strain at all. When we did a duet, they had to turn his mike way down, and mine, way up.
If I go into the sixties, I'm going to be pre-viewing my book about all of us over the years, and so....I'll stop.
It's fun being here at Mudcat, I remember Frank Hamilton fondly, among other memories of those days.