The book that Chris in Wheaton is probably refering to is Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (sub-titled, "The Illustrated Story of the Cambridge Folk Years") by Eric von Schmidt and Jim Rooney, published by University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 1979 (Second Edition published 1994). It's a big book, 8" by 10 3/4", over 300 pages, and it contains pictures, pictures, and more pictures! It's full of history, stories, anecdotes, gossip, gags, and just about anything you can think of having to do with the Cambridge / Harvard Square folk music scene, in the words of people who were there at the time. Lots of stuff by and about big name singers when they're just getting started, plus people you may never have heard of. Absolutely fascinating book!

Among other things, I learned that while I was singing at The Place Next Door in Seattle for $15.00 a night, Joan Baez was singing at the Club 47 in Cambridge for $10.00 a night. This was a few months before Bob Gibson brought her on stage with him at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival.

Did I mention that the book us full of pictures?

I just checked Amazon and the book is out of stock, but here are some reviews. It's worth trying to track down.

Don Firth