Steve Goodman Music Events

Subject: STEVE GOODMAN MUSIC EVENTS
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 09:13 PM

A suggestion. Visit my blog-site---http://billhahnprogramnotes.blogspot.com and find a description of a wonderful afternoon at NYC's Bitter End with some great entertainers and the book signing for Clay Eals book about Steve Goodman. You will find the kernel of the thought of a Steve Goodman Songnight that might come into existence. The author encourages it, the artists seem to be supportive, and I am surely encouraging it.

Many of you, hopefully, know that Clay Eals was my guest for 2 weeks on TRADITIONS on WFDU.

Bill Hahn

Subject: RE: STEE GOODMAN MUSIC EVENTS
From: John Hardly
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 09:18 PM

I just today got my copy of the book. Excellent.

Subject: RE: Steve Goodman Music Events
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 10:56 PM

There's a neat posting by Eals in this thread.

Art Thieme has been raving about this book AND some of his photos are used in it!

Subject: RE: Steve Goodman Music Events
From: coldjam
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 11:04 PM

How cool. I,just this summer, saw a video of Steve performing in concert from the late 70's early 80's. I am a true fan now.

Subject: RE: Steve Goodman Music Events
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 10:47 AM

Bill, it's great to see these events pointing up the amazing achievement that this book represents--both for Steve Goodman and for Clay.

It's a fine book that gives a ton of insight into the making of a relatively decent career in this "business"---if that's what this IS. It's about an extremely personable folkie who took the extra steps needed to make a gigging existence within a rather vibrant Chicago music scene into an actual livelihood for him and his family. Steve was a man whose life illustrated and personified the extraordinary drive and determination of this very talented performer whose only songwriting and/or performing "hit" was for someone else.

Also, this book, tangentially, manages to chronicle (shine needed light upon) the Chicago folk scene of that incandescent era.

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: Steve Goodman Music Events
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 05:38 PM

That is the point Clay Eals makes in his presentation---while it is about Goodman it shows, as well, an era.

These events are not to be missed. Clay gives such a dramatic presentation in between the music by all these talented artists. It was heartening to see that he was able to pull this east coast tour off.

Bill H

Subject: RE: Steve Goodman Music Events
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 06:32 PM

Also a reading in Washington DC on Wednesday, August 15, with music by Tom Paxton and Saul Broudy.

Details:
http://ceimd.com/php/public.php?Org=fsgw&ProgramID=29&EventID=2304&NoTitle=1