I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival

by Richard Massimo and Rick Massimo

Book Overview

The first book-length history of an essential American music festival

The first-ever book exclusively devoted to the history of the Newport Folk Festival, I Got a Song documents the trajectory of an American musical institution that began more than a half-century ago and continues to influence our understanding of folk music today. Rick Massimo's research is complemented by extensive interviews with the people who were there and who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819577030
• ISBN13: 9780819577030
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"