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‘Talkin’ Greenwich Village’ Book to Tell History of NYC’s Most Famous Musical Haven

Rolling Stone senior writer David Browne will chronicle the history of the Greenwich Village music scene in his new book, 'Talkin' Greenwich Village.'

The history of one of New York City’s most vibrant havens for musicians and artists — from Dave Van Rink, Sonny Rollins and Bob Dylan to Shawn Colvin and Suzanne Vega — will be chronicled in the new book, Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital, by Rolling Stone senior writer David Browne. Focusing on the Fifties through the Eighties, Talkin’ Greenwich Village will dig into the scene’s origins in the late 1950s as a young generation of musicians, poets, and artists flocked to the neighborhood at a fraught moment in New York City history, marred by racial tensions and police crackdowns. Browne interviewed over 150 people for the book, including Village denizens like Vega, Colvin, Herbie Hancock, Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, Sonny Rollins, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Carolyn Hester, Joan Baez, John Sebastian, Terre and Suzzy Roche, Steve Forbert, Christopher Guest, David Johansen, and members of the Blues Project.

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