Neighborhood
Wikipedia ties Mary Travers to Greenwich Village, Manhattan. A tie, not always an origin
Places
- Cafe Wha?
- The Bitter End
- Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, School
Listen and read
Music spots
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Venue
Cafe Wha?
1959Opened in 1959 in a basement on MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane. Dave Van Ronk played here early in his career, Mary Travers was a waitress here before Peter, Paul and Mary, Tiny Tim played two weeks in 1962, and on Richie Havens’s recommendation the club hired Jimi Hendrix in 1966, per Wikipedia.
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Venue
The Bitter End
1961Opened in 1961 as a no-alcohol showcase; Peter, Paul and Mary made their debut here that year, and Carly Simon was among those who played it in the ’60s and ’70s. In the summer of 1975 late-night jams with Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Bobby Neuwirth set the stage for the Rolling Thunder Revue, per NYC Tourism.
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