Wounds to Bind : A Memoir of the Folk-Rock Revolution

The birth of folk rock comes to life in Wounds to Bind: A Memoir of the Folk Rock Revolution , Jerry Burgan’s unforgettable memoir of the pre-psychedelic 1960s. As a naive folksinger from Pomona, California, Burgan would find himself thrust in his teenage years to the forefront of the counterculture and its aftermath. The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding, The Righteous Brothers, The Ohio Players, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Herman’s Hermits, Judy Henske, Barry McGuire, and the Kingston Trio all make appearances in this tale told by the cofounder of We Five, the San Francisco electro-folk ensemble that soared to the top of the charts with its recording of the million-selling "You Were On My Mind." In the vanguard of what came to be known as folk rock, Burgan and his lifelong friend Mike Stewart embarked on a road they thought well paved by the latter’s older brother and Kingston Trio member, John Stewart. Little did Burgan realize that they would join the rest of their generation in an ecstatic, sometimes tortured journey of invention and disillusion. With a foreword by Canadian folk legend Sylvia Tyson, Wounds to Bind will reward not only folk revival fans and aficionados of the counterculture music scene, but anyone who came of age musically between 1950 and 1975. Burgan’s story bears witness to an eclectic and hopeful convergence in American history—that missing link between the folk and rock eras—when Bob Dylan and Sammy Davis, Jr., were played on the same radio station in the same hour. Chronicling the human realignments, triumphs and tragedies that followed, Burgan tracks down the demons that drove the genius of We Five cofounder Mike Stewart and sheds light on the forty-year enigma of what became of We Five's reclusive lead singer, Beverly Bivens, who anticipated Grace Slick, Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks . The birth of folk rock comes to life in Jerry Burgan's memoir of the pre-psychedelic 1960s. As a naive folksinger from Pomona, California, Burgan would find himself thrust in his teenage years to the forefront of the counterculture and its aftermath. The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding, The Righteous Brothers, The Ohio Players, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Herman's Hermits, Judy Henske, Barry McGuire, and the Kingston Trio all make appearances in this tale told by the cofounder of We Five, the San Francisco electro-folk ensemble that soared to the top of the charts with its recording of the million-selling "You Were On My Mind." In the vanguard of what came to be known as folk rock, Burgan and his lifelong friend Mike Stewart embarked on a road they thought well paved by the latter's older brother and Kingston Trio member, John Stewart. Little did Burgan realize that they would join the rest of their generation in an ecstatic, sometimes tortured journey of invention and disillusion. Burgan's story bears witness to an eclectic and hopeful convergence in American history, that missing link between the folk and rock eras when Bob Dylan and Sammy Davis, Jr., were played on the same radio station in the same hour. Chronicling the human realignments, triumphs, and tragedies that followed, Burgan tracks down the demons that drove the genius of We Five cofounder Mike Stewart and sheds light on the forty-year enigma of what became of We Five's reclusive lead singer, Beverly Bivens, who anticipated Grace Slick, Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks The dawn of folk rock comes to life in Jerry Burgan’s unforgettable memoir of the pre-psychedelic 1960s and the summer that changed everything. As a naïve folksinger from Pomona, California, Burgan was thrust to the forefront of the counterculture and its aftermath. The Byrds, the Rolling Stones, the Mamas and Papas, Barry McGuire, Bo Diddley and many others make appearances in this 50th Anniversary reminiscence by the surviving cofounder of WE FIVE, the San Francisco electro-folk ensemble whose million-seller, "You Were On My Mind,” entered the world two months before Bob Dylan plugged in an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival. Vying with the Byrds to record the first folk-rock hit, Burgan and his lifelong friend Mike Stewart embarked on a road they thought well paved by the latter's older brother, Kingston Trio member John Stewart. Little did they realize that they would join the largest-ever American generation in an ecstatic, sometimes tortured, journey of invention and disillusion. Wounds to Bind bears witness to a lost and hopeful convergence in American history—that missing link between the folk and rock eras—when Bob Dylan and Sammy Davis Jr. were played on the same radio station in the same hour. A survivor of the human realignments, tragedies and triumphs that followed, Burgan tracks down the demons that drove the genius of We Five cofounder Mike Stewart and sheds light on the 40-year enigma of what became of the band’s reclusive lead singer, Beverly Bivens, a forerunner of Grace Slick, Linda Ronstadt, and Stevie Nicks. The Birth Of Folk Rock Comes To Life In Wounds To Bind: A Memoir Of The Folk Rock Revolution, Jerry Burgan's Unforgettable Memoir Of The Pre-psychedelic 1960s--back Cover. Foreshocks -- 1965: When Folk Met Rock -- 1956: Kids With Guitars -- The First Time Ever -- If You're Going To San Francisco -- Convergence -- When I Woke Up This Morning -- Awe And Shock -- Trouble Every Day -- Appalacian Thanksgiving -- The Lonely Crowd -- Ad After Ad After Ad -- C'mon People Now -- The Sorcerer's Apprentice -- Jackpot, Nevada -- Long Time Gone -- Wounds Not Bound -- Funeral For A Friend -- Folk Songs And Stories. Jerry Burgan With Alan Rifkin ; Foreword By Sylvia Tyson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Foreshocks 1965 : When folk met rock 1956 : Kids with guitars The first time ever If you're going to San Francisco Convergence When I woke up this morning Awe and shock Trouble every day Appalachian Thanksgiving The lonely crowd Ad after ad after ad C'mon people now The sorcerer's apprentice Jackpot, Nevada Long time gone Wounds not bound Funeral for a friend Folk songs and stories. The birth of folk rock comes to life in Jerry Burgan's memoir of the pre-psychedelic 1960s. Burgan's story bears witness to an eclectic and hopeful convergence in American music history, that missing link between the folk and rock eras when Bob Dylan and Sammy Davis, Jr., were played on the same radio station in the same hour.