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Bob Gibson was one of the very early folk-singers who set to
renovate the art of folk music. His first album,
Offbeat Folksongs (Riverside, 1956), was followed by increasingly personal
collections of material, such as I Come for to Sing (Riverside, 1957) and
There's A Meetin' Here Tonight (Riverside, 1958).
Ski Songs (Elektra, 1959), a soundtrack for an imaginary film on skiing,
Yes I See (Elektra, 1961)
and
At The Gate Of Horn (Elektra, 1961), a live performance with
Hamilton Bob Camp,
that predates the intimate style of Simon & Garfunkel by a few years, were
perhaps the most original folk albums before Bob Dylan.
Where I'm Bound (Elektra, 1964), mostly co-written with
Shel Silverstein, was still an acoustic venture but shows the signs of an
impending revolution in form and content.
Alas, it was to be his last album of the decade.
When he returned, with Bob Gibson (Capitol, 1970) and
Funky in the Country (april 1974 - Legend Enterprises, 1974), his disciples the Byrds
had changed forever the face of folk music.
Gibson died in 1996.
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(Translated by Ornella C. Grannis)
Bob Gibson fu uno dei primi folksingers del Greenwich Village a
rinnovare l'arte della musica folk. Al suo primo album, Offbeat
Folksongs (Riverside), fecero seguito collezioni di materiale
sempre pi— personale.
Ski Songs (Elektra, 1959), la colonna sonora di un film mai realizzato
sullo sci, e At The Gates Of Horn (Elektra, 1961), un concerto dal vivo
con Bob Camp, che anticipa di alcuni anni lo stile intimo di Simon &
Garfunkel, furono forse gli album folk pi— originali prima di Bob Dylan.
Where I'm Bound (Elektra, 1964), scritto quasi tutto con Shel Silverstein,
e' un'impresa acustica nella quale si avvertono i segni di un'imminente
rivoluzione sia nella forma che nei contenuti. Una rivoluzione che lo ha
lasciato dietro malgrado abbia tentato di tenere il passo con il suono
elettrico.
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