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Michael Cooney(born 1943,Carmel, California,United States)[1]is an American folk and blues musician who performed during thefolk music revivalfrom the 1960s onward. He is known for hisbluesperformances as well as for performing at, and organizing, many folk festivals. In 1963, he participated in a "Young Folksinger's Contest" at the Monterey Folk Festival; Barbara Dane was the contest judge and another contest participant was Janis Joplin.
Cooney was the featured musical guest on a first-season episode ofSesame Street(episode 33, originally aired December 24, 1969).
Cooney served on theboardsof theNewport Folk Festivaland also theNational Folk Festival.[2]His albums includeThe Cheese Stands Alone,Singer of Old Songs,Still Cooney After All These Years,Pure Unsweetened,andTogether Again.[2]His instruments include 6 and 12 stringguitars,fretless and frettedbanjos,ukulele,concertina,harmonica,Jew’s harp,andnose-flute.
References
edit- ^"Michael Cooney - Biographical Notes".Michael Cooney.RetrievedApril 21,2021.
- ^abDunaway, David.Singing Out: An Oral History of America's Folk Music Revivals,p. 203 (Oxford University Press 2010).
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