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33. New Jersey Folk Music Revival: History and Tradition

--All photos and book excerpts Courtesy of Michael C. Gabriele.-- :::: New Jersey Folk Revival Music Published by The History Press, Charleston, SC www.historypress.net Copyright © 2016 by Michael C. Gabriele All rights reserved This book is dedicated to Jim Albertson and Angus Gillespie, two faithful stalwarts and scholars who have given New Jersey a vast musical endowment to be savored for years to come. Michael C. Gabriele June 1, 2016 That “Down Jersey” Guy Radio host, folklorist, musician and one heck of a nice guy, Jim Albertson possesses an abundant wisdom of Garden State roots music. And it’s the “sand in his shoes” that keeps him grounded and gives him his sense of place: “Down Jersey.” A member of the Atlantic City High School class of 1961, he grew up listening to big-band music while working as an usher on Atlantic City’s Steel Pier. He journeyed north and graduated from Montclair State College (University) in 1965 as a speech and theater major. His wife, Nancy McCullough, also a member of the class of 1965, was a home economics major. Albertson, celebrated in New Jersey folk and folk revival music circles as a performer, teacher, recording artist, author, historian and

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