Garret Coffee House Web Site
Jerry Holombe has started a web site dedicated to The Garret Coffee House which existed in West Hollywood California from 1958 to 1971 . He’s collected stories and photos from the Garret which was a popular hang out for west coast musicans in it’s day.
During the folk music revival of the 1960s The Garret was a popular place for musicians to relax and hang out. Terrea was always the main performer on stage, but just about every major folk music act in the business could have been found around the fireplace at some time or other. One night it was remarked that a bomb in the place would have instantly wiped out most of the folk music movement. Reported present at the time were Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Theodore Bikel, Joni Mitchell, Bud and Travis, Hoyt Axton and assorted other greater and lesser lights of the day.
Jerry’s looking for more stories and photos from that era.
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