RIP Jeff Kaye

[Mark Connelly]

Jeffy Kaye's Sunday evening "Hootenanny" show on WBZ (roughly 
1963-1966) was an essential part of the soundtrack of my Arlington High 
School life, as well as of those of several classmates / friends. The 
show was one of the first places that featured the likes of Bob Dylan, 
Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Jim Kweskin's Jug Band, Tom Rush, Mimi & 
Richard Farina, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Dave Van Ronk, Chris 
Smithers, Mark Spoelstra, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Buffy 
Sainte-Marie, Odetta, and so many more. Besides the great (and 
thoroughly knowledgeable) coverage of the best US and Canadian folk, 
blues, and bluegrass talent, there was some decent Celtic 
representation as well - outstanding acts including Paddie Bell / 
Corrie Folk Trio, the Chieftains, and Clancy & Makem. Along with Bruce 
Bradley, Dick Summer, Dave Maynard, and Carl DeSuze, Kaye was a vitally 
important personage on the WBZ '60s "dream team": the gold standard of 
all time in Boston broadcasting.

Mark Connelly
South Yarmouth, MA

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