Wounds to Bind

The birth of folk rock comes to life in Wounds to Bind: A Memoir of the Folk Rock Revolution, Jerry Burgan’s unforgettable memoir of the pre-psychedelic 1960s. As a naive folksinger from Pomona, California, Burgan would find himself thrust in his teenage years to the forefront of the counterculture and its aftermath. The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding, The Righteous Brothers, The Ohio Players, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Herman’s Hermits, Judy Henske, Barry McGuire, and the Kingston Trio all make appearances in this tale told by the cofounder of We Five, the San Francisco electro-folk ensemble that soared to the top of the charts with its recording of the million-selling "You Were On My Mind."

When not performing with We Five, the 1960s folk-rock group that bridged the gulf between Peter, Paul & Mary and The Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Burgan and his wife, Debbie, appear in Folk Songs & Stories, a show built on the Americana that shaped him, blended with anecdotes about how the music of the past evolved into the forms we know today. His first solo CD, Jerry Burgan: Reflections, Songs & Stories, on the Global Recording Artists label, is based on material from his show. Jerry is available for classroom and community appearances and may be contacted through the website www.woundstobind.com. Alan Rifkin is a former contributing editor to Details and L.A. Weekly and has written for The Los Angeles Times, Premiere, The San Francisco Bay Guardian and Black Clock. His short-story collection, Signal Hill (City Lights), was a finalist for the Southern California Booksellers Award in Fiction. He teaches creative writing at California State University, Long Beach.

Foreword by Sylvia Tyson Acknowledgments Part One Chapter 1: Foreshocks Chapter 2: 1965: When Folk Met Rock Chapter 3: 1956: Kids with Guitars Chapter 4: The First Time Ever Chapter 5: If You're Going to San Francisco Chapter 6: Convergence Chapter 7: When I Woke Up This Morning Part Two Chapter 8: Awe and Shock Chapter 9: Trouble Every Day Chapter 10: Appalachian Thanksgiving Chapter 11: The Lonely Crowd Chapter 12: Ad after Ad after Ad Chapter 13: C'mon People Now Part Three Chapter 14: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Chapter 15: Jackpot, Nevada Chapter 16: Long Time Gone Chapter 17: Wounds Not Bound Chapter 18: Funeral for a Friend Chapter 19: Folk Songs and Stories Permissions About the Authors