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Borderline (band)
Borderline was an early-1970s band from Woodstock, New York, that fused elements of folk, rock, country and jazz. Consisting of brothers David Gershen (born 1947) and Jon Gershen (born 1950) as well as Jim Rooney (music), Jim Rooney (b. 1938), the trio recorded two albums, the second of which was not officially released until 2001,Ankeny, Jason, www.allmusic.com, artist biography, www.allmusic.com/artist/borderline-mn0000769420/biography and then only in Japan, due to record company problems. Though the group did not enjoy a great deal of commercial success,Zimmerman, Lee, album review, nodepression.com magazine, May 26, 2013, http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/lee-s-listening-stack-twenty-count-em-twenty-reviews-for-the it was part of the "Woodstock scene" of the early 1970s that included Van Morrison and the Band.Unterberger, Richie, liner notes to U.S. release of "Sweet Dreams and Quiet Desires"/"The Second Album," Real Gone Music, 2013, RGM-0120 Borderline was a forerunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodstock, New York
Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States, in the northern part of the county, northwest of Kingston, NY. It lies within the borders of the Catskill Park. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 census, down from 6,241 in 2000. History The first non-indigenous settler arrived around 1770, and the town of Woodstock was established in 1787. Later, territory from Woodstock was contributed to form the towns of Middletown (1789), Windham (1798), Shandaken (1804), and Olive (1853). Woodstock played host to numerous Hudson River School painters during the late 1800s. The Arts and Crafts Movement came to Woodstock in 1902, with the arrival of Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead, Bolton Brown and Hervey White, who formed the Byrdcliffe Colony. In 1906, L. Birge Harrison and others founded the Summer School of the Art Students League of New York in the area, primarily for landscape painting. Ever since, Woodstock has been considered an active artists colony. From 1915 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |