Riverside in Cambridge in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Club 47

1958 - 1963

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

1. Club 47 Marker

Inscription. Here Joan Baez and Bob Dylan sang duets, Muddy Waters played the blues, and Tom Rush, the Charles River Valley Boys and Eric Von Schmidt led the 60s folk revival.

Erected by Cambridge Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 42° 22.279′ N, 71° 6.994′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Riverside. It is on Mount Auburn Street (Massachusetts Route 2A) east of Plympton Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge MA 02138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sgt. Thomas J. Williams (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Josiah Quincy (about 500 feet away); Harvard Student Agencies (about 500 feet away); Sen Lee (about 500 feet away); Old Cambridge Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); The McKean Gate (about 700 feet away); Joseph McKean (about 800 feet away); Thomas Shepard (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Also see . . . Looking Backward: Club 47 and the 1960s Folk Music Revival. Excerpt:

Club 47 opened as a jazz club in 1958 at 47 Mt. Auburn Street. In 1969, it was reorganized as Passim, and run by Bob and Ray Anne Donlin on Palmer Street ―between the Coops. That location was given the address of 47 Palmer Street to help maintain the connection with Club 47. In 1994, it was reorganized as Club Passim. You can still visit the original site, renumbered 45½ Mt. Auburn Street. The building, which now features a second story with a greenhouse roof, is occupied by Daedelus Restaurant and Bar, which generously supplied refreshments for the event.

(Submitted on July 5, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

2. Club 47 Marker

Joan Baez in one of her early performances at Club 47 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Millie Rahn, circa 1960

3. Joan Baez in one of her early performances at Club 47

https://historycambridge.org/articles/looking-backward-club-47-and-the-1960s-folk-music-revival-by-jennifer-hance/

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 5, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.