Started as a collection of stories by Cyn Collins for The Bridge neighborhood newspaper, West Bank Boogie celebrates the Minneapolis’ West Bank music scene with profiles of more than 20 legendary musicians who influenced the soul of American music.
Featuring local legends like Koerner, Ray & Glover, Lazy Bill Lucas, Eddie Berger, Bill Hinkley and Judy Larson, Willie Murphy, and more, West Bank Boogie chronicles the halcyon days of the West Bank counterculture through interviews, stories, classic photos and memorabilia.
This 170+ page book, published in 2006, also includes a contribution of music from the artists profiled in the book! As there are very few hard copies of West Bank Boogie remaining, the publisher has made the whole boogdoggle available here for free. We do ask that you consider a contribution to the Brian Coyle Center, which continues to support the legacy of the West Bank as a gateway for newly arrived “immigrant” populations. So, so can you.
The Wild West Bank Sound – documentary
Exciting news! Twin Cities PBS has produced a documentary that premieres on Tues, Apr. 21, 8:00 PM. Watch it here!
West Bank Boogie Notes
- Forward by Garrison Keillor
I moved to the West Bank in the fall of 1964, to a little white house behind the Naegele Sign Co. on Washington Avenue, back in a … Read more - Music was the Scene(Photo) Where it all began: the Triangle Bar, circa 1965. Photo by John Harvey The Triangle Bar began hosting live music in 1964 and kept going strong … Read more
- Coffeehouse Days, Bar Boogie NightsThe West Bank: then and now (Photo)) Bonnie Raitt (2nd row, 3rd from left) Dave Ray, Willie and the Bees, et al, take a break during the … Read more
