Saw Harry Chapin back in 1978...very cool. Karla Bonoff, Kris Kristofferson, and Leo Kottke among old pros. Saw a lot of unknown talented songwriters playing small gigs in Dallas over the years. One girl, Tamara Whelan, hitchhiked to Dallas from the Carolinas, lost her guitar along the way, but got up at an open mike night with a borrowed guitar and owned the room. Very soulful, powerful voice and lyrics ala Karla Bonoff (wish I'd gotten a recording). She played the Dallas scene a few years and dropped out of sight. There are a lot of such stories from those clubs.
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