Some of the most influential members of any music community are best appreciated by their peers. This is true of Bob Gibson, one of the first super stars of the folk music renaissance of the ’50s. Bob Gibson wrote and revitalized an amazing collection of songs, many of which have become folk standards, and no one — with the possible exception of Pete Seeger — was more responsible for popularizing the 12-string guitar. With his ringing tenor voice and innovative instrumental virtuosity, Bob brought folk music into venues that had never before experienced the tradition of the traveling troubadour. This is the legacy of Bob Gibson.
 Bob Gibson was born on November 16, 1931 in Brooklyn and grew up along the Hudson River north of New York City where he sang in the church choir. When he left high school in his senior year, he hitchhiked around the country, eventually returning to New York City to become a partner in a firm which taught speed-readin...