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Adamopoulou, Maria. "Introduction". The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111202303-001

Adamopoulou, M. (2024). Introduction. In The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974) (pp. 1-21). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111202303-001

Adamopoulou, M. 2024. Introduction. The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111202303-001

Adamopoulou, Maria. "Introduction" In The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974), 1-21. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111202303-001

Adamopoulou M. Introduction. In: The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg; 2024. p.1-21. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111202303-001

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POSITIVELY 4TH STREET MUSINGS

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In March of 2020 we took a leap into the great unknown, and began broadcasting 90 minute shows every week from home. This unexpected journey has lasted over 4 years, and led to countless informal forays into a broad range of material by numerous artists current and past. Probably the most persistent and enthusiastic requests from viewers for anything outside of the blues genre has been the repeated calls to record a Bob Dylan tribute. But how would I, an artist associated almost entirely with blues for over 30 releases, suddenly switch to recording songs by one of the greatest songwriters who ever lived? Thinking wouldn’t help. It had to start, simply put, by plugging in the mics and pressing record. It’s always a mystery...

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As it happens I grew up in Greenwich Village and was a teenager when Bob Dylan’s songs were becoming huge hits. We didn’t think it unusual to spot John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, or Bob Dylan walking down west 4th street at a time when the area was overflowing with musicians of every description and level of fame. My father’s place of business, The Allan Block Sandal shop, was a centrally located and well known hub for local musicians, and west 4th street, where it intersected the one block long street called Jones street, became the center of my universe. By the time I was in my 20’s, Dylan was one of the most famous names in the music business.

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It was during the 1960’s that I walked into Dad's sandal shop and saw an artistic looking man sitting and talking with my father. I was aware of who he was, a musician and local resident- but I was raised to respect peoples’ privacy and not fawn over anyone, known or unknown. It was just part of the general musical atmosphere that characterized the place and time.

The following is excerpted from my autobiography When A Woman Gets The Blues:

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DYLAN AT THE SANDAL SHOP

"I remember the hat, and the