The Troubadour

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Debates will always exist and continue as long as memories exist, but it is arguable that Los Angeles' number one folk venue had to be The Troubadour Cafe. And there are as many memories as nights the place was open

The signs on dressing room doors at The Troubadour spurred the memory of a special night for DIAN JAMES.

"HOYT AXTON was a dear friend, & we did a lot of singing together when we could ...We both had big voices, and it was great singing together ... He, of course, had the biggest voice of anyone.

DOUG WESTON, owner of The Troubadour, asked us to come in one partticular weekend & do some songs ... We finished up with "This Land Is Your Land ." It was amazing ...

We did some "scrapey" voices ... And the audience wouldn't let us off the stage!! … I wish I had a tape of it ... Someone must.. Maybe Dave Hubert?? The crowd kept us there because they were singing along with us - about ten times at least - on the chorus ... Another WOW !!

I might add, when I got to the "Troub," I went upstairs to my dressing room ... There were two signs on two doors ... One was "Mary Magdeline" and the other one was P.W.T. I asked Hoyt who they were, He said … " That's us.. Mary Magdalene , and me, Poor White Trash " ... He was so funny …

Dian James

June 2004

(Dian James passed away in May 2006

(Hoyt Axton passed away in October 1999.)