The author and musician examines how ribald rhymes heard in fields, jails and queer-friendly underground parties in the early 20th century were buried for decades by folklorists and record companies who were either uninterested or simply not allowed to collect and issue such material.
The Emmy-nominated actress portrays Sylvie Russo - a thinly-veiled version of the late artist Suze Rotolo - who dated the legendary 82-year-old between 1961-1964