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Bob Dylan's Recording Sessions
Bob Dylan is an American musician, singer-songwriter, music producer, artist, and writer. He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly reluctant figurehead of social unrest. All songs written by Bob Dylan, except where noted. 1959–1960 Minnesota home recordings, part 1 May 1959 *Home of Ric Kangas, Hibbing, Minnesota (time unknown) **"When I Got Troubles" - Home recording released on '' The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack'' September 1960 *Home of Bob Dylan, Minneapolis, Minnesota (time unknown) **" Rambler, Gambler" (Traditional) – Home recording released on '' The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack'' 1961 Carnegie Chapter Hall concert November 4, 1961 *Carnegie Chapter Hall, New York City (time unknown) **" This Land Is Your Land" ( Woody Guthrie) – Live recording re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career spanning more than 60 years. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when songs such as " Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and " The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964) became anthems for the civil rights and antiwar movements. His lyrics during this period incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture. Following his self-titled debut album in 1962, which comprised mainly traditional folk songs, Dylan made his breakthrough as a songwriter with the release of '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' the following year. The album features "Blowin' in the Wind" and the thematically complex " A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall". Many of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
"Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" is a traditional folk song popularised in the late 1950s by blues guitarist Eric Von Schmidt. The song is best known from its appearance on Bob Dylan's debut album ''Bob Dylan''. Early years of the song The song was first recorded as "Don't Tear My Clothes" in January 1935 by the State Street Boys, a group that included Big Bill Broonzy and Jazz Gillum. The next few years saw several more versions, including "Don't Tear My Clothes" by Washboard Sam in June 1936, "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes" by the Harlem Hamfats in May 1937, "Let Your Linen Hang Low" by Rosetta Howard with the Harlem Hamfats in October 1937 and "Mama Let Me Lay It On You" by Blind Boy Fuller in April 1938. The song was adapted by Eric Von Schmidt, a blues-guitarist and singer-songwriter of the folk revival in the late 1950s. Von Schmidt was a well-known face in the East Coast folk scene and was reasonably well-known across the United States. According to his chronicle of the Camb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Death Of Emmett Till
"The Death of Emmett Till", also known as "The Ballad of Emmett Till", is a song by American musician and Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan about the murder of Emmett Till. Till, a 14-year-old African American, was killed on August 28, 1955, by two white men, after being accused of disrespecting a white woman. In the song's lyrics, Dylan recounts the murder and trial. Background While the song never appeared on any of Dylan's studio albums, it did appear on a number of bootlegs. One bootlegged performance, which was recorded from Cynthia Gooding's radio show called ''Folksinger's Choice'' sometime in early 1962, starts with Dylan saying that the melody is based on chords he heard from folk musician Len Chandler. The melody is quite similar to "The House of the Rising Sun" from the album ''Bob Dylan''. Dylan's performance of the song was released on the 1972 album ''Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion'', under the artist name Blind Boy Grunt. Another recording, taped as a demo f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 50th Anniversary Collection
''The 50th Anniversary Collection: The Copyright Extension Collection, Volume 1'' is the first collection by Bob Dylan that Sony Music released to prevent the recordings from legally entering the public domain in Europe. The album features studio and live recordings from 1962 that have not previously been commercially released. Sony reportedly released only 100 copies each of the four-CD-R "1962" set. The set was released only in Europe. Track listing *Tracks 1–10 recorded 24 April 1962 at 1st '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' session *Tracks 11–21 recorded 25 April 1962 at 2nd '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' session *Tracks 22–26 recorded 9 July 1962 at 3rd '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' session *Tracks 1–2 recorded 9 July 1962 at 3rd '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' session *Tracks 3–9 recorded 26 October 1962 at 4th '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' session *Tracks 10–16 recorded 1 November 1962 at 5th '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' session *Tracks 17–19 recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Theft (Bob Dylan Album)
''"Love and Theft"'' is the 31st studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 11, 2001, by Columbia Records. It featured backing by his touring band of the time, with keyboardist Augie Meyers added for the sessions. It peaked at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. A limited edition release included two bonus tracks on a separate disc recorded in the early 1960s, and two years later, on September 16, 2003, this album was remixed into 5.1 surround sound and became one of 15 Dylan titles reissued and remastered for SACD playback. Background and recording ''Love and Theft'' was the first album Dylan recorded with his Never Ending Tour road band. This is a trend that would continue with his subsequent eight studio albums. Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell recalls Dylan showing him the chord changes for the new song “Po' Boy” shortly after the band had recorded Dylan's Oscar-winning origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dink's Song
"Dink's Song" (sometimes known as "Fare Thee Well") is an American folk song played by many folk revival musicians such as Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, Bob Dylan and Dave Van Ronk, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, and Cisco Houston as well as more recent musicians like Jeff Buckley. The song tells the story of a woman deserted by her lover when she needs him the most. History The first historical record of the song was by ethnomusicologist John Lomax in 1909, who recorded it as sung by an African American woman called Dink, as she washed her husband's clothes in a tent camp of migratory levee-builders on the bank of the Brazos River, a few miles from Houston, Texas. Lomax and his son, Alan Lomax were the first to publish itincluding it in ''American Ballads and Folk Songs'', published by Macmillan in 1934. Lyrics As with many traditional songs, there are numerous versions of the lyrics. The version published in ''American Ballads and Folk Songs'' is rendered in an approximation of African A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Jones (pianist)
Curtis Jones (August 18, 1906 – September 11, 1971) was an American blues pianist. Biography Jones was born in Naples, Texas, United States, to sharecropping parents, and played guitar whilst young but switched to piano after a move to Dallas. He often played guitar on one or two songs on his albums and at live performances. In 1936 he relocated to Chicago, where he recorded between 1937 and 1941 on Vocalion, Bluebird, and OKeh. Among his best-known tunes from these recordings were the hit "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" and the song "Tin Pan Alley". His "Decoration Blues" though unissued at the time, was recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson I in 1938. World War II interrupted his recording career, which he did not resume until 1953, when a single of his, "Wrong Blues"/"Cool Playing Blues", was released on Parrot, featuring L. C. McKinley on guitar. Jones's first album appeared in 1960 on Bluesville, by which time he had become a noted performer on the Chicago folk music scene. A s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Plow
"Gospel Plow" (also known as "Hold On" and "Keep Your Hand on the Plow") is a traditional African American spiritual. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index, number 10075. The title is biblical, based on Lukebr>9:62. Recordings * Duke Ellington at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival * The Folksmiths, including Joe Hickerson - ''We've Got Some Singing To Do'' 1958 * Odetta on ''Odetta at Carnegie Hall 1961 * Clara Ward and Her Singers 1962 * Bob Dylan on '' his self-titled debut album'' 1962 * Peggy Lee - ''2 Shows Nightly'' 1968 * Screaming Trees - ''Dust'' 1996 * Old Crow Medicine Show - ''Greetings from WAWA'' - 2000 * The Hackensaw Boys - ''Look Out'' - 2007 * Charlie Parr - ''Keep Your Hands On The Plow'' - 2011 * Uncle Sinner - ''Ballads and Mental Breakdowns'' - 2008 * Elizabeth Cook - ''Gospel Plow'' - 2012 * Moses Hogan - ''The Moses Hogan Choral Series 2003: This Little Light of Mine'' * Slim Cessna's Auto Club - ''Always Say Please & Thank You'' (2000) * Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929)Some sources indicate Jefferson was born on October 26, 1894. was an American blues and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the "Father of the Texas Blues".Dicaire, David (1999). ''Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company. pp. 140–144. . Due mainly to his high-pitched voice and the originality of his guitar playing, Jefferson's performances were distinctive. His recordings sold well, but he was not a strong influence on younger blues singers of his generation, who could not imitate him as easily as they could other commercially successful artists. Charters, Samuel (1977). ''The Blues Makers''. New York: Da Capo Press. . Later blues and rock and roll musicians, however, did attempt to imitate both his songs and his musical style. Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" is a song recorded by American blues musician Blind Lemon Jefferson in two slightly differing versions in October 1927 and February 1928, that became "one of his most famous compositions". Son House used the melody on his 1930 recording of " Mississippi County Farm Blues". Versions Bob Dylan recorded the song for his 1962 debut album ''Bob Dylan''. He recorded it again with the Band, which is included on ''The Basement Tapes''. Other artists to cover the song include B.B. King, Peter, Paul and Mary (as "One Kind Favor"), Lightnin' Hopkins (as "One Kind Favor"), Canned Heat (as "One Kind Favor" on ''Living the Blues''), the Grateful Dead (as "One Kind Favor"), Mike Bloomfield, Keiji Haino, Diamanda Galás, Meindert Talma & the Negroes, Laibach, Lou Reed, Furry Lewis, Chrome Cranks, the Dream Syndicate, Dave Van Ronk, Hobart Smith, Mavis Staples, Martin Simpson, Thelonious Monster, Peter Parcek, and Widespread Panic. Staples' version of the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bonnie Lass O' Fyvie
The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie ( Roud # 545) is a Scottish folk song about a thwarted romance between a soldier and a girl. Like many folk songs, the authorship is unattributed, there is no strict version of the lyrics, and it is often referred to by its opening line "There once was a troop o' Irish dragoons". The song is also known by a variety of other names, the most common of them being "Peggy-O", "Fennario", and "The Maid of Fife". Lyrics Of the many versions, one of the most intricate is: Meaning The song is about the unrequited love of a captain of Irish dragoons for a beautiful Scottish girl in Fyvie. The narration is in the third person, through the voice of one of the captain's soldiers. The captain promises the girl material comfort and happiness, but the girl refuses the captain's advances saying she would not marry a foreigner or a soldier. The captain subsequently leaves Fyvie. In two different variations of the song, he threatens to burn the town(s) if his offer is rejecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
