1956 - 1960 RECORDING SESSIONS
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1956 |
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24 December |
Terlinde Music |
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1958 |
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The Home of Bob Dylan |
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1959 |
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Unidentified Venue |
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May |
The Home of Ric Kangas |
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1960 |
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The Home Of Karen Wallace |
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June |
The
Purple Onion or Bastille |
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September |
The Home Of Bob Dylan |
Next 1961
Concerts and Recording Sessions
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Terlinde Music |
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St. Paul, Minnesota |
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24 December 1956 |
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1. |
Let The Good Times
Roll (Shirley Goodman & Leonard Lee) |
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2. |
Boppin' The Blues (Carl Perkins & Howard Griffin) |
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3. |
Won't You Be
My Girl? (Michael Henderson) |
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4. |
Lawdy,
Miss Clawdy (Lloyd Price) |
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5. |
Ready Teddy (John Marascalco & Robert Blackwell) |
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6. |
Confidential (Dolinda Morgan) |
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7. |
Still Of The
Night (?) |
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8. |
Earth Angel (Dootsie Williams/Curtis Williams) |
Bob Zimmerman (vocal & piano), Howard Rutman & Larry Kegan (shared
vocals).
Notes.
All songs are fragments.
No recording of this session is
circulating.
Session info updated 22 February 2011.
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The
Home of Bob Dylan |
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Spring
1958 |
1. Hey Little Richard
2. Buzz, Buzz, Buzz (Gray/Byrd)
3. Jenny, Jenny (
4.
We
Belong Together (Robert Carr/Johnny Mitchell/Sammy Weiss)
1, 3 Bob Zimmerman (vocal & piano),
John Bucklen (vocal).
2 Bob Zimmerman (vocal & guitar), John Bucklen
(vocal).
4 Bob Zimmerman and John Bucklen (vocals).
Notes.
All songs fragments.
The tape also contains
discussions between Dylan and Bucklen.
BobTalk:
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Zimmerman: |
This
is Little Richard...(fakes wild crowd noises
into microphone) ...Little Richard's got
a lot of expression. |
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Bucklen: |
You think singing is just jumping around and
screaming? |
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Zimmerman: |
You
gotta have some kind of expression. |
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Bucklen: |
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Zimmerman: |
There's
no expression. (sings in boring, slow and monotone voice): "I met her at a dance |
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Bucklen: |
You're doing it wrong, you're just - |
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<end of broadcast tape segment> |
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Bucklen: |
What's the best kind of music? |
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Zimmerman: |
Rhythm
and Blues. |
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Bucklen: |
State your reason in no less that twenty-five
minutes. |
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Zimmerman: |
Ah,
Rhythm and Blues you see is something that you really can't quite explain
see. When you hear a song Rhythm and Blues - when you hear it's a good Rhythm
and Blues song, chills go up your spine... |
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Bucklen: |
Whoa-o-o! |
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Zimmerman: |
When
you hear a song like that. But when you hear a song like |
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<end of broadcast tape segment> |
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after Jenny
Take A Ride: |
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Bucklen: |
Listen, man you gotta
to do it a little bit faster than that. I mean I'm trying to cut a fast
record here, that's right ... |
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Zimmerman: |
I
can't help it. |
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Bucklen: |
I know it ain't
slow but it's not fast enough too. |
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Zimmerman: |
Whadaya talking about, man, that's plenty fast! |
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Bucklen: |
No, it isn't. |
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Zimmerman: |
That'll
sell - that'll sell (clicks fingers) just like that - ten million in a week! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllll! (plays first note on piano) |
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Bucklen: |
What are you trying to do man, coming in with
'weeelll' like that? I mean .... |
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Zimmerman: |
Well
that's for the new song and I'm starting another one. |
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<end of broadcast tape segment> |
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after Blue
Moon: |
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Zimmerman: |
Yeah,
ah, Ricky Nelson. Now Ricky Nelson's another one of these guys. See Ricky Nelson,
Ricky Nelson - |
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Bucklen: |
Ricky Nelson is out of the question. |
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Zimmerman: |
Well
he copies Elvis Presley! Yeaah, it's perfectly... |
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Bucklen: |
He can't do like Elvis Presley. |
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Zimmerman: |
Well
he can't sing at all, Ricky Nelson. So we may as well forget him. See I mean
- I mean, ya know when you hear music like The Diamonds.
For instance The Diamonds are really cool, they're out on the street really
popular, really record [?], you know. So they're popular big stars but where,
where do they get all the songs? You know they get all their songs, they get
all their songs from little groups. They copy all the little groups. Same
thing with Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley, who did he copy? He copied |
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Bucklen: |
Wait a minute, wait a minute! |
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Zimmerman: |
...he
copied the Drifters |
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Bucklen: |
Wait a minute, name, name, name four songs that
Elvis Presley's copied from those, from those little groups. |
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Zimmerman: |
He
copied all the Richard songs - |
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Bucklen: |
Like what? - |
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Zimmerman: |
"Rip
It Up", "Long Tall Sally", "Ready Teddy", err ... what's
the other one... |
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Bucklen: |
"Money Honey"? |
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Zimmerman: |
No,
"Money Honey" he copied from |
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Bucklen: |
Er, listen that song was written for him. |
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<end of last broadcast tape segment> |
Broadcast in
the program HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, the final part of the BBC 2 ARENA TV series
called TALES OR ROCK 'N' ROLL, May 8, 1993.
Mono TV recording,
5 minutes
Session info
updated 14 October 2012.
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Unidentified
venue |
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10
January 1959 |
1.
As
Time Goes By (Herman Humpfield)
2.
Swing
Daddy Swing (Jerry Hawkins)
Bob
Zimmerman (vocal & guitar), John Bucklen &
Bill Marinac (guitars), Kathy Dasovic,
Mary DeFonso & Franny
Kay Matosich (background vocals).
Notes.
A performance at the dance following the
Hibbing International Falls basketball game.
There is no circulating recording from this event,
1 given Time
Goes By in the newspaper article.
2 given as Swing,
Dad, Swing in the newspaper article.
Venue might be Hibbing High School.
Source. Hibbing Hi Times 23 January
1959.
Session info updated 3
October 2011.
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The
Home of Ric Kangas |
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May
1959 |
1.
When
I Got Troubles
2.
I
Wish I Knew (Ric Kangas)
3.
Teen
Love Serenade
4.
The
Frog Song
Bob Zimmerman (vocal
& guitar)
Notes.
Recorded by Ric Kangas.
Track 2-4 are not in circulation.
Official
release
1 released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES
VOL 7. NO DIRECTION HOME: THE SOUNDTRACK,
Private mono
recording, 6 minutes
Session info
updated 20 May 2010.
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The
Home Of Karen Wallace |
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May
1960 |
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1. |
Gotta Travel On (Paul Clayton - Larry Ehrlich - David Lazar - Tom Six) |
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2. |
Doney
Gal (trad.) |
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3. |
Roving Gambler (trad.) |
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4. |
Go Down You Murderers (trad.) |
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The Two Sisters (trad.) |
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7. |
Go Way From My Window ( |
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This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie) |
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9. |
Go Tell It To The Mountain (trad.) |
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10. |
Fare Thee Well (trad.) |
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Pastures Of Plenty (Woody Guthrie) |
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12. |
Saro
Jane (trad.) |
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Take This Hammer (trad.) |
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Nobody Loves When You're Down And Out (J. Cox) |
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Great Historical Bum (Woody Guthrie) |
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Mary Ann (trad.) |
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Every Night When The Sun Goes In (trad.) |
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18. |
Sinner Man (trad.) |
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19. |
Delia
(traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan) |
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Wop De Alano
(trad.) |
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21. |
Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (trad.) |
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Abner
Young (?) |
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24. |
Blues Yodel No. 8 (Jimmie Rodgers - G. Vaughan) |
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25. |
One-Eyed Jacks |
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27. |
Payday At Coal Creek (trad.) |
Bob Dylan
(vocal & guitar).
Note. Tracks 9, 10, 19-21 not included on
the circulating samples tape.
References.
If You Can Tell A Bigger Lie - On The
The Continuing Story Of The
Private mono
recording with many tracks cut, 30 minutes.
Session info
updated 31 August 2001.
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The
Purple Onion or Bastille |
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June
1960 |
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Go Down You Murderers (trad.) |
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Sinner Man (trad.) |
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House Of The Risin'
Sun
(trad.) |
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Timber (trad.) |
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Jerry (trad.) |
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Another Man Done Gone (trad.) |
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7. |
Black Jack Blues (trad.) |
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8. |
Man Of Constant Sorrow (trad.) |
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9. |
One-Eyed Jacks |
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10. |
Greyhound Blues |
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Everytime I Hear The Spirit (?) |
Bob Dylan
(vocal & guitar).
Note. Date could be May 1960. There is no
circulating tape.
Session info
updated 31 August 2001.
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The
Home Of Bob Dylan |
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Minneapolis,
Minnesota |
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September 1960 |
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Red Rosey Bush (trad.) |
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Jesus Christ (Woody
Guthrie) |
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Streets Of Glory (trad.) |
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K.C. Moan (1927 |
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Blues Yodel No. 8 (Jimmie Rodgers - G. Vaughan) |
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I'm A Gambler (trad.) |
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Talking |
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Talking Merchant Marine (Woody Guthrie) |
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Talking Hugh Brown |
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Talking Inflation (Tom Glazer) |
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Come See |
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Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar).
BobTalk
Oh that
guy McKenzie. I like it. I'll do a couple of verses. Sing that whole file if
you want me to do it. This is a Woody Guthrie song. (after Red Rosey Bush).
Cynthia: Do
"Talking Lobbyist".
A guy: Yeah, yeah. Do
"Talking Lobbyist". That’s a good song.
Dylan: Ahh. It’s not that good. It’s a... I gotta do a ... I can’t do a... I can’t do a Talkin’ if we’re on the tape recorder without... It has to
be Woody Guthrie. (almost to himself) It has to be
Woody Guthrie.
Cynthia: Do
"Talking Lobbyist".
Dylan never stops
playing guitar throughout the following dialog. He starts Guthrie's Talking Columbia and almost finishes the
first verse before...
Unknown person: Yeee-hah! Girl laughs.
Dylan: Get
Dylan shifts the
lyrics over to Guthrie's "Talking Merchant Marine". He almost gets
through the 2nd verse before Cynthia shouts out something.
Dylan: Screw YOU Cynthia. And all
you (????).
Dylan sings the 3rd
verse relatively uninterrupted. Right before the 4th verse Cynthia tries to
sing something, parodying him. Dylan ignores her and sings the verse, but in
the middle of the last line Cynthia shouts out something.
Dylan: Screw YOU Cynthia. (chuckles)
Cynthia again starts
singing a few lines of something, parodying the Talkin'
Blues format, ending with "Screw ya!".
Dylan: I said screw YOU. (almost
laughing). I'm not done yet. (laughs)
He sings the 5th verse
(the song has 7), with Cynthia still randomly calling things out.
Dylan: You're gonna get played right in the
(????) tonight if you don't shut your God
Damn mouth. (Laughter from the room). Split you right in half.
He strums a few more
bars, then stops playing abruptly.
Dylan; Aw hell, I can't do it.
Cynthia: Do
"Talking Lobbyist".
Notes.
Recorded
by Cleve Pettersen at Bob Dylan’s apartment on 15th
Avenue S.E. He donated his original tape to the Minnesota
Historical Society
Library
in 2004.
Bonnie Beecher and
Cynthia Fisher were also there. Cynthia was a sorority sister of Bonnie's who played
banjo and performed with Dylan in the Fall of 1960.
Talking Inflation is also known as Talking Lobbyist.
This recording has
been circulating as the Minnesota Party
Tape
or The Red Rosey
Bush Tape.
References
Private communication from Mick
McLaughlin.
http://www.mnhs.org/collections/music/dylan.html
Official release
7 released as Rambler, Gambler
on THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL 7. NO
DIRECTION HOME: THE SOUNDTRACK,
Private mono recording, 35 minutes.
Session info updated 25 March 2011.
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