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1961 CONCERTS and RECORDING SESSIONS

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February or March	East Orange, New Jersey	The Home of Bob and Sid Gleason, The East Orange Tape
6 May	Branford, Connecticut	Montowesi Hotel, Indian Neck Folk Festival
May	Minneapolis, Minnesota	The Home Of Bonnie Beecher, Minnesota Party Tape 1961.
29 July	New York City, New York	Riverside Church, Hootenanny Special
6 September	New York City, New York	Gaslight Café, The First Gaslight Tape.
Late September	New York City, New York	Gerde's Folk City
30 September	New York City, New York	Columbia Recording Studios, Carolyn Hester studio session
29 October	New York City, New York	WNYC Radio Studio
4 November	New York City, New York	Carnegie Chapter Hall
20 & 22 November	New York City, New York	Columbia Recording Studios, Bob Dylan recording sessions
Late	New York City, New York	Unidentified Location, Interview conducted by Billy James
23 November	New York City, New York	The Home Of Eve and Mac McKenzie
4 December	New York City, New York	The Home Of Eve and Mac McKenzie
22 December	Minneapolis, Minnesota	The Home of Dave Whittaker, Minnesota Hotel Tape

20	The Home of Bob and Sid Gleason
	East Orange, New Jersey
	February or March 1961

1. San Francisco Bay Blues (Jesse Fuller)

2. Jesus Met The Woman At The Well (trad.)

3. Gypsy Davey (trad., arr Woody Guthrie)

4. Pastures Of Plenty (Woody Guthrie)

5. Trail Of The Buffalo (trad., arr Woody Guthrie)

6. Jesse James (trad.)

7. Car, Car (Woody Guthrie)

8. Southern Cannonball (R. Hall/Jimmie Rodgers)

9. Bring Me Back, My Blue-Eyed Boy (trad.)

10. Remember Me (Scott Wiseman)

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar).

4 Bob Dylan (harmonica).

BobTalk

Anybody got a capo in the house here ? I don't. Yeah I know but. Oh I. I don't know if I can do impression. This is really something. (after San Francisco Bay Blues).

One verse is all I learnt. (after Taril Of The Buffalo).

Notes.

7, 8, 9 fragments only.

Clinton Heylin dates this as early February, Sandy Gant as 2 March.

The circulating tape is known as The East Orange Tape.

2-10 continuos recording.

Mono recording, approximately 27 minutes.

Session info updated 17 October 2001.

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30	Montowesi Hotel
	Branford, Connecticut
	6 May 1961

	Indian Neck Folk Festival

1.	Talking Columbia (Woody Guthrie)
2.	Hangknot, Slipknot (Woody Guthrie)
3.	Talking Fish Blues (Woody Guthrie)

Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica).

BobTalk

That was Woody Guthrie's Talkin' Columbia. This is Woody Guthrie's Talkin' Dustbowl. (starts) No this is Woody Guthrie's Slipknot. Hang about 9 or 6 hanging songs. This is the best one, Slipknot.

Thank you here's another Woody Guthrie song. Anybody got a C harp ? C harp ? This is … a Woody Guthrie song … I don't know what it's, Talkin' Fisherman. You got to read between the lines.

Mono recording, 16 minutes.

Session info updated 17 October 2001.

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40	The Home Of Bonnie Beecher
	Minneapolis, Minnesota
	May 1961

1.	Railroad Bill (trad.)
2.	Will The Circle Be Unbroken (A.P Carter)
3.	Man Of Constant Sorrow (trad.)
4.	Pretty Polly (trad.)
5.	Railroad Boy (trad.)
6.	James Alley Blues (Richard Brown)
7.	Why'd You Cut My Hair? (trad.)
8.	This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
9.	Two Trains Runnin' (McKinley Morganfield)
10.	Wild Mountain Thyme (trad.)
11.	Howdido (Woody Guthrie)
12.	Car, Car (Woody Guthrie)
13.	Don't Push Me Down (Woody Guthrie)
14.	Come See (Woody Guthrie)
15.	I Want My Milk (Woody Guthrie)
16.	San Francisco Bay Blues (Jesse Fuller)
17.	A Long Time A-Growin' (trad.)
18.	Devilish Mary (Bess Lomax Hawes)
19.	Ramblin' Round (Woody Guthrie)
20.	Death Don't Have No Mercy (Revd. Gary Davis)
21.	It's Hard To Be Blind (trad.)
22.	This Train Is Bound For Glory (Big Bill Broonzy, arr. by Woody Guthrie)
23.	Harmonica solo
24.	Talking Fish Blues (Woody Guthrie)
25.	Pastures Of Plenty (Woody Guthrie)

Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica & guitar).

Notes.

The circulating tape is known as Minnesota Party Tape 1961.

Track 17 also called Young But Daily Growing, Long A-growing and The Trees They Grow So High.

Mono recording, 85 minutes.

Session info updated 25 January 2002.

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60	Riverside Church
	New York City, New York
	29 July 1961

	Hootenanny Special

1.	Handsome Molly (trad.)
2.	Naomi Wise (trad.)
3.	Poor Lazarus (trad.)
4.	Mean Old Railroad (Danny Kalb)
5.	Acne (Eric von Schmidt)

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar).

2–5 Bob Dylan (harmonica).

4 Danny Kalb (vocal).

5 Bob Dylan and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (shared vocal).

BobTalk

This harmonica holder isn't holding too good, together. Feel like its gonna strangle me here. It's just a hanger, coat hanger. (before Naomi Wise).

Oh I'll sing a Woody Guthrie song. Anybody got a knife ? Got a knife ? Anyone of you people got a knife ? No ? That sure ain't a big knife. Show you a little trick. Oh. Got a bigger knife. That wasn't the trick. OK. Huh ? Oh good. I really ain't no comedian. (before Naomi Wise).

This is a friend of mine Danny Kalb. He plays the guitar, sings, all that. I'm gonna play the harmonica. Stand aside. (before Mean Old Railroad).

Broadcast by WRVR-FN Radio in the program Saturday Of Folk Music, a 12-hour “Hootenanny” Saturday Special 29 July 1961.

5 released on The Ballad Of Rambln' Jack, Vanguard Records 79575-2, 15 August 2000.

Mono radio broadcast, 27 minutes.

Session info updated 26 January 2002.

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70	Gaslight Café
	New York City, New York
	6 September 1961

1.	Man On The Street
2.	He Was A Friend Of Mine
3.	Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
4.	Song To Woody
5.	Pretty Polly (trad.)
6.	Car, Car (Woody Guthrie)

Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar).

6 Dave van Ronk (guitar, backup vocal).

Note. The circulating tape is known as The First Gaslight Tape.

Mono PA recording, 26 minutes.

Session info updated 7 August 2000.

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80	Gerde's Folk City
	New York City, New York
	Late September 1961

1.	San Francisco Bay Blues (Jesse Fuller)
2.	The Great Divide (Woody Guthrie)
3.	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
4.	Ain't No More Cane (Huddie "Leadbelly" Leadbetter)
5.	Dink's Song (trad. arr. by John & Alan Lomax)
6.	He Was A Friend Of Mine
7.	Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie)
8.	In The Pines (Huddie "Leadbelly" Leadbetter)
9.	Sally Gal

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar).

1, 2 Bob Dylan (harmonica).

1, 2 Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (guitar, shared vocal).

7 Jim Kweskin (guitar, shared vocal).

Note. Last 7 songs are not in general circulation.

Mono PA recording.

1-2: 10 minutes.

Session info updated 28 January 2002.

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90	Studio A
	Columbia Recording Studios
	New York City, New York
	30 September 1961

	Sideman at a Carolyn Hester studio session produced by John Hammond.

1. Swing And Turn Jubilee (trad.)

2. Swing And Turn Jubilee (trad.)

3. Come Back, Baby (trad.)

4. Come Back, Baby (trad.)

5. Come Back, Baby (trad.)

6. Come Back, Baby (trad.)

7. Come Back, Baby (trad.)

8. Los Biblicos (trad.)

9. Los Biblicos (trad.)

10. I'll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley)

11. I'll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley)

12. Unidentified Song

13. Unidentified Song

14. Unidentified Song

15. Unidentified Song

16. Unidentified Song

Carolyn Hester guitar & vocal), Bruce Langhorne (guitar & fiddle), William E. Lee (bass), Bob Dylan (harmonica).

Notes.

J 1-3, 7-11, 13, 14, 16 are complete takes.

J 4 is interrupted.

J 5, 6, 12, 15 are false starts.