1961 CONCERTS and RECORDING SESSIONS
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February
or March |
The
Home of Bob and Sid Gleason, |
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6 May |
Montowesi
Hotel, |
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May |
The
Home Of Bonnie Beecher,
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29 July |
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6
September |
Gaslight
Café, The First Gaslight Tape. |
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Late
September |
Gerde's
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30
September |
Columbia
Recording Studios, |
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29
October |
WNYC
Radio Studio |
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4
November |
Carnegie
Chapter Hall |
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& 22 November |
Columbia
Recording Studios, |
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Late |
Unidentified
Location, |
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23 November |
The Home Of Eve and Mac McKenzie |
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4 December |
The Home Of Eve and Mac McKenzie |
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22 December |
The
Home of Dave Whittaker, |
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The
Home of Bob and Sid Gleason |
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February
or March 1961 |
1.
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 (
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
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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Montowesi
Hotel |
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6
May 1961 |
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Indian Neck Folk Festival |
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1. |
Talking |
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Hangknot, Slipknot (Woody Guthrie) |
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Talking Fish Blues (Woody Guthrie) |
Bob Dylan
(vocal, guitar & harmonica).
BobTalk
That was Woody Guthrie's
Talkin'
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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The
Home Of Bonnie Beecher |
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Minneapolis,
Minnesota |
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May
1961 |
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1. |
Railroad Bill (trad.) |
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken (A.P Carter) |
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3. |
Man Of Constant Sorrow (trad.) |
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4. |
Pretty Polly (trad.) |
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5. |
Railroad Boy (trad.) |
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6. |
James Alley Blues
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7. |
Why'd You Cut My Hair? (trad.) |
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8. |
This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie) |
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9. |
Two Trains Runnin' (McKinley Morganfield) |
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10. |
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11. |
Howdido (Woody Guthrie) |
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12. |
Car, Car (Woody Guthrie) |
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13. |
Don't Push Me Down (Woody Guthrie) |
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14. |
Come See (Woody Guthrie) |
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15. |
I Want My Milk (Woody Guthrie) |
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16. |
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17. |
A Long Time
A-Growin' (trad.) |
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18. |
Devilish Mary (Bess Lomax Hawes) |
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19. |
Ramblin' Round (Woody Guthrie) |
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20. |
Death Don't Have No
Mercy (Revd.
Gary Davis) |
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21. |
It's Hard To Be
Blind
(trad.) |
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22. |
This Train Is
Bound For Glory (Big Bill Broonzy, arr. by Woody Guthrie) |
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23. |
Harmonica solo |
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24. |
Talking Fish
Blues (Woody
Guthrie) |
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25. |
Pastures Of
Plenty (Woody
Guthrie) |
Bob Dylan
(vocal, harmonica & guitar).
Notes.
The
circulating tape is known as
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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29 July
1961 |
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Hootenanny Special |
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1. |
Handsome Molly (trad.) |
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2. |
Naomi Wise (trad.) |
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Poor Lazarus (trad.) |
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4. |
Mean Old Railroad (Danny Kalb) |
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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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Gaslight
Café |
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6
September 1961 |
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Man On The Street |
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2. |
He Was A Friend Of Mine |
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3. |
Talking |
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Song To Woody |
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5. |
Pretty Polly (trad.) |
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6. |
Car, Car (Woody
Guthrie) |
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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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Gerde's
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Late
September 1961 |
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2. |
The Great Divide (Woody
Guthrie) |
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3. |
See That My Grave Is
Kept Clean (Blind Lemon |
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4. |
Ain't No More Cane (Huddie
"Leadbelly" Leadbetter) |
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5. |
Dink's Song (trad. arr.
by John & Alan Lomax) |
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6. |
He Was A Friend Of Mine |
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7. |
Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie) |
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8. |
In The Pines (Huddie
"Leadbelly" Leadbetter) |
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9. |
Sally Gal |
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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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Studio A |
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30
September 1961 |
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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
Notes.
J
1-3,
7-11, 13, 14, 16 are complete takes.
J
4
is interrupted.
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5,
6, 12, 15 are false starts.
J
Only
the released tracks are in circulation.
Reference.
1, 3, 8,
10 released on carolyn hester: carOLyn hester,
1, 3, 7, 8,
10, 11 released on carolyn hester: carOLyn hester,
Stereo
studio recordings, 16 minutes (released tracks).
Session info
updated 15 March 1996.
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WNYC
Radio Studio |
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29 October 1961 |
1. Sally Girl (Woody Guthrie)
2. The Girl I Left Behind (trad.)
Bob Dylan (vocal &
guitar).
1 Bob Dylan harmonica.
BobTalk
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Oscar
Brand |
November
4th, Saturday Bob Dylan will be singing at the Carnagie Chapter Hall. And
that should be a very special occasion. Bob was born in |
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Bob
Dylan |
I
was raised in |
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Oscar
Brand |
Do
you get many songs there ? |
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Bob
Dylan |
You
get a lot of cowboy songs there. Indian songs. That vaudeville kind of stuff. |
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Oscar
Brand |
Where'd
you get your carnival songs from ? |
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Bob
Dylan |
Uh,
people in the carnival. |
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Oscar
Brand |
Do
you travel with it or watch the carnival ? |
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Bob
Dylan |
Travel
the carnival when I was about 13 years old. |
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Oscar
Brand |
For
how long ? |
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Bob
Dylan |
All
the way up till I was 19 every year off an on I'd join different carnivals. |
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Oscar
Brand |
Well
I'd like to hear one of the kinds of music that you've been singing and I know
you've been doing quite well, and I know you'll be singing at the Carnagie
Chapter Hall. Do you wanna pick something out ? |
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Bob
Dylan |
Well
I'll pick a carnival song that I learnt. Wrote. Do you wanna hear one of them
? <plays Sally Gal> |
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Oscar
Brand |
Thank
you Bob Dylan for Sally Gal and we'll expect you back tonight before the end
of the tonight's Folk Song Festival. I'm
Oscar Brand and I'm here on WNYC New York. Now lets return to our guest this
evening. His name is Bob Dylan and on November 4th he will be at Carnegie
Chapter Hall in a very exciting concerts of songs that he's collected since
his first days. When he was born in |
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Bob
Dylan |
Oh
yeah. I learned, forgot quite a few I guess. An once I forgot 'em I usually
heard the name of them. I looked 'em up in some book and learned 'em again. |
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Oscar
Brand |
Can
you read music? |
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Bob
Dylan |
No I
can't. But this here song's a good example. I learned it from a farmer in |
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Oscar
Brand |
Thank
you very much Bob Dylan. And the very best of luck on your concert November
4th at Carnagie Chapter Hall. In which I know as your audience realises
there'll be a lot of exciting material, new and beautifully presented. And
thanks very much Israel Young for bringing Bob down and for sponsoring the
concert he's gonna have too. |
Broadcast by WNYC in Oscar
Brand's radio show FOLKSONG FESTIVAL.
Mono FM recording, 9
minutes.
Session info
updated 26 January 2002.
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Carnegie
Chapter Hall |
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4
November 1961 |
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Pretty Peggy-O (trad.) |
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In The Pines (Huddie
"Leadbelly" Leadbetter) |
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3. |
Gospel Plow (trad.) |
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4. |
1913 Massacre (Woody
Guthrie) |
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5. |
Backwater Blues (Bessie Smith) |
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6. |
A Long Time A-Growin' (trad.) |
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7. |
Fixin' To Die (Bukka
White) |
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Bob Dylan
(vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitar).
BobTalk
Thank
you. Kind of got lost coming up here tonight. Took a subway. Got off somewhere
on 156th Street started walking back. I got hung up in a Cadillac store an …,
So I'm not here on time. Almost run over by a bus, so I took another subway. On
to
First
came here. I used to spend a lot of time with Woody Guthrie. February last
February. This is one of Woodys songs. I'll sing a couple more. This is one,
one of a group of two. (before 1913 Massacre).
Thanks.
Here's a song I guess just about everybody knows. Leadbelly used to sing this. (before Backwater Blues).
Here's a
…, here's a. I must admit before I came I learned plenty folk songs in
Incomplete
mono PA recording, 40 minutes.
Session info
updated 26 January 2002.
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Studio A |
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20 &
22 November 1961 |
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The Bob Dylan recording sessions,
produced by John Hammond. |
1. You're No Good (Jesse Fuller)
2. You're No Good (Jesse Fuller)
3. You're No Good (Jesse Fuller)
4. You're No Good (Jesse Fuller)
5. You're No Good (Jesse Fuller)
6. You're No Good (Jesse Fuller)
7. You're No Good (Jesse Fuller)
8. You're No Good (Jesse Fuller)
9. Fixin' To Die (Bukka White)
10. Fixin' To Die (Bukka White)
11. Fixin' To Die (Bukka White)
12. He Was A Friend Of Mine
13. He Was A Friend Of Mine
14. House Of The Risin' Sun (trad.)
15. House Of The Risin' Sun (trad.)
16. House Of The Risin' Sun (trad.)
17. Talkin'
18. Talkin'
19. Song To Woody
20. Song To Woody
21. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Eric von
Schmidt)
22. Man Of Constant Sorrow (trad.)
23. In My Time Of Dyin' (trad.)
24. Man On The Street
25. Man On The Street
26. Man On The Street
27. Man On The Street
28. Man On The Street
29. (As I Go) Ramblin' Round (Woody Guthrie)
30. (As I Go) Ramblin' Round (Woody Guthrie)
31. Man Of Constant Sorrow (trad.)
32. Man Of Constant Sorrow (trad.)
33. Man Of Constant Sorrow (trad.)
34. Pretty Peggy-O (trad.)
35. Pretty Peggy-O (trad.)
36. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon
37. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon
38. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon
39. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon
40. Gospel Plow (trad.)
41. Highway 51 (trad., arr. Dylan)
42. Freight Train Blues (John Lair)
43. House Carpenter (trad.)
Bob Dylan
(guitar, harmonica, vocal).
Notes.
· Recording date for 43 given as 19
March
·
1,
2, 5, 8-11, 13, 15-18, 20-23, 25, 29-31, 33-35, 37-43 are complete takes.
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3,
4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 19, 24, 26-28, 32 and 36 are false starts.
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Only
the released tracks are in circulation.
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8
called ”
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29,
30 called Ramblin'
Round by Clinton Heylin.
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1-23
recorded 7-10 pm, 20 November
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24-43
recorded 2:30-5:30, 22 November.
CO-numbers 68726 You’re No Good
68727 Fixin' To Die
68728 He Was A Friend Of Mine
68729 House Of The Risin' Sun
68730 Talkin'
68731 Song To Woody
68732 Baby
Let Me Follow You Down
68733 In
My Time Of Dyin'
68743 Man
On The Street
68744 (As
I Go) Ramblin' Round
68745 Man
Of Constant Sorrow
68746 Pretty
Peggy-O
68747 See
That My Grave Is Kept Clean
68748 Gospel
Plow
68749 Highway
51
68750 Freight
Train Blues
68751 House
Carpenter
References.
5, 11, 16,
18, 20, 21, 23, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42
released on BOB DYLAN,
Part of 13
(14 seconds) released on
16 overdubbed by unknown backing musicians, 8
December 1964, released on Interactive Music CD–ROM Highway 61 Interactive, Columbia/Graphix Zone CDAC
085700, February
1995.
16, 18, 20
released on DYLAN
ON DYLAN, Westwood One (Radio Station Discs), 17 November 1984.
20 released
on MASTERPIECES,
CBS/SONY 57 AP875–7,
March
20 released
on 3 CD box set DYLAN,
21 released on BIOGRAPH,
13, 25,
43 released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES (RARE
& UNRELEASED) 1961–1991, Volume 1,
Stereo studio
recordings.
Session info
updated 30 January 2008.
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Unknown
Location, |
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Late
1961 |
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Interview
conducted by Billy James. |
Notes.
This is part
of an interview recorded by Columbia Records. It was eventually published in
New Musical Express, 20 April 1976.
Reprinted in The Fiddler Now Upspoke, Volume 1, Desolation Row Promotions, page 1.
Mono
recording, 4 minutes.
Session info
updated 7 August 2000.
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The
Home Of Eve and Mac McKenzie |
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23
November 1961 |
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Hard Times In |
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Wayfaring Stranger (trad.) |
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(It Makes) A Long Time Man Feel Bad (trad.) |
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4. |
Lonesome Whistle Blues (Hank Williams - Jimmy
Davies) |
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Worried Blues (Hally Wood) |
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6. |
Baby Of Mine (?) |
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7. |
Unidentified Instrumental |
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8. |
Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Eric von
Schmidt) |
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9. |
Fixin' To Die (Bukka White) |
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11. |
You're No Good (Jesse Fuller) |
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12. |
House Of The Risin' Sun (trad.) |
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Unidentified Instrumental |
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This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie) |
Bob Dylan
(guitar).
1-6, 8-12,
Bob Dylan (vocal).
6, 7 Unidentified musician (12-string guitar).
6 Unidentified musician (shared vocal).
Notes.
1-3, 5-7, 9,
14 are fragments.
This tape
together with DSN 131 has circulated as "First McKenzie's Tape".
Incomplete
mono recording, 40 minutes including DSN 131.
Session info
updated 27 January 2002.
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The
Home Of Eve and Mac McKenzie |
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4
December 1961 |
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Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (trad.) |
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The Bells Of Rhymney (Idris Davies/Pete Seeger) |
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Come All You Fair And Tender Ladies (trad.) |
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Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (trad.) |
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5. |
The Bells Of Rhymney (Idris Davies/Pete Seeger) |
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6. |
Unidentified Instrumental |
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7. |
Unidentified Instrumental |
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8. |
Highway 51 (Curtis Jones) |
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9. |
This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie) |
Bob Dylan
(guitar).
8, 9 Bob
Dylan (vocal).
1-7 Unidentified musicians (vocal), unidentified
musician (mandolin)
Notes.
1, 2, 7 and
9 are fragments.
This tape
together with DSN 130 has circulated as "First McKenzie's Tape".
Incomplete
mono recording, 40 minutes including DSN 130.
Session info
updated 27 January 2002.
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The Home
Of Dave Whittaker. |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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22 December 1961 |
1. Candy Man (trad. arr. by Revd. Gary Davis)
2. Baby Please Don't Go (Big
3. Hard Times In
4. Stealin', Stealin' (trad. arr. Memphis Jug Band)
5. Poor Lazarus (trad.)
6. I Ain't Got No Home (Woody Guthrie)
7. It's Hard To Be Blind (trad.)
8. Dink's Song (trad. arr. by John & Alan Lomax)
9. Man Of Constant Sorrow (trad. arr. Bob Dylan)
10. Story Of
11. Naomi Wise (trad.)
12. Wade In The Water (trad.)
13. I Was Young When I Left Home
14. In The Evening (Brownie McGhee)
15. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Eric von Schmidt)
16. Sally Girl
17. Gospel Plow (trad. arr. Bob Dylan)
18. Long John (trad.)
19. Cocaine (trad. arr. Revd. Gary Davies)
20. VD Blues (Woody Guthrie)
21. VD Waltz (Woody Guthrie)
22. VD City (Woody Guthrie)
23. VD Gunner's Blues (Woody Guthrie)
24. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon
25. Ramblin' Round (Woody Guthrie)
26. Black Cross (Lord Buckley)
Bob Dylan
(guitar & vocal).
5–7, 9,
14–18 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
BobTalk
Hold the
bottle in here. OK wait I gotta fix this, he man you gotta see some pictures of
me. I'm not kidding yeah at Whittakers. I look like Marlon Bran.. James Dean or
somebody. You gotta see. Like two of this blue turtle neck sweater on. All
kinds of pictures of me, without a guitar. Or else you can just see the top of
it. (Dave Glover talks off mike) Ha ha I know what
you mean. (before Black Cross).
I sort of
made it up on a train. It must be good for somebody this here song I know it's
good for somebody. If it ain't for me, for somebody. i just talked about it. (after Wade In The Water).
Notes.
This has
been circulating as "Minnesota Hotel Tape".
Recorded by Tony Glover.
Part of 2
(56 seconds) released on
3 released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES (RARE & UNRELEASED) 1961–1991,
Volume 1,
Part of 3
(19 seconds) released on
Part of 6
(45 seconds) released on
Part of 8
(65 seconds) released on
Part of 10
(21 seconds) released on
Part of 12
(39 seconds) released on
12 released on LITERARY VOICES IN RARE RECORDINGS, Bakhåll BAKCD 9403, March, 1994.
12 released on Live
1961-2000 - Thirty-nine years of great concert performances, SME Records SRCS
2438, 28 February
2001.
13 released on bonus disc on the limited edition
of LOVE AND THEFT,
Mono
recording, 75 minutes.
Session info
updated 17 October 2001.
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