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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.

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