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1962  CONCERTS and RECORDING SESSIONS

 

 

 

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JANUARY

 

13

New York City, New York

WBAI Studios, Cynthia Gooding radio show.

 

 

 

FEBRUARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, New York

Leeds Music Demos

  2

New York City, New York

Webster Hall, Harry Belafonte Session

 

 

 

MARCH

 

 

 

 

 

  2

New York City, New York

Cue Recording Studios, Victoria Spivey recording session.

 

New York City, New York

Cynthia Gooding's Apartment, The Cynthia Gooding Tape.

 

 

 

APRIL

 

 

 

 

 

24

New York City, New York

Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 1st Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session

25

New York City, New York

Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 2nd Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session

 

 

 

MAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, New York

WBAI Studios, Broadside show.

 

New York City, New York

Gerde's Folk City

 

 

 

JULY

 

 

 

 

 

  2

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Finjan Club

  9

New York City, New York

Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 3rd Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session

 

 

 

AUGUST

 

 

 

 

 

11

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Home Of Dave Whitaker, Minnesota Home Tape.

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER

 

 

 

 

 

22

New York City, New York

Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Hall Hootenanny

 

New York City, New York

The Home Of Eve and Mac McKenzie

 

 

 

OCTOBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, New York

WBAI Studios, Billy Faier Show

 

New York City, New York

Gaslight Café, 2nd Gaslight Tape

26

New York City, New York

Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 4th Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session

 

 

 

NOVEMBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, New York

Broadside Office

  1

New York City, New York

Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 5th Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session

15

New York City, New York

Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 6th Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session

 

 

 

December

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City, New York

Unidentified Folkclub

  6

New York City, New York

Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 7th Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session

 

New York City, New York

Witmark & Sons Demos

 

 

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WBAI Studios

 

New York City, New York

 

13 January 1962

 

 

 

Cynthia Gooding radio show.

 

 

                         1.  Lonesome Whistle Blues (Hank Williams/Jimmy Davies)

                         2.  Fixin' To Die (Bukka White)

                         3.  Smokestack Lightning (Howlin' Wolf)

                         4.  Hard Travelin' (Woody Guthrie)

                         5.  The Death Of Emmett Till

                         6.  Standing On The Highway

                         7.  Roll On, John (trad., arr. By Bob Dylan)

                         8.  Stealin', Stealin' (trad. arr. Memphis Jug Band)

                         9.  Long Time Man (trad., arr. by Alan Lomax)

                       10.  Baby Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams)

                       11.  Hard Times In New York Town

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar & vocal).

 

1, 4, 8, 9, 10  Bob Dylan (harmonica).

 

Broadcast in the program Folksinger’s Choice 11 March 1962.

 

7  released on There Is No Eye: Music For Photographs, recordings of musicians photographed by John Cohen, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW CD 40091, October 2001.

 

Notes.

 

Songs are mixed with talk between Bob Dylan and Cynthia Gooding.

 

Only known Dylan recordings of Smokestack Lightning, Hard Travelin' and Roll On, John.

 

Mono radio broadcast, 60 minutes.

 

Session info updated 26 May 2002.

 

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Leeds Music Demos

 

New York City, New York

 

February 1962

 

 

                         1.  Hard Times In New York Town

                         2.  Poor Boy Blues

                         3.  Ballad For A Friend

                         4.  Rambling, Gambling Willie

                         5.  Man On The Street

                         6.  Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues

                         7.  Standing On The Highway

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar & vocal)

 

1, 5, Bob Dylan (harmonica).

 

Note. He Was A Friend Of Mine and Man On The Street, recorded November 1961 for the first album, were also used as Leeds Demos.

 

Stereo studio recordings, 19 minutes.

 

Session info updated 8 May 2001.

 

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Webster Hall

 

New York City, New York

 

2 February 1962

 

 

 

Sideman at a Harry Belafonte studio session produced by Hugo Montenegro.

 

 

1.

Midnight Special (trad.)

2.

Midnight Special (trad.)

3.

Midnight Special (trad.)

4.

Midnight Special (trad.)

5.

Midnight Special (trad.)

6.

Midnight Special (trad.)

7.

Midnight Special (trad.)

8.

Midnight Special (trad.)

9.

Midnight Special (trad.)

10.

Midnight Special (trad.)

11.

Midnight Special (trad.)

12.

Midnight Special (trad.)

 

 

Harry Belafonte (vocal), Ernie Calabria (guitar), Millard Thomas (guitar), Bob Dylan (harmonica), Norman Keenan (bass), Percy Bruce (drums), Don Lamond (drums), Danny Barrajanos (drums).

 

Notes

·          1-10 broadcast in the Bob Fass Dylan Tribute WBAI show May 2003.

·          Glen Dundas dates this session “Probably December 1961” and Krogsgaard dates this session as June 1961.

 

Official releases

Probably 11 released on May Your Song Always Be Sung Again: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2, BMG-Ariola  74321 84693 2, 7 May 2001.

Probably 12 released on HARRY BELAFONTE: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, RCA LMP 2449, March 1962.

 

Mono studio recording, 5 minutes.

 

Session info updated 12 February 2008.

 

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Cue Recording Studios

 

New York City, New York

 

2 March 1962

 

 

 

Victoria Spivey recording session. Produced by Len Kunstadt & Victoria Spivey.

 

 

1.      Sittin' On Top Of The World (Big Joe Williams)

2.      Wichita (Big Joe Williams)

3.      Big Joe, Dylan And Victoria (Big Joe Williams)

4.      It's Dangerous (Victoria Spivey)

 

 

Victoria Spivey (piano & vocal), Big Joe Williams (guitar & vocal), Bob Dylan (harmonica).

 

1  Bob Dylan (backup vocal).

 

1, 2 released on Victoria Sprivey: Three Kings And A Queen, Spivey LP-1004, October 1964.

 

3, 4 released on Victoria Sprivey: Three Kings And A Queen, Volume 2, Spivey LP-1014, July 1972

 

Mono studio recordings, 11 minutes.

 

Session info updated 4 May 2001.

 

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Cynthia Gooding's Apartment

 

New York City, New York

 

February or March 1962

 

 

1.      Ballad Of Donald White

2.      Wichita (Going To Louisiana) (trad.)

3.      Acne (Eric von Schmidt)

4.      Rocks And Gravel

5.      Long Time Man (trad., arr. by Alan Lomax)

6.      Ranger’s Command (Woody Guthrie)

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar & vocal).

 

3  unidentified musician (shared vocal).

 

4  unidentified musician (background vocal & percussion).

 

Note. This tape circulates as The Cynthia Gooding Tape.

 

Mono recording, 25 minutes.

 

Session info updated 28 January 2002.

 

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Studio A

 

Columbia Recording Studios

 

New York City, New York

 

24 April 1962