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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 1^st Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session
25	New York City, New York	Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 2^nd 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 3^rd 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, 2^nd Gaslight Tape
26	New York City, New York	Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 4^th Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session
NOVEMBER
	New York City, New York	Broadside Office
1	New York City, New York	Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 5^th Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session
15	New York City, New York	Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 6^th Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session
December
	New York City, New York	Unidentified Folkclub
6	New York City, New York	Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, The 7^th Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session
	New York City, New York	Witmark & Sons Demos

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145	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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150	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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155	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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160	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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170	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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185	Studio A
	Columbia Recording Studios
	New York City, New York
	24 April 1962