Bob Dylan – Carnegie Hall, NYC – 26 October 1963
All things considered, this set stands as one of the all time great musical releases. Yes, that includes legitimate Label releases as well. Dylan and CBS have truly missed the mark here by not giving a...
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Sam Cooke was one the first to blend gospel music and secular music, the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: He was a black performer who appealed to a white audience, who...
View ArticleToday: Bringing It All Back Home (48) & Please Please Me (50)
“Bringing It All Back Home” is not included in the “Music Calendar post” … It has a separate post (part of the “Bob Dylan Albums” series): Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home ..now let’s focus on...
View ArticleToday: Johnny Cash recorded Ring of Fire in 1963
“The song is about the transformative power of love and that’s what it has always meant to me and that’s what it will always mean to the Cash children.” - Rosanne Cash “Ring of Fire” or “The Ring of...
View ArticleBob Dylan – Town Hall – New York City, New York – 12 April 1963
This ranks high as one of the most important boot releases of all time, and on top of that, it’s simply a thrill and a joy to just sit back and listen to. If you’re only planning on getting one …...
View ArticleBob Dylan – The 8th and last Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session – 24 April 1963 –...
Freewheelin’ in it’s released form is essentially a “best of” from one of the most creative years in Dylan’s life. The lag between sessions resulted in an album whose sound metamorphosed at least...
View ArticleBob Dylan – North Country Blues – Newport, Rhode Island – 27 July 1963 (Video)
Come gather ’round friends and I’ll tell you a tale Of when the red iron pits ran plenty But the cardboard filled windows and old men on the benches Tell you now that the whole town is empty Freebody...
View ArticleBob Dylan – The 2nd The Times They Are A-Changin’ recording session – 7...
“Another thing about Times They Are A-Changin’ – I wanted to say in it that if you have something that you don’t want to lose, and people threaten you, you are not really free.” ~Bob Dylan (to Ray...
View ArticleBob Dylan: The 4th recording session for “The Times They Are A-Changin’”, 23...
“The message isn’t in the words, …. I don’t do anything with a sort of message. I’m just transferring my thoughts into music. Nobody can give you a message like that.” ~Bob Dylan (to Ray Coleman, May...
View ArticleBob Dylan: The 5th recording session for “The Times They Are A-Changin’”, 24...
Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon For the wheel’s still in spin And there’s no tellin’ who That it’s...
View ArticleBob Dylan: Carnegie Hall, NYC, 26 October 1963, 50 years ago
All things considered, this set stands as one of the all time great musical releases. Yes, that includes legitimate Label releases as well. Dylan and CBS have truly missed the mark here by not giving a...
View ArticleBob Dylan: WFMT-Radio Studio, Chicago, Illinois 26 April 1963 (Audio)
I don’t know how I come to songs, y’know, but doing what I’m doing, I’m doing, er… I mean, it’s not up to me, y’know, I don’t really go into myself that deep… I just go ahead and do it, yeah, I …...
View ArticleThe Beatles 40 best songs: at 36 “All My Loving”
Lennon expressed his esteem for the song in his 1980 Playboy interview: “ LENNON:”All My Loving” is Paul, I regret to say. Ha ha ha. PLAYBOY: Why? LENNON: Because it’s a damn good piece of work. … But...
View ArticleThe Beatles 40 best songs: at 35 “I Am The Walrus”
“I am the Walrus is one of my favorite tracks – because I did it, of course, but also because it’s one of those that has enough little bitties going to keep you interested even a hundred years later” -...
View ArticleThe Beatles 40 best songs: at 34 “Hello Goodbye”
“Hello, Goodbye was one of my songs. There are Geminiani influences here I think: the twins. It’s such a deep theme in the universe, duality – man woman, black white, ebony ivory, high low, right...
View ArticleBob Dylan: Westinghouse Studios, NYC 3 March 1963 (Video)
Westinghouse Studios New York City, New York 3 March 1963 Folk songs and more folk songs Broadcast in the program “Folk songs and more folk songs” on Westinghouse TV stations in May 1963. Blowin’ In...
View ArticleToday: The Beatles released Please Please Me in 1963 51 years ago
“Bringing It All Back Home” is not included in the “Music Calendar post” … It has a separate post (part of the “Bob Dylan Albums” series): Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home ..now let’s focus on...
View ArticleBob Dylan: Town Hall, New York City, New York 12 April 1963
This ranks high as one of the most important boot releases of all time, and on top of that, it’s simply a thrill and a joy to just sit back and listen to. If you’re only planning on getting one …...
View ArticleBob Dylan: The 8th and last Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan session, 24 April 1963
Freewheelin’ in it’s released form is essentially a “best of” from one of the most creative years in Dylan’s life. The lag between sessions resulted in an album whose sound metamorphosed at least...
View ArticleBob Dylan: Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 10 May 1963
Dylan performs on the opening night of the two-day Brandeis University Folk Festival in Waltham, MA. His set immediately precedes the intermission, although he stays around for the statutory communal...
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