Dylan Revisited
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“You’ve got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend.”
“You just want to be on the side that’s winning.”
“You have no faith to lose and you know it.”
The lesson of Positively 4th Street is never get on the wrong side of Bob Dylan.
“You just want to be on the side that’s winning.”
“You have no faith to lose and you know it.”
The lesson of Positively 4th Street is never get on the wrong side of Bob Dylan.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“You’ve got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend.”
“You just want to be on the side that’s winning.”
“You have no faith to lose and you know it.”
The lesson of Positively 4th Street is never get on the wrong side of Bob Dylan.
“You just want to be on the side that’s winning.”
“You have no faith to lose and you know it.”
The lesson of Positively 4th Street is never get on the wrong side of Bob Dylan.
From Samatha Harvey's excellent Orbital...if cosmic time was a calendar year, all this happened in the last second before midnight on Dec 31st.
Nice to see Bob in there. And Johnny Cash.
Nice to see Bob in there. And Johnny Cash.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
From Samatha Harvey's excellent Orbital...if cosmic time was a calendar year, all this happened in the last second before midnight on Dec 31st.
Nice to see Bob in there. And Johnny Cash.
Nice to see Bob in there. And Johnny Cash.
Nice way to start the week
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Nice way to start the week
You’ll be able to hear the full recording of Dylan’s April 1962 Gerdes show on Bootleg Vol. 18 from this Friday (Oct 31st).
Let me know what you think in the Replies.
Let me know what you think in the Replies.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
You’ll be able to hear the full recording of Dylan’s April 1962 Gerdes show on Bootleg Vol. 18 from this Friday (Oct 31st).
Let me know what you think in the Replies.
Let me know what you think in the Replies.
From the chaos of Honey Just Allow Me… to the charm of Corrina Corrina, this Gerde's show provides a sense of why Dylan was becoming such a local live draw.
But it was the era-defining philosophy of Blowin’ in the Wind that would give Dylan national and global appeal.
But it was the era-defining philosophy of Blowin’ in the Wind that would give Dylan national and global appeal.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
From the chaos of Honey Just Allow Me… to the charm of Corrina Corrina, this Gerde's show provides a sense of why Dylan was becoming such a local live draw.
But it was the era-defining philosophy of Blowin’ in the Wind that would give Dylan national and global appeal.
But it was the era-defining philosophy of Blowin’ in the Wind that would give Dylan national and global appeal.
Geography was never Dylan’s strength and the real subject of Deep Elem Blues is a Dallas suburb, 200 miles from his random reference point.
African-American neighbourhood Deep Ellum was a musical hotspot that attracted the likes of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lead Belly and Mance Lipscomb.
African-American neighbourhood Deep Ellum was a musical hotspot that attracted the likes of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lead Belly and Mance Lipscomb.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Geography was never Dylan’s strength and the real subject of Deep Elem Blues is a Dallas suburb, 200 miles from his random reference point.
African-American neighbourhood Deep Ellum was a musical hotspot that attracted the likes of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lead Belly and Mance Lipscomb.
African-American neighbourhood Deep Ellum was a musical hotspot that attracted the likes of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lead Belly and Mance Lipscomb.
The Gerde's crowd respond to Blowin’ in the Wind with suitably respectful applause.
I’d respectfully suggest they enjoyed the previous song Dylan played much more, which he introduces as being about “a town in Texas about 45 miles outside of Abilene.”
I’d respectfully suggest they enjoyed the previous song Dylan played much more, which he introduces as being about “a town in Texas about 45 miles outside of Abilene.”
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Gerde's crowd respond to Blowin’ in the Wind with suitably respectful applause.
I’d respectfully suggest they enjoyed the previous song Dylan played much more, which he introduces as being about “a town in Texas about 45 miles outside of Abilene.”
I’d respectfully suggest they enjoyed the previous song Dylan played much more, which he introduces as being about “a town in Texas about 45 miles outside of Abilene.”
After a long harmonica intro, Dylan reveals his two verses of rhetorical questions that will resonate with so many people over the coming months and years.
The contrast to his unruly set opener is remarkable, with his composed vocal and delicate guitar accompaniment.
The contrast to his unruly set opener is remarkable, with his composed vocal and delicate guitar accompaniment.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After a long harmonica intro, Dylan reveals his two verses of rhetorical questions that will resonate with so many people over the coming months and years.
The contrast to his unruly set opener is remarkable, with his composed vocal and delicate guitar accompaniment.
The contrast to his unruly set opener is remarkable, with his composed vocal and delicate guitar accompaniment.
The first Freewheelin' studio session took place a week after this Gerde's performance.
At Columbia’s Studio A, Dylan cut a couple of takes at another song he first played at the intimate former restaurant in Greenwich Village.
At Columbia’s Studio A, Dylan cut a couple of takes at another song he first played at the intimate former restaurant in Greenwich Village.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The first Freewheelin' studio session took place a week after this Gerde's performance.
At Columbia’s Studio A, Dylan cut a couple of takes at another song he first played at the intimate former restaurant in Greenwich Village.
At Columbia’s Studio A, Dylan cut a couple of takes at another song he first played at the intimate former restaurant in Greenwich Village.
He even lets out a quick “woo-hoo” in the middle of a harmonica solo before his voice starts getting creaky towards the end.
But the crowd appear to appreciate the mayhem and respond with a generous round of applause.
But the crowd appear to appreciate the mayhem and respond with a generous round of applause.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
He even lets out a quick “woo-hoo” in the middle of a harmonica solo before his voice starts getting creaky towards the end.
But the crowd appear to appreciate the mayhem and respond with a generous round of applause.
But the crowd appear to appreciate the mayhem and respond with a generous round of applause.
On April 16th 1962, Bob Dylan played a short set at Gerde's Folk City in New York, where he debuted three new songs that he would soon record for his second album, The Freewheelin’.
One of them would become perhaps the most significant he ever wrote. 🧵
One of them would become perhaps the most significant he ever wrote. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
On April 16th 1962, Bob Dylan played a short set at Gerde's Folk City in New York, where he debuted three new songs that he would soon record for his second album, The Freewheelin’.
One of them would become perhaps the most significant he ever wrote. 🧵
One of them would become perhaps the most significant he ever wrote. 🧵
In the latest episode of the Dylan Revisited podcast, I explore the extraordinary number of songs that Bob Dylan wrote over a three-year period from 1961-63 but never officially released until The Bootleg Series Vol. 1.
#bobdylan #bootlegseries
Links to follow 👇
#bobdylan #bootlegseries
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October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
In the latest episode of the Dylan Revisited podcast, I explore the extraordinary number of songs that Bob Dylan wrote over a three-year period from 1961-63 but never officially released until The Bootleg Series Vol. 1.
#bobdylan #bootlegseries
Links to follow 👇
#bobdylan #bootlegseries
Links to follow 👇
With vol. 18 of The Bootleg Series coming at the end of October, the new episode of the Dylan Revisited podcast goes back to the beginning.
Download my revisit to The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 to explore outtakes and live recordings from three remarkable years of Bob Dylan's early career.
LINKS 👇
Download my revisit to The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 to explore outtakes and live recordings from three remarkable years of Bob Dylan's early career.
LINKS 👇
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
With vol. 18 of The Bootleg Series coming at the end of October, the new episode of the Dylan Revisited podcast goes back to the beginning.
Download my revisit to The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 to explore outtakes and live recordings from three remarkable years of Bob Dylan's early career.
LINKS 👇
Download my revisit to The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 to explore outtakes and live recordings from three remarkable years of Bob Dylan's early career.
LINKS 👇
What do you think of the Riverside Church performance?
Let me know in the Comments below.
Let me know in the Comments below.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
What do you think of the Riverside Church performance?
Let me know in the Comments below.
Let me know in the Comments below.
The latest spark is the film that uses the Riverside Church show as a simple boy meets girl catalyst.
Kalb's presence on the real-life Riverside recording reminds us of the more multi-dimensional world, awash with influences and ideas, that helped shape Bob Dylan as an artist.
Kalb's presence on the real-life Riverside recording reminds us of the more multi-dimensional world, awash with influences and ideas, that helped shape Bob Dylan as an artist.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The latest spark is the film that uses the Riverside Church show as a simple boy meets girl catalyst.
Kalb's presence on the real-life Riverside recording reminds us of the more multi-dimensional world, awash with influences and ideas, that helped shape Bob Dylan as an artist.
Kalb's presence on the real-life Riverside recording reminds us of the more multi-dimensional world, awash with influences and ideas, that helped shape Bob Dylan as an artist.
Again, there are parallels with Dylan's own mid-60s issues that culminated in his infamous motorcycle crash and relatively reclusive existence in Woodstock.
But unlike Kalb, Dylan recovered, reemerged and regained his relevance for new generations.
But unlike Kalb, Dylan recovered, reemerged and regained his relevance for new generations.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Again, there are parallels with Dylan's own mid-60s issues that culminated in his infamous motorcycle crash and relatively reclusive existence in Woodstock.
But unlike Kalb, Dylan recovered, reemerged and regained his relevance for new generations.
But unlike Kalb, Dylan recovered, reemerged and regained his relevance for new generations.
Kalb’s promising music career was short-lived after a bad acid trip caused him to suffer from severe psychiatric issues.
He all but disappeared from the late 60s onwards, until returning to the spotlight for a Blues Project reunion show with Kooper in 1996.
He all but disappeared from the late 60s onwards, until returning to the spotlight for a Blues Project reunion show with Kooper in 1996.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Kalb’s promising music career was short-lived after a bad acid trip caused him to suffer from severe psychiatric issues.
He all but disappeared from the late 60s onwards, until returning to the spotlight for a Blues Project reunion show with Kooper in 1996.
He all but disappeared from the late 60s onwards, until returning to the spotlight for a Blues Project reunion show with Kooper in 1996.
This trajectory anticipated the electric folk and blues crossover that Dylan later embraced (Kalb was even in the studio for the recording of Like a Rolling Stone).
A simplified version of that controversial shift is, of course, the main narrative driver of A Complete Unknown.
A simplified version of that controversial shift is, of course, the main narrative driver of A Complete Unknown.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This trajectory anticipated the electric folk and blues crossover that Dylan later embraced (Kalb was even in the studio for the recording of Like a Rolling Stone).
A simplified version of that controversial shift is, of course, the main narrative driver of A Complete Unknown.
A simplified version of that controversial shift is, of course, the main narrative driver of A Complete Unknown.
At least Riverside Church had a cameo in A Complete Unknown, unlike Dylan's stage partner on the day.
Danny Kalb went on to play on Phil Ochs’ 1964 debut album, All the News That’s Fit to Sing, before forming The Blues Project with Al Kooper and Steve Katz.
Danny Kalb went on to play on Phil Ochs’ 1964 debut album, All the News That’s Fit to Sing, before forming The Blues Project with Al Kooper and Steve Katz.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
At least Riverside Church had a cameo in A Complete Unknown, unlike Dylan's stage partner on the day.
Danny Kalb went on to play on Phil Ochs’ 1964 debut album, All the News That’s Fit to Sing, before forming The Blues Project with Al Kooper and Steve Katz.
Danny Kalb went on to play on Phil Ochs’ 1964 debut album, All the News That’s Fit to Sing, before forming The Blues Project with Al Kooper and Steve Katz.
The station lasted longer than Bob and Suze’s on-off three-year relationship.
Though, ultimately it is now most famous as a footnote in the love story that lives on in the timeless Dylan songs that he would write after that first meeting at Riverside Church.
Though, ultimately it is now most famous as a footnote in the love story that lives on in the timeless Dylan songs that he would write after that first meeting at Riverside Church.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The station lasted longer than Bob and Suze’s on-off three-year relationship.
Though, ultimately it is now most famous as a footnote in the love story that lives on in the timeless Dylan songs that he would write after that first meeting at Riverside Church.
Though, ultimately it is now most famous as a footnote in the love story that lives on in the timeless Dylan songs that he would write after that first meeting at Riverside Church.
While Rotolo forgot all about it, WRVR-FM, or Riverside Radio, continued broadcasting for another 15 years.
The station even earned a Peabody Award for its coverage of the Martin Luther King-led civil rights marches in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963.
The station even earned a Peabody Award for its coverage of the Martin Luther King-led civil rights marches in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
While Rotolo forgot all about it, WRVR-FM, or Riverside Radio, continued broadcasting for another 15 years.
The station even earned a Peabody Award for its coverage of the Martin Luther King-led civil rights marches in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963.
The station even earned a Peabody Award for its coverage of the Martin Luther King-led civil rights marches in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963.
Suze remembers her and Bob leaving for the afterparty “pretty much glued to each other”.
Less memorable for her was what happened to the radio station that hosted the day of folk music that brought her and Dylan together.
📷 Ted Russell
Less memorable for her was what happened to the radio station that hosted the day of folk music that brought her and Dylan together.
📷 Ted Russell
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Suze remembers her and Bob leaving for the afterparty “pretty much glued to each other”.
Less memorable for her was what happened to the radio station that hosted the day of folk music that brought her and Dylan together.
📷 Ted Russell
Less memorable for her was what happened to the radio station that hosted the day of folk music that brought her and Dylan together.
📷 Ted Russell
Amongst all the music, Bob Dylan got talking to Carla Rotolo, a relatively well-known figure in the Village folk circle as she worked as an assistant to the legendary archivist Alan Lomax.
Carla then introduced Bob to her sister Suze, which led to the whole banana leaves thing.
Carla then introduced Bob to her sister Suze, which led to the whole banana leaves thing.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Amongst all the music, Bob Dylan got talking to Carla Rotolo, a relatively well-known figure in the Village folk circle as she worked as an assistant to the legendary archivist Alan Lomax.
Carla then introduced Bob to her sister Suze, which led to the whole banana leaves thing.
Carla then introduced Bob to her sister Suze, which led to the whole banana leaves thing.
As Kalb and Dylan left the stage at the end of Mean Old Southern Railroad, host Bob Yellin reminded Bob that he left behind his broken harmonica holder.
Later in the day, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott invited Dylan to join his set and mentioned that he now has a new harmonica holder.
Later in the day, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott invited Dylan to join his set and mentioned that he now has a new harmonica holder.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As Kalb and Dylan left the stage at the end of Mean Old Southern Railroad, host Bob Yellin reminded Bob that he left behind his broken harmonica holder.
Later in the day, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott invited Dylan to join his set and mentioned that he now has a new harmonica holder.
Later in the day, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott invited Dylan to join his set and mentioned that he now has a new harmonica holder.
After Dylan continued his pilgrimage to the east coast, Kalb decided that the troubadour’s life was also for him, later saying “We had so much fun, I dropped out and followed him.”
After joining Bob in New York, he even took guitar lessons with Dylan's mentor Dave Van Ronk.
After joining Bob in New York, he even took guitar lessons with Dylan's mentor Dave Van Ronk.
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
After Dylan continued his pilgrimage to the east coast, Kalb decided that the troubadour’s life was also for him, later saying “We had so much fun, I dropped out and followed him.”
After joining Bob in New York, he even took guitar lessons with Dylan's mentor Dave Van Ronk.
After joining Bob in New York, he even took guitar lessons with Dylan's mentor Dave Van Ronk.