Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding

Columbia - CS 9604

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: United States
Released: 1967
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Country
[Tracklist]
A1 John Wesley Harding (3:00)
A2 As I Went Out One Morning (2:52)
A3 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine (3:56)
A4 All Along The Watchtower (2:34)
A5 The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest (5:36)
A6 Drifter's Escape (2:49)
B1 Dear Landlord (3:18)
B2 I Am A Lonesome Hobo (3:25)
B3 I Pity The Poor Immigrant (4:16)
B4 The Wicked Messenger (2:05)
B5 Down Along The Cove (2:26)
B6 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (2:39)
[Credits]
Bob Dylan (guitar/harmonica/piano/vocals) Charles McCoy (bass) Kenny Buttrey (drums) Pete Drake (steel guitar)
Producer: Bob Johnston, Engineer:Charlie Bragg
[Notes]
Bob Dylan returned from exile with John Wesley Harding, a quiet, country-tinged album that split dramatically from his previous three. A calm, reflective album, John Wesley Harding strips away all of the wilder tendencies of Dylan's rock albums -- even the then-unreleased Basement Tapes he made the previous year -- but it isn't a return to his folk roots. If anything, the album is his first serious foray into country, but only a handful of songs, such as "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," are straight country songs. Instead, John Wesley Harding is informed by the rustic sound of country, as well as many rural myths, with seemingly simple songs like "All Along the Watchtower," "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," and "The Wicked Messenger" revealing several layers of meaning with repeated plays. Although the lyrics are somewhat enigmatic, the music is simple, direct, and melodic, providing a touchstone for the country-rock revolution that swept through rock in the late '60s. - AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Best of Broadside 1962-1988

Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40130

Format: 5 x CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2000
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle & Protest
[Disk One}
01 Links on the Chain: The Broadside Singers with Phil Ochs (4:15)
02 Blowin' in the Wind: The New World Singers (2:32)
03 Paths of Victory: The Broadside Singers (1:38)
04 The Ballad of Ira Hayes: Peter La Farge (3:35)
05 Ain't That News?: The Broadside Singers with Tom Paxton (1:40)
06 The Times I've Had: The Broadside Singers with Phil Ochs (2:53)
07 Go Limp: Matt McGinn (2:33)
08 Ding Dong Dollar: The Glasgow Song Guild (1:58)
09 Mack the Bomb: Pete Seeger (2:40)
10 The Civil Defense Sign: Mark Spoelstra (3:50)
11 Let Me Die in My Footsteps: Happy Traum and Bob Dylan (3:42)
12 Hiroshima, Nagasaki Russian Roulette: Jim Page (4:52)
13 What Have They Done to the Rain?: Malvina Reynolds (2:18)
14 Ballad of William Worthy: Phil Ochs (2:09)
15 Train for Auschwitz: Tom Paxton (3:50)
16 Do as the Doukhobors Do: Pete Seeger (2:12)
17 Christine: The Broadside Singers with Tom Paxton (2:21)
18 As Long as the Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge (5:06)
[Disk Two]
01 John Brown: Bob Dylan (4:19)
02 Take Me for a Walk (Morning Dew): Bonnie Dobson (4:19)
03 The Willing Conscript: Pete Seeger (2:16)
04 Kill for Peace: The Fugs (2:12)
05 Plains of Nebrasky-o: Eric Andersen and Phil Ochs (2:50)
06 Benny Kid Paret: Gil Turner (3:44)
07 What Did You Learn in School Today?: Tom Paxton (2:01)
08 Changin' Hands: The Broadside Singers with Phil Ochs (2:40)
09 Welcome, Welcome Emigranté: The Broadside Singers with Buffy Sainte-Marie (2:06)
10 Shady Acres: Janis Ian (3:24)
11 Lord, Hold Back the Waters: Will McLean (3:50)
12 Ballad of Donald White: Bob Dylan (4:31)
13 Song for Patty: Sammy Walker (5:54)
14 A Very Close Friend of Mine: Richard Black (2:35)
15 Long Time Troubled Road: Eric Andersen (3:22)
16 Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall: Pete Seeger (5:19)
[Disk Three]
01 Mississippi Goddam: Nina Simone (4:59)
02 We'll Never Turn Back: The Freedom Singers (3:34)
03 Freedom Riders: Phil Ochs (2:15)
04 Father's Grave (for Cordell Reagon): The Broadside Singers with Len Chandler (3:49)
05 Baby, I've Been Thinking (Society's Child): Janis Ian (2:44)
06 I'm Going To Get My Baby Out Of Jail: Len Chandler and Bernice Johnson Reagon (5:03)
07 The Ballad Of Martin Luther King: Mike Millius (2:57)
08 Carry It On: The Broadside Singers with Len Chandler (3:17)
09 Birmingham Sunday: Richard Fariña (4:01)
10 The Migrant's Song: Danny Valdez and Augustin Lira (5:08)
11 El Picket Sign: El Teatro Campesino (3:15)
12 La Lucha Continuará: Danny and Judy Rose-Redwood (5:26)
13 Contra La Por (Against Fear): Raimon (1:55)
14 Mrs. Clara Sullivan's Letter: Pete Seeger (2:23)
15 If It Wasn't For The Union: Matt McGinn (2:57)
16 More Good Men Going Down: The Broadside Singers with David Blue (3:00)
17 Sundown: Sis Cunningham (5:56)
18 My Oklahoma Home (It Blowed Away): Sis Cunningham (5:01)
19 Draglines: Deborah Silverstein & The New Harmony Sisterhood Band (3:22)
320 My Father's Mansion's Many Rooms: Pete Seeger (2:05)
[Disk Four]
01 Pinkville Helicopter: Thom Parrott (3:50)
02 Hell No, I Ain't Gonna Go: Matt Jones and Elaine Laron (3:28)
03 We Seek No Wider War: Phil Ochs (4:19)
04 Waist Deep In The Big Muddy: Pete Seeger (3:03)
05 Vietnam: Paul Kaplan (5:45)
06 Hole In The Ground: Thom Parrott (3:53)
07 To Be A Killer: Wes Houston (1:51)
08 New York J-D Blues: Pete Seeger (6:00)
09 Little Boxes: Malvina Reynolds (2:11)
10 Not Enough To Live On But A Little Too Much To Die: Mike Millius (2:21)
11 The Faucets Are Dripping: Malvina Reynolds (3:51)
12 Bizzness Ain't Dead: The New World Singers (2:31)
13 Business: Pete Seeger (2:07)
14 Legal-Illegal: Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger (4:10)
15 Brown Water And Blood: Jeff Ampolsk (3:50)
16 The Aberfan Coal Tip Tragedy: Thom Parrott (5:11)
17 Lafayette: Lucinda Williams (3:48)
18 The Ballad Of Earl Durand: Charlie Brown (7:23)
19 Plastic Jesus: Ernie Marrs, Bud Foote, Eleanor Walden, and Danny Smith (3:40)
[Disk Five]
01 Burn, Baby, Burn: Jimmy Collier and Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick (4:16)
02 The Cities Are Burning: Jimmy Collier and Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick (3:45)
03 Nothing But His Blood: Jimmy Collier and Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick (2:56)
04 You're Just A Laughing Fool: Jimmy Collier and Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick (3:26)
05 Time Is Running Out: Wendy Smith (2:56)
06 But If I Ask Them: Sis Cunningham (4:49)
07 Ragamuffin Minstrel Boy: Sammy Walker (2:47)
08 Changes: Phil Ochs (4:19)
09 Bound For Glory: Sammy Walker and Phil Ochs (4:06)
10 Victor Jara: Arlo Guthrie (4:20)
11 We Will Never Give Up: Kristin Lems (3:49)
12 Inez: Bev Grant and the Human Condition (3:00)
13 Gonna Be An Engineer: Peggy Seeger (4:32)
14 Don't Talk To Strangers: Chris Gaylord (7:34)
15 Catcher In The Rye: Sammy Walker (4:40)
16 The Time Will Come: Elaine White (4:51)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Ronald D. Cohen and Jeff Place, Liner Notes: Anthony Seeger, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
The Best of Broadside, Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine. Eighty-nine songs, including some never commercially released. Compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Ronald D. Cohen. A five CD boxed set. Broadside was a small underground magazine smuggled out of a New York City housing project in a baby carriage, filled with new songs by artists who were too creative for the folkies and too radical for the establishment. A still-underground Bob Dylan, Janis Ian, Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, Phil Ochs, Malvina Reynolds, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger, and dozens of others first published songs like "Blowin' in the Wind," "Little Boxes," and "Society's Child," in Broadside. The Best of Broadside features 89 songs from the Folkways collection, tapes from the Broadside magazine office, and some tracks released on other labels. The set contains a variety of performers, topics, and musical styles that tell tales spanning the 25 years of the Broadside era (1962-1988), but many of them address contemporary issues as well, since the new millennium has not see the end of warfare, nuclear threat, ethnic conflict, immigrants' suffering, women's unequal rights, ecological devastation, and social injustice. This is the underground music that fueled the innocent-sounding Folk Revival on the one hand and the explosions of angry rock and rap on the other. The Best of Broadside brings an era, its musicians, and its many stories to a new audience. The extensive notes feature the graphics of the original Broadside magazine and provide information on the careers of its many musicians with extensive discographies, the stories behind most of the songs as well as their full texts. They also describe the dramatic history of the magazine itself—a remarkable achievement of dedicated musicians and social activists.

Broadside Ballads, Vol. 3: The Broadside Singers

Broadside Records – BR 303

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle & Protest
[Tracklist]
A1 Ain't That News: The Broadside Singers with Tom Paxton (1:41)
A2 More Good Men Goin' Down: The Broadside Singers with Dave Cohen (2:57)
A3 Times I've Had: The Broadside Singers with Mark Spoelstra (2:54)
A4 Paths of Victory: The Broadside Singers with Bob Dylan (1:41)
A5 Christine: The Broadside Singers with Matt McGinn (2:22)
A6 Rattlesnake: The Broadside Singers with Peter La Farge (4:22)
A7 Carry It On: The Broadside Singers with Gil Turner (3:22)
B1 Links on the Chain: The Broadside Singers with Phil Ochs (4:12)
B2 Causes: The Broadside Singers with Pat Sky (3:22)
B3 Immigrante: The Broadside Singers with Buffy Sainte-Marie (2:26)
B4 The Faucets are Dripping: The Broadside Singers wth Malvina Reynolds (2:43)
B5 Father's Grave - For Cordell Reagon: The Broadside Singers with Len Chandler (3:50)
B6 The Scruggs Picker: The Broadside Singers with Ernie Marrs (0:50)
B7 Plains of Nebrasky-O: The Broadside Singers with Eric Andersen (2:53)
B8 Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: The Broadside Singers (4:21)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Phil Ochs, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
The songs on this 15-track album were contributed to Broadside Magazine by folk singer-songwriters during the early 1960s and are performed by the Broadside Singers. Featured in the collection are Tom Paxton's "Ain't That News," Bob Dylan's "Paths of Victory," Peter La Farge's "Rattlesnake," Phil Ochs' "Links on the Chain," "Immigrante," Malvina Reynolds' "The Faucets Are Dripping," and Eric Anderson's "Plains of Nebrasky-O." There is also a brief (50-second) song entitled "The Scruggs Picker," a tongue-in-cheek song-poem about banjo players. The liner notes, written by Phil Ochs, include the lyrics and music of the songs.

Broadside Ballads Vol. 1

Broadside Records – BR 301

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Blowing in the Wind: The New World Singers (2:33)
A2 The Ballad of Old Monroe: Pete Seeger (5:15)
A3 John Brown: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (4:24)
A4 As Long as the Grass Shall Grow: Peter La Farge (5:10)
A5 The Ballad of William Worthy: Phil Ochs (2:11)
A6 Benny Kid Paret: Gil Turner (3:45)
B1 Faubus Foibles: Peter La Farge (1:49)
B2 I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground: Happy Traum with Bob Dylan (3:42)
B3 Only a Hobo: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (2:01)
B4 Talking Devil: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (0:53)
B5 Ain't Gonna Let Segregation Turn Us Around: The Freedom Singers (2:36)
B6 Go Limp: Matt McGinn (2:32)
B7 Bizzness Ain't Dead: The New World Singers (2:32)
B8 The Civil Defense Sign: Mark Spoelstra (3:53)
B9 I Can See a New Day: The New World Singers (4:00)
[Credits]
Producer: Sis Cunningham, Liner Notes: Gordon Friesen
[Notes]
First released in 1963, and later reissued by Smithsonian Folkways to commemorate the folk publication Broadside Magazine, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 features artists such as Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan), Peter La Farge, Phil Ochs, and Pete Seeger. With topical songs that vary in subject from civil rights to Vietnam and the nuclear arms race, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 is at once a staunch and elucidating account of a generation at odds with the world around it. Recorded in Broadside’s cramped New York apartment, the album is spontaneous and intimate in approach and features vocals, guitar, banjo, and drums. Contains the tracks "The Ballad of Old Monroe," "Faubus Foibles," "I Will Not Go Down Under the Ground (Let Me Die in My Footsteps)," "Only a Hobo," "Talking Devil," "Ain’t Gonna Let Segregation Turn Us Around," and "I Can See a New Day," which are not on The Best of Broadside 1962-1988.

Bob Dylan: Self Portrait

Columbia – C2X 30050

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Textured Gatefold
Country: US
Released: Jun 8, 1970
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Country
[Tracklist]
A1 All The Tired Horses (3:11)
A2 Alberta #1 (2:55)
A3 I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (2:22)
A4 Days Of 49 (5:42)
A5 Early Mornin' Rain (3:31)
A6 In Search Of Little Sadie (2:26)
B1 Let It Be Me (2:58)
B2 Little Sadie (1:58)
B3 Woogie Boogie (2:06)
B4 Belle Isle (2:28)
B5 Living The Blues (2:41)
B6 Like A Rolling Stone (5:14)
C1 Copper Kettle (3:32)
C2 Gotta Travel On (3:04)
C3 Blue Moon (2:26)
C4 The Boxer (2:45)
C5 The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo) (2:54)
C6 Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) (2:59)
D1 Take A Message To Mary (2:44)
D2 It Hurts Me Too (3:16)
D3 Minstrel Boy (3:29)
D4 She Belongs To Me (2:42)
D5 Wigwam (3:08)
D6 Alberta #2 (3:20)
[Credits]
Bob Dylan (guitar/harmonica/keyboards/vocals) Performers: Al Kooper, Alvin Rogers, Albert W. Butler, Albertine Robinson, Barry McDonald, Bill Pursell, Bob Moore, Bob Wilson, Brenton Banks, Byron T. Bach, Carol Montgomery, Charlie Daniels, Charlie McCoy, David Bromberg, Dennis A. Good, Delores Edgin, Dottie Dillard, Doug Kershaw, Bubba Fowler, Emanuel Green, Frank C. Smith, Fred Carter, Jr., Frederick Hill, Garth Hudson, Gary Van Osdale, Gene A. Mullins, George Binkley, Hilda Harris, June Page, Karl T. Himmel, Kenneth Buttrey, Levon Helm, Lillian Hunt, Maeretha Stewart, Martha McCrory, Martin Katahn, Marvin D. Chantry, Millie Kirkham, Norman Blake , Oliver Mitchell, Peter Drake, Rex Peer, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Ron Cornelius, Sheldon Kurland, Solie J. Fott, Stu Woods, Anthony Terron
Producer: Bob Johnston, Designer: Ron Coro, Paintin: Bob Dylan, Photographers: Al Clayton and John Cohen, Engineers: Don Puluse, Glynn Johns and Neil Wilburn
[Notes]
Self Portrait is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 8, 1970, by Columbia Records. Self Portrait was Dylan's second double album (after Blonde on Blonde), and features many cover versions of well-known pop and folk songs. Also included are a handful of instrumentals and original compositions. Most of the album is sung in the affected country crooning voice that Dylan had introduced a year earlier on Nashville Skyline. Seen by some as intentionally surreal and even satirical at times, Self Portrait received extremely poor reviews.

There is No Eye: Music for Photographs

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40091

Format: CD, HDCD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2001
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Blues, Folk, Gospel, Country Blues, Celtic
[Tracklist]
01 Thank You Lord: Gospel Church, Harlem (4:29)
02 If I Had My Way: Reverend Gary Davis (4:46)
03 Have You Ever Been Mistreated: Yvonne Hunter (1:39)
04 I Can't Be Satisfied: Muddy Waters (2:44)
05 Roll On John: Bob Dylan (3:26)
06 Man of Constant Sorrow: Roscoe Holcomb (2:59)
07 Hicks Farewell: Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton (4:31)
08 Come All You Tenderhearted: Carter Stanley (3:38)
09 Young But Growing: Mary Townsley (3:29)
10 TB Blues: Alice Gerrard and Hazel Dickens (3:29)
11 John Henry: Bill Monroe (1:34)
12 Sally Goodin: Eck Robertson (3:42)
13 Twin Sisters: Sidna Myers (0:57)
14 Sally Johnson: Wade Ward and Charlie Higgins (2:15)
15 Pull My Daisy: David Amram Quartet (4:33)
16 So Long: Go: Rufus Cohen and Wade Patterson (3:02)
17 Who'll Water My Flowers?: Last Forever (2:36)
18 Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie: Elizabeth Cotten (2:07)
19 Ramblin' Round: Woody Guthrie (2:17)
20 Love My Darling-O: Alan Lomax (1:56)
21 Buck Creek Girls: The New Lost City Ramblers (3:01)
22 Paloma Blanca: Huayno Stringband (2:20)
23 Kitchen Girl: Sweets Mill Band (The Arkansas Sheiks) (2:42)
[Credits]
Compiler, Producer, Liner Notes and Photographer: John Cohen, Coordinator: Mary Monseur, Designer: Visual Dialogue, Editor: Carla Borden, Engineer: Pete Reiniger
[Notes]
In Music For Photographs, photographer, film maker, folklorist and musician John Cohen (of the New Lost City Ramblers) presents some of the finest American roots recordings ever made. On their own, these songs are authentic and captivating. Yet, they are only one half of a conceptual whole—Cohen has also released a book of photographs, There is No Eye, showcasing the musicians featured here as well as many others. Experienced together, the music and the photographs create new dimensions of possibility in our collective drive to understand and appreciate people's music. Includes unreleased music from Rev. Gary Davis and Bob Dylan, as well as classic tracks from Woody Guthrie, Roscoe Holcomb, Bill Monroe, Carter Stanley, Muddy Waters, and many more. 32-page booklet, exquisite photos, extensive notes, 68 minutes.

We Shall Overcome: Documentary of the March on Washington

Folkways Records – FH 5592

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Political, Field Recording, Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 We Shall Overcome: Joan Baez
A02 Press Conference: John F. Kennedy
A03 Complete Speech (I Have A Dream): Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A04 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands: Marian Anderson
B01 Oh! Freedom: Odetta
B02 Complete Speech: Rabbi Joachim Prinz
B03 Ballad Of Medgar Evers: Bob Dylan
B04 Speech: James Farmer
B05 Speech: Whitney M. Young Jr.
B06 Speech: John Lewis
B07 Speech: Roy Wilkins
B08 Speech: Walter Reuther
B09 Hammer Song: Peter, Paul & Mary
B10 The Demands: Bayard Rustin
B11 The Pledge: A. Phillip Randolph
[Credits]
Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
On August 28th, 1963, more than 250,000 people from across the United States gathered in Washington DC to join in peaceful protest against racial segregation and demand equal rights legislation from Congress. This radio broadcast, with performances by Joan Baez, Odetta, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, and Marian Anderson, and featuring Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I have a dream" speech, documents this pivotal event in the Civil Rights movement, where the nation came together to demand that everyone be "...free at last!" Four-page transcription of broadcast.

Broadside Ballads Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion

Broadside Records – BR 315

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Long Time Troubled Road: Eric Andersen (3:30)
A02 Train A-Travelin': Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (2:04)
A03 Only Time Will Tell: Bobby Donaghey (1:58)
A04 Dreadful Day: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (1:04)
A05 I'm Goin' to Get My Baby Outa Jail: Len Chandler (5:05)
A06 Tate's Hell: Will McLean (2:52)
A07 A Very Close Friend of Mine: Richard Black (2:39)
A08 Moon Song: Mike Millius (1:48)
A09 Train for Auschwitz: Tom Paxton (3:53)
A10 Hunger and Cold: Phil Ochs (2:31)
B01 Changing Hands: Phil Ochs (2:43)
B02 Drums: Peter La Farge (7:59)
B03 The Ballad of Emmett Till: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (4:40)
B04 The Ballad of Donald White: Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan) (4:32)
B05 Ballad of Jesse James: Sis Cunningham, Mike Millius, Wesley Houston and Friends (3:51)
[Credits]
Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: Diana Davies
[Notes]
Released in 1972, after many of its artists had risen to international acclaim, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6 contains previously unreleased songs that appeared in the folk publication Broadside Magazine, founded in 1962. With a lineup that includes Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan), Peter La Farge, Phil Ochs, and Tom Paxton, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6, is unique not only for its varied talent but also because of its source—the songs were mainly recorded during impromptu performances at Broadside's New York apartment throughout the 1960s with little more than guitar and vocals. One of the exceptions is "Drums," Peter La Farge's last public performance in Greenwich Village before his death in 1965.

Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns The Soundtrack

Public Broadcasting Service

Format: 5xCD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo, Mono
Country: US
Released: 2019
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, Country, Honky Tonk, Western Swing
[Tracklist]
Disc One
101 Can the Circle Be Unbroken: The Carter Family
102 Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues): Jimmie Rodgers
103 Barbara Allen: Bradley Kincaid
104 I'll Fly Away: James and Martha Carson
105 If the River Was Whiskey: Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers
106 Fox Chase: DeFord Bailey
107 Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner): Jimmie Rodgers
108 Wildwood Flower: The Carter Family
109 In the Jailhouse Now: Jimmie Rodgers
110 Comin' Round the Mountain: Uncle Dave Macon and Sam McGee
111 Pretty Polly: Coon Creek Girls
112 T.B. Blues: Jimmie Rodgers
113 Mountain Dew: Grandpa Jones and his Grandchildren
114 Home On the Range: Gene Autry
115 I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart: Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers
116 Tumbling Tumbleweeds: The Sons Of The Pioneers
117 Medley: Keep on the Sunny Side / I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes: The Carter Family
118 The Great Speckled Bird: Roy Acuff
119 Whoa Babe: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
120 New San Antonio Rose: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
121 Wabash Cannonball: Roy Acuff
122 Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8): Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys
Disc Two
201 Honky Tonkin': Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
202 It's Mighty Dark to Travel: Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys
203 New Mule Skinner Blues: Maddox Brothers and Rose
204 I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms): Eddy Arnold
205 Foggy Mountain Breakdown: Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with The Foggy Mountain Boys
206 Molly and Tenbrook: The Stanley Brothers
207 Lovesick Blues: Hank Williams
208 I Saw the Light: Hank Williams
209 Hey, Good Lookin': Hank Williams
210 It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels: Kitty Wells
211 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry: Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
212 Jambalaya: Little Brenda Lee
213 New Step It Up and Go: Maddox Brothers and Rose
214 I Walk the Line: Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two
215 Crazy Arms: Ray Price
216 Bye, Bye Love: The Everly Brothers
217 The Long Black Veil: Lefty Frizzell
218 El Paso: Marty Robbins
219 Night Life: Ray Price
220 Hello Walls: Faron Young
221 I Fall to Pieces: Patsy Cline
222 Ring of Fire: Johnny Cash
223 Crazy: Patsy Cline
224 I Can't Stop Loving You: Ray Charles
Disc Three
301 Dang Me: Roger Miller
302 I've Got a Tiger by the Tail: Buck Owens
303 Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind): Loretta Lynn
304 Coal Miner's Daughter: Loretta Lynn
305 Kiss an Angel Good Mornin': Charley Pride
306 Hungry Eyes: Merle Haggard & The Strangers
307 Mama Tried: Merle Haggard & The Strangers
308 Harper Valley P.T.A.: Jeannie C. Riley
309 Don't Touch Me: Jeannie Seely
310 Folsom Prison Blues: Johnny Cash
311 Stand by Your Man: Tammy Wynette
312 She Thinks I Still Care: George Jones
313 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere: The Byrds
314 Me and Bobby McGee: Kris Kristofferson
315 Help Me Make It Through the Night: Sammi Smith
316 Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down: Kris Kristofferson
317 Okie from Muskogee: Merle Haggard
318 Man in Black: Johnny Cash
319 Girl from the North Country: Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash
320 Grand Ole Opry Song: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
321 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Disc Four
401 Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way: Waylon Jennings
402 Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8): Dolly Parton
403 Jolene: Dolly Parton
404 I Will Always Love You: Dolly Parton
405 We're Gonna Hold On: George Jones & Tammy Wynette
406 Texas Cookin': Guy Clark
407 If I Needed You: Townes Van Zandt
408 I Can't Stop Loving You: Johnny Rodríguez
409 I've Been a Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone): Waylon Jennings
410 Love Hurts: Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels
411 Boulder to Birmingham: Emmylou Harris
412 Bluebird Wine: Emmylou Harris
413 Whiskey River: Willie Nelson
414 Miles and Miles of Texas: Asleep At The Wheel
415 Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain: Willie Nelson
416 A Good Hearted Woman: Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
417 Family Tradition: Hank Williams Jr.
418 Seven Year Ache: Rosanne Cash
419 Pancho and Lefty: Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson
420 He Stopped Loving Her Today: George Jones
Disc Five
501 Don't Get Above Your Raisin': Ricky Skaggs
502 On the Road Again: Willie Nelson
503 Amarillo by Morning: George Strait
504 Somebody Should Leave: Reba McEntire
505 Diggin' Up Bones: Randy Travis
506 Why Not Me: The Judds
507 Honky Tonk Man: Dwight Yoakam
508 Streets of Bakersfield: Dwight Yoakam with Buck Owens
509 Where've You Been: Kathy Mattea
510 I'm No Stranger to the Rain: Keith Whitley
511 Go Rest High on That Mountain: Vince Gill
512 Guitar Town: Steve Earle
513 She's In Love with the Boy: Trisha Yearwood
514 Tennessee Flat Top Box: Rosanne Cash
515 Get Up John: Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers
516 Uncle Pen: Ricky Skaggs
517 I Still Miss Someone: Rosanne Cash
518 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
[Notes]
"If you write the truth and you're writing about your life, it's going to be country. It'll be country 'cause you're writing what's happening. And that's all a good song is." Loretta Lynn COUNTRY MUSIC, the eight-part, 16-hour film by Ken Burns, chronicles the creation of a truly American genre of music through the songs and stories of its greatest trailblazers. Country Music A Film By Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) includes more than 100 timeless classics as heard in the film, including songs by The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Bill Monroe, Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Charley Pride, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and many more. This deluxe 5CD set includes 68 pages of liner notes and rarely seen archival photos, documents and memorabilia.

Joan Baez: Diamonds and Rust

Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust

Label: A&M Records SP-4527
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Monarch
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock
[Tracklist]
01 Diamonds & Rust (4:44)
02 Fountain Of Sorrow (4:31)
03 Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer (2:45)
04 Children And All That Jazz (3:07)
05 Simple Twist Of Fate (4:46)
06 Blue Sky (2:54)
07 Hello In There (3:04)
08 Jesse (4:28)
09 Winds Of The Old Days (3:53)
10 Dida (3:20)
11 I Dream Of Jeannie / Danny Boy (4:13)
[Notes]
Diamonds & Rust is a 1975 album by Joan Baez. Baez is often regarded as an interpreter of other people's work, and on this album she covered songs by Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, and Jackson Browne. But Diamonds & Rust also contained a number of her own compositions, including the acclaimed title track, a distinctive song written about Bob Dylan.

Dick Fariña & Eric Von Schmidt

Folklore Records F-LEUT/7

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Johnny Cuckoo (4:24)
A2 Jumping Judy (3:52)
A3 Glory, Glory (2:36)
A4 Old Joe's Dulcimer (2:52)
A5 Wobble Bird (2:41)
A6 Wildwood Flower (1:53)
A7 Overseas Stomp (2:41)
B1 Lonzo N'Howard (3:29)
B2 You Can Always Tell (3:04)
B3 Xmas Island (3:15)
B4 Stick With Me Baby (3:30)
B5 Riddle Song (1:09)
B6 Cocaine (4:00)
B7 London Waltz (3:16)
[Credits]
Dick Fariña (dulcimer/harmonica/vocal) Eric von Schmidt (guitar/vocal) Bob Dylan as Blind Boy Grunt (backup voca/harmonica) Ethan Signer (fiddle/mandolin/vocal)
Designer: Eric Von Schmidt, Liner Notes: Dick Fariña, Producer: Tom Costner, Engineer: Don Sollash
[Notes]
This obscure album, recorded in January 1963 at Dobell's record shop in London, is known primarily for a very famous session musician playing under a pseudonym. Blind Boy Grunt, aka Bob Dylan, contributed harmonica and backup vocals to half a dozen of the tracks (using that pseudonym, most likely, as he was under contract to a different label at the time). Fariña and Von Schmidt, already noted performers in the American coffeehouse folk scene, are the principal figures on this pretty typical '60s folk revival LP. The material and delivery are rooted in traditional folk forms, including jug band, blues, and Appalachian music, and are neither too dry nor too exciting. Certainly Fariña, the more talented of the front line pair, shows few flashes of the first-rate songwriting and arrangements that would flower on the albums he did in the mid-'60s with his wife Mimi Fariña. The one vivid flash of that brilliance is on the instrumental "Old Joe's Dulcimer," in which he unveils his considerable talents on the instrument. With its almost Indian-like drones, it could just about fit as one of the instrumentals on the Richard & Mimi Fariña albums, although the absence of Mimi Fariña's guitar accompaniment creates (if only in retrospect) a sonic gap. "Wobble Bird" (derived from the standard "Cuckoo") and "Wildwood Flower" (a vocal number which has some dulcimer) aren't bad, but really this is just another folk album of its time, notable primarily as a collector's item. If you're picking this up just for Dylan's contributions, be advised that those are pretty low-key; he doesn't contribute any songwriting or lead vocals. Also lending a hand on these sessions is Ethan Signer of the Original Charles River Valley Boys. (AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger)

American Folk: Milestones Of Legends

Documents 1959-62

Format: 10×CD, Box Set, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: February 3, 2017
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Folk Revival
[Tracklist]
Disk One Bob Dylan / Peter, Paul & Mary
01 You're no good
02 Talkin' New York
03 In my time of dying
04 Man of constant sorrow
05 Fixin' to die
06 Pretty Peggy-o
07 Highway 51
08 Gospel plow
09 Baby let me follow you down
10 House of the risin' sun
11 Freight train blues
12 Song to woody
13 See that my grave is kept clean
14 Early in the morning
15 500 Miles
16 Sorrow
17 This train
18 Bamboo
19 It's raining
20 If I had my way
21 Cruel war
22 Lemon tree
23 If I had a hammer
24 Autumn to may
25 Where have all the flowers gone
Disk Two Joan Baez
01 On the banks of the Ohio
02 O what a beautiful city
03 Sail away ladies
04 Black is the colour
05 Lowlance
06 What you gonna call your pretty little baby
07 Kitty
08 So soon in the morning
09 Careless love
10 Don't weep after me
11 Silver dagger
12 East Virginia
13 Ten thousand miles
14 House of the rising sun
15 All my trials
16 Wildwood flower
17 Donna donna
18 John Riley
19 Rake and rambling boy
20 Little Moses
21 Mary Hamilton
22 Henry Martin
23 El preso numero nueve
Disk Three Joan Baez
01 Wagoner's lad
02 The trees they do grow high
03 The lily of the West
04 Silkie
05 Engine 143
06 Once I knew a pretty girl
07 Lonesome road
08 Banks of the Ohio
09 Pal of mine
10 Barbara Allen
11 The cherry tree carol
12 Old blue
13 Railroad boy
14 Plaisir d'amour
15 Babe, I'm gonna leave you (Live)
16 Geordie (Live)
17 Copper kettle (Live)
18 Kumbaya (Live)
19 What have they done to the rain (Live)
20 Black is the colour of my true love's hair (Live)
21 Danger waters (Live)
22 Gospel ship (Live)
23 The house carpenter (Live)
24 Pretty boy floyd (Live)
Disk Four Joan Baez / Burl Ives
01 Lady Mary (Live)
02 Ate amanha (Live)
03 Matty groves (Live)
04 Mockin' Bird Hill
05 The long black veil
06 Delia
07 Forty hour week
08 I walk the line
09 Royal telephone
10 Shaghied
11 Lenora, let your hair hang down
12 A little bitty tear
13 Oh, my side
14 Mama don't want no peas an' rice an' cocoanut oil
15 The almighty dollar bill
16 Home on the range
17 When the bloom is on the sage
18 Cool water
19 Empty saddles
20 Mexicali rose
21 The Oregon trail
22 The last round up
23 Bury me not on the lone prairie
24 Cowboy's dream
25 Tumbling tumbleweeds
26 My adobe hacienda
27 Jingle, jangle, jingle
Disk Five The Kingston Trio
01 Three jolly coachmen
02 Bay of Mexico
03 Banua
04 Tom Dolley
05 Fast freight
06 Hard, ain't it hard
07 Saro Jane
08 Sloop John B.
09 Santy Anno
10 Scotch and soda
11 Coplas
12 Little Maggie
13 Tic, tic, tic
14 Que, que
15 Dorie
16 South coast
17 Zombie jamboree
18 Wimoweh
19 New York girls
20 They call the wind Maria
21 The merry little minuet
22 Shady grove / Lonesome traveller
23 When the saints go marching in
Disk Six The Kingston Trio
01 M.T.A.
02 All my sorrows
03 Blow ye winds
04 Corey, Corey
05 The seine
06 I bawled
07 Good news
08 Getaway John
09 The long black rifle
10 Early in the mornin'
11 Scarlet ribbons
12 Remember the Alamo
13 Molly Dee
14 Across the wide Missouri
15 Haul away
16 The wanderer
17 'Round about the mountain
18 Oleanna
19 The unfortunate Miss Bailey
20 San Miguel
21 Elno tatou E
22 A rollin' stone
23 Goober peas
24 A worried man
Disk Seven The Highwaymen
01 Santiago
02 Big rock candy mountain
03 Ala Claire Fontaine
04 Carni Valito
05 Ah si mon moina
06 Sinner man
07 Michael
08 Take this hammer
09 Au Claire de la Lune
10 Greenland fisheries
11 Irish worksong (Pat works on the railway)
12 Cindy on cindy
13 Cotton fields
14 Black eyed Suzie
15 Rise up shepherd
16 Nostalgias tucumanas
17 Three Jolly Rogues
18 Pollerita
19 The gypsy rover
20 The calton weaver
21 Wildwood flower
22 Johnny with the bandy legs
23 The great silkie
24 Run come see Jerusalem
Disk Eight The Highwaymen
01 Roll on, Columbia, roll on
02 Raise a ruckus tonight
03 The old maid's song
04 Shaggy dog songs
05 The tale of Michael Flynn
06 The turtle dove
07 Michael / Cotton fields
08 Passing through
09 Mister Noah
10 La canzone del vino
11 Can ye sew cushions?
12 Chanson de chagrin
13 One for the money
14 You're always welcome at our house / Roll on, Columbia, roll on (Reprise)
15 Whiskey in the jar
16 Bim bam
17 Eres alta
18 Railroad Bill
19 Fiesta Linda
20 Track 20: Little boy
Little boy
21 Lonesome road blues
22 I'm on my way
23 Die Moorsoldaten
24 Ballad of spring hill
25 El rancho grande
26 Fare thee o babe
27 Mighty day
Disk Nine The Brothers Four
01 The zulu warrior
02 Sama kama Wacky Brown
03 The damsel's lament
04 Yellow bird
05 Angelique-O
06 Superman
07 East Virginia
08 Greenfields
09 Darlin' won't you wait
10 Eddystone light
11 Banua
12 Hard travelin'
13 Nine pound hammer
14 My Tani
15 Beneath the willow
16 The gallant argosy
17 The proposal
18 Hey Liley, Liley Lo
19 TEllie Lou (Ein Herz und eine Rose)
20 The fox
21 Marianne
22 Blue water line
23 Follow the drinking gourd
24 Sally don't you grieve
Disk Ten The Brothers Four
01 I am a roving gambler
02 Well, well, well
03 Sweet Rosyanne
04 St. James Infirmary
05 Riders in the sky
06 When the sun goes down
07 The green leaves of summer
08 A pretty girl is like a little bird
09 My little John Henry (Got a mighty know)
10 Beautiful brown eyes
11 The old settler's song
12 With you fair maid
13 Rock island line
14 Goodnight Irene
15 The tavern song
16 Lady Greensleeves
17 The driller's song
18 Nobody knows
19 Vive la compagnie
20 Ole Smokey
21 Tarrytown
22 Come for to carry me home
23 Summer days alone
24 Frogg No. 2
[Notes]
10 CD box set presenting a great overview of the American folk scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Featuring original albums from Burl Ives, The Kingston Trio, The Brothers Four, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary and Nobel laureate Bob Dylan.

The Greenwich Village Folk Scene

Not Now Music NOT3CD168

Format: 3×CD, Box Set, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: Oct 24, 2014
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Folk Revival
[Tracklist]
Disk One
101 Talkin' New York: Bob Dylan (3:20)
102 Willie Seton: Tom Paxton (2:51)
103 If I Had A Hammer: Peter, Paul & Mary (2:01)
104 House Of The Rising Sun: Joan Baez (2:57)
105 Yes I See: Bob Gibson (1:59)
106 John Hardy: Mike Seeger (2:42)
107 Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Kingston Trio (3:03)
108 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine: Pete Seeger (2:59)
109 Take This Hammer: The Tarriers (2:35)
110 Little Sadie: Doc Watson (2:19)
111 Nine Pound Hammer: The Brothers Four (2:48)
112 I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2:17)
113 Fannerio: Judy Collins (3:08)
114 Those Were The Days: The Limeliters (3:07)
115 Johnny With The Bandy Legs: The Highwaymen (3:18)
116 Down The Road: The Greenbriar Boys (2:00)
117 Jessie James: The Swagmen (2:21)
118 Cotton-Eyed Joe: Oscar Brand (1:34)
119 Lonesome Traveler: The Tarriers (1:54)
120 This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie (2:18)
Disk Two
201 Turn! Turn! Turn!: Pete Seeger (3:13)
202 Nine Hundred Miles: The New Christy Minstrels (2:22)
203 Wildwood Flower: Joan Baez (2:36)
204 Early In The Morning: Peter, Paul & Mary (1:37)
205 Freight Train Blues: Bob Dylan (2:18)
206 Little Brown Dog: Judy Collins (3:15)
207 Daddy Roll 'Em: Bob Gibson (2:53)
208 Tom Dooley: The Kingston Trio (3:04)
209 Worried Blues: Mike Seeger (3:28)
210 Peg And Awl: Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley (2:13)
211 Sweet Water Rolling: The Limeliters (2:29)
212 Amelia Earhart's Last Flight: The Greenbriar Boys (3:43)
213 Greenfields: The Brothers Four (3:04)
214 Jack O'Diamonds: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2:23)
215 New York Town: Woody Guthrie (2:38)
216 Whiskey In The Jar: The Highwaymen (2:45)
217 This Train: Peter, Paul & Mary (2:11)
218 Pretty Peggy-O: Bob Dylan (3:24)
219 Don't Let Your Deal Go Down: Mike Seeger (3:19)
220 My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog: Tom Paxton (1:40)
Disk Three
301 Silver Dagger: Joan Baez (2:28)
302 Stream Of Whiskey: Doc Watson (2:09)
303 Highway 51: Bob Dylan (2:53)
304 Death Of John Henry: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (4:07)
305 Nobody Knows: The Brothers Four (2:59)
306 A Wayfaring Stranger: The Limeliters (3:09)
307 Sad And Lonesome Day: Mike Seeger (3:30)
308 Mean Talking Blues: Woody Guthrie (3:28)
309 Springhill Mine Disaster: Bob Gibson (2:04)
310 Lemon Tree: Peter, Paul & Mary (2:57)
311 Golden Apples Of The Sun: Judy Collins (3:52)
312 A Worried Man: The Kingston Trio (2:52)
313 Dona Dona Dona: The Chad Mitchell Trio (3:14)
314 Tough Luck: Doc Watson (2:27)
315 The Green Leaves Of Summer: The Brothers Four (2:57)
316 Everywhere I Look This Mornin': The Limeliters (2:03)
317 Careless Love: Joan Baez & Bill Wood (2:27)
318 The Water Is Wide: Carolyn Hester (3:44)
319 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: Bob Dylan (2:36)
320 We Shall Overcome: Pete Seeger (4:51)
[Notes]
Folk music had been an integral part of American culture for decades. But the folk revival that flowered in the Coffee houses of New York’s Greenwich Village as the Fifties closed would inspire a new generation to pick up their acoustic guitars and play. To take yourself back to the halcyon days of Bob, Joanie and Tom Dooley, just press play on this superb 3 disc compilation.

Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute

Lost Highway 088 170 239-2

Format: CD, HDCD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2001
Genre: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Rock & Roll
[Tracklist]
01 I Can't Get You off of My Mind: Bob Dylan (2:57)
02 Long Gone Lonesome Blues: Sheryl Crow (2:56)
03 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry: Keb' Mo' (4:01)
04 Your Cheatin' Heart: Beck (3:41)
05 Lost on the River: Mark Knopfler & His Band with Emmylou Harris (3:03)
06 You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave): Tom Petty (3:11)
07 You Win Again: Keith Richards (4:30)
08 Alone and Forsaken: Emmylou Harris with Mark Knopfler & His Band (3:32)
09 I'm a Long Gone Daddy: Hank Williams III (3:37)
10 Lovesick Blues: Cliff Friend / Irving Mills Ryan Adams (3:23)
11 Cold, Cold Heart: Lucinda Williams (5:08)
12 I Dreamed About Mama Last Night: Johnny Cash (3:13)
[Credits]
Producers: Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin, Art Directers: Jim Kemp and Luke Lewis, Designner: Craig Allen, Engneers: Hank Williams and Al Willis
[Notes]
Many tribute albums act as secret promotional tools for the individual labels to push some of their lesser-known artists on the coattails of their heavy hitters. Fortunately, nothing could be further from the truth on Lost Highway's all-star tribute to Hank Williams, Timeless. Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris, and Keith Richards are among the seasoned performers who offer their heartfelt interpretations of Williams' songs, as well as inspired choices from younger artists, including Beck, Ryan Adams, and the grandson of the man being celebrated, Hank Williams III. The songs themselves range from Sheryl Crow's faithful re-recording of "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" to Beck's stripped-down and quirky collaboration with producer Jon Brion on "Your Cheatin' Heart." While the more traditional country songs are entertaining and well-done, the real strong points are the looser, more raw contributions. Keith Richards' boozy rip through "You Win Again" is as intimate and stumbling as ole Hank on his last nights, and hard-livin' torchbearer Ryan Adams' living-room recording of "Lovesick Blues" resonates with the singer's own youthful weariness. The album ends with Lucinda Williams' (no relation) sparse and chilling "Cold, Cold Heart" and Johnny Cash's tender recitation of "I Dreamed About Mama Last Night." While many tribute collections seem disjointed and disappointing, Timeless pulls together some of the most interesting artists available, and their performances, while varied, all display a passionate devotion to the music of one of country's true legends. (AllMusic Review by Zac Johnson)

The Band: The Last Waltz

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment GXBA-17337

Format: DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, Special Edition
Country: Japan
Released: 08 Nov 2002
Genre: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues Rock, Country, Soft Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
[Tracklist]
01 Cutthroat, Don't Do It
02 Theme From The Last Waltz, Main Title
03 A Celebration
04 Up On Cripple Creek
05 The Skylight Lounge, The Shape I'm In
06 Who Do You Love
07 Canadian Overcoats, It Makes No Difference
08 Introduction To The Canterury Tales
09 Such A Night
10 Helpless
11 Stagefright
12 A Name For The Band
13 The Weight
14 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
15 An Adult Portion
16 Dry Your Eyes
17 Women On The Road
18 Coyote
19 Sonny Boy Williamson
20 Mystery Train
21 Rock 'N' Roll Melting Pot
22 Mannish Boy
23 Further On Up The Road
24 Tour Of Shangri-La, Sip The Wine
25 Evangeline
26 Genetic Method, The Music Teacher
27 Ophelia
28 Travelling Tent Shows
29 Caravan
30 Loud Prayer
31 Forever Young
32 Baby Let Me Follow You Down
33 I Shall Be Released
34 Theme From The Last Waltz, End Credits
[Credits]
Robbie Robertson (guitar/vocals/producer) Rick Danko (bass/vocals) Levon Helm (drums/vocals) Garth Hudson (keyboards) Richard Manuel (piano) Martin Scorsese (interview)
Performer: Bob Dylan (tracks: 31, 32), Dr. John (tracks: 9), Emmylou Harris (tracks: 25), Eric Clapton (tracks: 23), Joni Mitchell (tracks: 18), Muddy Waters (tracks: 22), Neil Diamond (tracks: 16), Neil Young (tracks: 10), Paul Butterfield (tracks: 20), Ringo Starr (tracks: 33), Ron Wood (tracks: 33), Ronnie Hawkins (tracks: 6), The Staples (tracks: 13), Van Morrison (tracks: 29), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (tracks: 30), Michael McClure (tracks: 8)
Design: Boris Leven, Executive Producer:Jonathan Taplin

[Notes]
Recorded Live at the Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, November 26, 1976. Originally released in 1978

Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline

Columbia KCS-9825

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock
[Tracklist]
A1 Girl From The North Country
A2 Nashville Skyline Rag
A3 To Be Alone With You
A4 I Threw It All Away
A5 Peggy Day
B1 Lay Lady Lay
B2 One More Night
B3 Tell Me That It Isn't True
B4 Country Pie
B5 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
[Credits]
Bob Dylan (guitar/harmonica/keyboards/vocals) Norman Blake (guitar/dobro) Kenneth A. Buttrey (drums) Fred Carter Jr. (guitar) Charlie Daniels (bass/guitar) Pete Drake (pedal steel guitar) Marshall Grant (bass) W. S. Holland (drums) Charlie McCoy (guitar/harmonica) Bob Wilson (organ/piano) Bob Wootton (electric guitar) Johnny Cash (vocals)
Liner Notes: Johnny Cash, Photography: Elliot Landy & Al Clayton, Producer: Bob Johnston, Engineer: Charlie Bragg & Neil Wilburn
[Notes]
Nashville Skyline is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on April 9, 1969, by Columbia Records as LP record, reel to reel tape and audio cassette. Building on the rustic style he experimented with on John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline displayed a complete immersion into country music. Along with the more basic lyrical themes, simple songwriting structures, and charming domestic feel, it introduced audiences to a radically new singing voice from Dylan, who had temporarily quit smoking[2]—a soft, affected country croon. The result received a generally positive reaction from critics, and was a commercial success. Reaching No. 3 in the U.S., the album also scored Dylan his fourth UK No. 1 album.

A Tribute: The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers

Columbia CK-67676

Format: CD, Album, Various Artists
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Country Rock
[Tracklist]
01 Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes: Bono (3:40)
02 Any Old Time: Alison Krauss And Union Station (3:46)
03 Waiting For A Train: Dickey Betts (4:16)
04 Somewhere Down Below The Mason Dixie Line: Mary Chapin Carpenter (3:36)
05 Miss The Mississippi And You: David Ball (3:05)
06 My Blue Eyed Jane: Bob Dylan (3:16)
07 Peach Pickin' Time Down In Georgia: Willie Nelson (3:40)
08 In The Jailhouse Now: Steve Earle & The V-Roys (2:52)
09 Blue Yodel # 9 (Standin' On The Corner): Jerry Garcia, David Grisman & John Kahn (4:15)
10 Hobo Bill's Last Ride: Iris DeMent (3:06)
11 Gambling Bar Room Blues: John Mellencamp (4:01)
12 Mule Skinner Blues: Van Morrison (4:33)
13 Why Should I Be Lonely: Aaron Neville (3:11)
14 T For Texas: Dwight Yoakam (5:31)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Bob Dylan, Design: Geoff Gans, Executive Producer: Jeff Kramer & Jeff Rosen, Production Team: Christy Epstein, Debbie Sweeney, Diane Lapson, Julia Kim & Vickie Mathis, Product Manager: Greg Linn, Mastered by: Vic Anesini
[Notes]
Sometimes tribute albums are just that, an act of homage meant to remind us of how good a set of songs are. So The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute stands as a 14-song reminder that Rodgers was, as Bob Dylan puts it in the liner notes to the first release on his new boutique label, ”one of the guiding lights of the 20th century.”

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Columbia CL-1986

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: May 27, 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Blowin' In The Wind (2:47)
A2 Girl From The North Country (3:18)
A3 Masters Of War (4:29)
A4 Down The Highway (3:19)
A5 Bob Dylan's Blues (2:19)
A6 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (6:47)
B1 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (3:37)
B2 Bob Dylan's Dream (4:58)
B3 Oxford Town (1:47)
B4 Talking World War III Blues (6:23)
B5 Corrina, Corrina (2:40)
B6 Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance (1:57)
B7 I Shall Be Free (4:45)
[Credits]
Bob Dylan (guitar/harmonica/vocals)
Howie Collins (guitar) Bruce Langhorne (guitar) Leonard Gaskin (bass) Herb Lovelle (drums) Dick Wellstood (piano) on "Corrina, Corrina"
Liner Notes: Nat Hentoff, Photograph: Don Hunstein, Producer: John Hammond & Tom Wilson
[Notes]
Recorded April 24–25, July 9, October 26, November 1 and 15, December 6, 1962, and April 24, 1963 at Columbia Records Studio A, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York City

Nobel Laureate in Literature 2016 Banquet Speech by Bob Dylan

Copyright©2016 Nobelprize.org

Banquet speech by Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate in Literature 2016, presented at the Nobel Banquet by the United States Ambassador to Sweden Azita Raji.

Good evening, everyone. I extend my warmest greetings to the members of the Swedish Academy and to all of the other distinguished guests in attendance tonight.

I’m sorry I can’t be with you in person, but please know that I am most definitely with you in spirit and honored to be receiving such a prestigious prize. Being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature is something I never could have imagined or seen coming. From an early age, I’ve been familiar with and reading and absorbing the works of those who were deemed worthy of such a distinction: Kipling, Shaw, Thomas Mann, Pearl Buck, Albert Camus, Hemingway. These giants of literature whose works are taught in the schoolroom, housed in libraries around the world and spoken of in reverent tones have always made a deep impression. That I now join the names on such a list is truly beyond words.

I don’t know if these men and women ever thought of the Nobel honor for themselves, but I suppose that anyone writing a book, or a poem, or a play anywhere in the world might harbor that secret dream deep down inside. It’s probably buried so deep that they don’t even know it’s there.

If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I’d have about the same odds as standing on the moon. In fact, during the year I was born and for a few years after, there wasn’t anyone in the world who was considered good enough to win this Nobel Prize. So, I recognize that I am in very rare company, to say the least.

I was out on the road when I received this surprising news, and it took me more than a few minutes to properly process it. I began to think about William Shakespeare, the great literary figure. I would reckon he thought of himself as a dramatist. The thought that he was writing literature couldn’t have entered his head. His words were written for the stage. Meant to be spoken not read. When he was writing Hamlet, I’m sure he was thinking about a lot of different things: “Who’re the right actors for these roles?” “How should this be staged?” “Do I really want to set this in Denmark?” His creative vision and ambitions were no doubt at the forefront of his mind, but there were also more mundane matters to consider and deal with. “Is the financing in place?” “Are there enough good seats for my patrons?” “Where am I going to get a human skull?” I would bet that the farthest thing from Shakespeare’s mind was the question “Is this literature?”

When I started writing songs as a teenager, and even as I started to achieve some renown for my abilities, my aspirations for these songs only went so far. I thought they could be heard in coffee houses or bars, maybe later in places like Carnegie Hall, the London Palladium. If I was really dreaming big, maybe I could imagine getting to make a record and then hearing my songs on the radio. That was really the big prize in my mind. Making records and hearing your songs on the radio meant that you were reaching a big audience and that you might get to keep doing what you had set out to do.

Well, I’ve been doing what I set out to do for a long time, now. I’ve made dozens of records and played thousands of concerts all around the world. But it’s my songs that are at the vital center of almost everything I do. They seemed to have found a place in the lives of many people throughout many different cultures and I’m grateful for that.

But there’s one thing I must say. As a performer I’ve played for 50,000 people and I’ve played for 50 people and I can tell you that it is harder to play for 50 people. 50,000 people have a singular persona, not so with 50. Each person has an individual, separate identity, a world unto themselves. They can perceive things more clearly. Your honesty and how it relates to the depth of your talent is tried. The fact that the Nobel committee is so small is not lost on me.

But, like Shakespeare, I too am often occupied with the pursuit of my creative endeavors and dealing with all aspects of life’s mundane matters. “Who are the best musicians for these songs?” “Am I recording in the right studio?” “Is this song in the right key?” Some things never change, even in 400 years.

Not once have I ever had the time to ask myself, “Are my songs literature?”

So, I do thank the Swedish Academy, both for taking the time to consider that very question, and, ultimately, for providing such a wonderful answer.

My best wishes to you all,

Bob Dylan

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A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly 1988

Columbia C-44034 AL-44034

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Folk
[Tracklist]
A1 Sylvie (Lead Belly): Sweet Honey in the Rock (2:01)
A2 Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie): Bob Dylan (4:34)
A3 Do Re Mi (Woody Guthrie): John Mellencamp (3:23)
A4 I Ain't Got No Home (Woody Guthrie): Bruce Springsteen (3:40)
A5 Jesus Christ (Woody Guthrie): U2 (3:13)
A6 Rock Island Line (Lead Belly): Little Richard with Fishbone (2:32)
A7 East Texas Red (Woody Guthrie): Arlo Guthrie (5:34)
B1 Philadelphia Lawyer (Woody Guthrie): Willie Nelson (2:59)
B2 Hobo's Lullaby (Goebel Reeves; performed by Woody Guthrie): Emmylou Harris (2:41)
B3 The Bourgeois Blues (Lead Belly): Taj Mahal (2:43)
B4 Grey Goose (traditional; performed by Lead Belly): Sweet Honey in the Rock (2:07)
B5 Goodnight, Irene (Lead Belly): Brian Wilson (2:38)
B6 Vigilante Man (Woody Guthrie): Bruce Springsteen (4:09)
B7 This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie): Pete Seeger with Sweet Honey in the Rock, Doc Watson & The Little Red School House Chorus (3:45)

[Notes]
This is a solid collection of alternately exuberant and faithful covers of the songs of Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly. Great cuts are Little Richard's fuel-injected "Rock Island Line," and Springsteen's "Vigilante Man." Bob Dylan does "Pretty Boy Floyd."