Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Dylan last night on PBS



Wow, that was a gem last night. The footage and the editing and the music - Scorcese has painted a masterpiece.

Footage of Hank Williams, Muddy Waters, Johnnie Ray, and other early influences.

Interviews with the Mayor of Greenwich Village: the late Dave Van Ronk,
Pete Seeger,
Maria Muldaur,
Joan Baez,
Suze Rotolo (girlfriend on the cover of Freewheelin') and others.

Dylan was candid and seemed kind of open in what he said - his asides, and facial expressions and smirks were priceless. I was surprised at the Dave Van Ronk story about recording the version of House of the Rising Sun. I can scarcely await tonight.

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