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Hailed by Life Magazine as one of the 100 most important Americans of the 20th Century, Bob Dylan not only revolutionized popular music by incorporating poetry in his folk and rock compositions, he also helped create a more inclusive and progressive social consciousness in American culture.
While his work continues today, his creative genius reached a high point during a period of two and a half years, from January 1964 until the time of his near-fatal accident in July 1966. During this thirty month period, Dylan released five landmark albums that included some of his greatest works, such as "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Desolation Row," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Visions of Johanna," and "Like a Rolling Stone." In addition to the material he released, Dylan wrote and recorded dozens of songs that were never released on official albums.
During this period, Dylan also wrote several poems, a novel, starred in two documentaries, and conducted several tours with the Band that still rank among the most important in rock history. He also traveled troughout the world, encountering such figures as Carl Sandburg, The Beatles, Andy Warhol, Allan Ginsberg, Joan Baez, and The Rolling Stones. It was one of the most productive and important periods in the life of a creative artist in 20th Century America.
In this section you will find notes, song listings and musicians for all five albums released by Dylan between January 1964 and July 1966.
Two additional albums, Biograph and Bootleg Series, are career retrospectives that include several previously unreleased songs from the 1964-1966 time period. You will find notes and a list of the previously unreleased songs from the 1964-1966 time period included on each of these albums.
(Columbia Records.) Released January 1964.
Recorded in August and October of 1963, this landmark album does not really fall into the 1964-66 time period. It does serve as a coda to the first part of Dylan's career and shows how much he had grown as an artist during the initial months of 1964. Important songs include the famous title track, "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," "With God on Our Side," "Boots of Spanish Leather," and One Too Many Mornings." Also noteworthy are the eleven poems included with the record.
Musicians
Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica
(Columbia Records.) Released 8 August 1964.
Recorded in one all-night session, June 9, 1964, this was Dylan's last entirely folk (acoustic) album of the 1960s. The material is closer in spirit to the next three albums and reveals a tremendous growth in his writing ability. He received criticism from the folk elitists at the time for straying away from his topically oriented songs, those that Dylan refered to as his "finger pointing" songs, but his fans appreciated his increasingly personal looks at the world around him.. "It Ain't Me, Babe," "Chimes of Freedom," and "Spanish Harlem Incident" are among the key songs. Several poems are included on the album jacket.
Musicians
Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica
(Columbia Records.) Released 22 March 1965.
Recorded January 14-15, 1965, the album marked Dylan's first exploration of rock music as a new vehicle for his inclreasingly complex and surreal lyrics. Three of the songs, "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Gates of Eden," and "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" were recorded straight through in one breathtaking 17 minute performance. Other highlights of the album include "Subterranean Homesick Blues," "Maggie's Farm," Love Minus Zero/No Limit," and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." In addition, the liner notes are among Dylan's best.
Musicians
Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, vocals Al Gorgone - guitar (1, 3, 5-7) John Hammond, Jr. (2, 4) Bruce Langhorn - guitar (2, 4, 8) Kenneth Rankin - guitar (1, 3, 5-7) Paul Griffin - piano (1, 3, 5-7) Frank Owens - piano (3, 5) William E. Lee - bass (2, 4, 11) Joseph Macho, Jr. (1, 5, 7) John Sebastian - bass (3, 6) Bobby Gregg - drums (1-7)
(Columbia Records.) Released 30 August 1965.
One of Dylan's most important works, this album was recorded in June, July, and August of 1965. Revolutionary in several ways, "Like A Rolling Stone" became the longest single (6:30) to reach the top of Billboard's charts and changed rock music forever by incorporating serious lyrical content in the standard popular music form. The rest of the album was just as radical in its imagery and atmosphere, with such standout pieces as "Desolation Row," "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," and "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry."
Musicians
Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano Mike Bloomfield - guitar (1-7) Charlie McCoy - guitar (8-9) Paul Griffin - piano or organ (1-8) Frank Owens - piano and maracas (5-8) Al Kooper - organ (1-8) Harvey Brooks - bass (1-7) Russ Savakus - bass and contrabass (8-9) Bobby Gregg - drums (1) Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums (2-8)
(Columbia Records.) Released 16 May 1966.
Recorded in Nashville between October 1965 and March 1966, Blonde on Blonde may be Dylan's greatest achievement. Covering a broad musical spectrum, this double album showcases some of his most beautiful lyrics and haunting melodies, especially in "Visions of Johanna" and the 14-minute "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands." While the album works together as a whole piece, several songs stand out, among them "Just Like a Woman," "Stuck Inside of Mobile (With the Memphis Blues Again)," and "I Want You."
Musicians
Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar (1-3, 5-14) Charlie McCoy - guitar (1-3, 5-8, 10-12, 14), bass (9) harmonica (12-13), trumpet (9) Wayne Moss - guitar (1-3, 5-14) Robbie Robertson - guitar (1-2, 4-5, 8-11, 13) Joe South - guitar (1-2, 5--14), bass (3) Paul Griffin - piano (4) Hargus "Pig" Robinson - piano (1-3, 5-14) Al Kooper - organ (2-4, 6-8, 11-12, 14) Rick Danko - bass (4) Henry Strzelecki - bass (1-2, 5-8, 10-14) Kenneth Buttrey - drums (1-3, 5-14) (?) Sandy Konikoff - drums (4) Bill Aikans - trombone (1)
(Columbia Records.) Released 28 October 1985.
A three-CD career retrospective that includes eight songs recorded between January 1964 and July 1966, not found on the above albums. Among the highlights are a stunning solo acoustic version of "Visions of Johanna" and the beautiful, previously unreleased, "I'll Keep It With Mine." In addition to the music, Biograph includes a booklet with several photographs and a lengthy interview with Dylan in which he comments on many of his songs from this period, a rarity for Dylan.
(Columbia Records.) 26 March 1991.
A three-CD set of previously unreleased performances that includes nine songs recorded between January 1964 and July 1966. Two highlights are a solo acoustic version of "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and an incomplete but fascinating version of "Like a Rolling Stone" performed in 3/4 (waltz) time, as opposed to the released version done in 4/4 time. The Bootleg Series also contains a booklet with interesting background notes to each song, as well as recording data and musical personnel for each performance, valuable information that is often difficult to find.
This section lists all the singles released by Dylan between 1964 and July 1966.
Like a Rolling Stone/Gates of Eden
Positively 4th Street/From a Buick 6
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?/Highway 61 Revisited
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)/Queen Jane Approximately
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35/Pledging My Time
I Want You/Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
This section lists Dylan songs which were recorded between 1964 and July 1966 but were not officially released at the time. The songs are listed by the album session in which they were recorded. Songs from Times They Are A-Changin' are not included because they were recorded in 1963.
Dylan performed as a solo act until the Newport Folk Festival in July 1965 (except as noted.) Backing musicians for concert performances between July 1965 and July 1966 are as follows:
July 25, 1965 (Newport Folk Festival): Mike Bloomfield - guitar Al Kooper - organ Barry Goldberg - organ Jerome Arnold - bass Sam Lay - drums August 28 and September 3, 1965: Robbie Robertson - guitar Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass Levon Helm - drums September 24, 1965 to May 27, 1966: Robbie Robertson - guitar Richard Manuel - piano Garth Hudson - organ and Rick Danko - bass. Drummers - Levon Helm (until November, 1965) Bobby Gregg (Mid-November, 1965 - Feb 4, 1966) Sandy Konikoff (Feb 5 - Mar 28, 1966) Mickey Jones (Apr 9 - May 27, 1966)
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This section includes notes on the two books which include most of Dylan's writing between 1964 and July 1966.
Tarantula
New York: Macmillan, 1971.
Dylan's only attempt at a novel, Tarantula reads like his album notes gone mad, and gone on for too long. The book is fascinating for its glimpse into the swirling mind of the artist during that time, but it lacks any real power. While his songs seemed to benefit from the chaotic and hyperkinetic pace of his life between 1964 and 1966, this piece of prose is only a minor work. It does show the intense need for Dylan to express himself creatively during that time period.
Writings and Drawings
New York: Knopf, 1973.
This lengthy book contains the lyrics to all of Dylan's officially released songs, up to 1973, and dozens of unreleased songs. Since printed lyrics were never included with his albums, this volume represents an important reference tool for any Dylan research. The book also includes other miscellaneous writings, such as program notes, jacket notes for other artists, and all of the notes and poems on his own albums. The drawings are often humorous but not particularly enlightening. The inclusion of a few typescripts of works-in-progress reveal some of his creative process. A page of typewritten attempts at "Subterranean Homesick Blues," complete with coffee stains, is especially rewarding.
This section includes films and television performances by Dylan between 1964 and July 1966.
Films are listed by title.
Television performances are given in chronological order and include songs performed.
Released 17 May 1967.
This documentary of Dylan's 1965 tour of England, with Joan Baez and others, conveys the chaos surrounding Dylan at the time, as well as the quiet power of his live performances. The opening sequence is often considered the first music video.
Originally filmed for ABC Television, this 1966 documentary was released on the big screen for a limited engagement in 1971. Though it contains a lot of strong footage of Dylan during his tumultuous 1966 world tour, it is currently unavailable on video.
Dylan performs "With God on Our Side" in early 1964.
On February 1, 1964, Dylan performs six songs:
Dylan performs "Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" on February 25, 1964.
On a February 17, 1965 broadcast, Dylan performs "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)."
Held on December 3, 1965, this was one of Dylan's many press conferences during the 1965-1966 period.
Dylan performs "Ballad of a Thin Man" sometime during his May 1966 tour of England.
This section provides a gateway to Dylan information on the Net.
By Internet standards, this is a long-established and well-run newsgroup, with much of its history archived in electronic form. As with many resources on the Internet, fact-gathering must be taken with a grain of salt since a lot of information cannot be verified. There may not be a better source for getting answers to difficult questions about Bob Dylan. The members tend to be very friendly and knowledgeable and can usually refer you to print resources for the verifiable information you need.
The song index is arranged alphabetically and includes material recorded between January 1964 and July 1966.
Information for each entry includes:
Absolutely Sweet Marie 4:46 Blonde on Blonde 11 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums 3/8/66 Bob Johnston All I Really Want to Do 4:00 Another Side of Bob Dylan 1 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Greatest Hits Vol.II Ballad in Plain D 8:14 Another Side of Bob Dylan 10 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Ballad of a Thin Man 5:56 Highway 61 Revisited 5 Bob Dylan - vocals, piano, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Paul Griffin - piano & organ Frank Owens - piano Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums 8/2/65 Bob Johnston Black Crow Blues 3:12 Another Side of Bob Dylan 2 Bob Dylan - vocals, piano, harmonica 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Bob Dylanís 115th Dream 6:30 Bringing It All Back Home 7 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Al Gorgone - guitar Kenneth Rankin - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Joseph Macho Jr. - bass Bobby Gregg - drums Bringing It All Back Home 1/15/65 Tom Wilson
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 3:29 Biograph 33 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Robbie Robertson - guitar Richard Manuel - piano Garth Hudson - organ Rick Danko - bass Levon Helm - drums Blonde on Blonde 10/65 Bob Johnston Chimes of Freedom 7:05 Another Side of Bob Dylan 4 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Desolation Row 11:22 Highway 61 Revisited 9 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Charlie McCoy - guitar Russ Savakus - contrabass 8/3/65 Bob Johnston
Farewell Angelina 5:26 Bootleg Series Vol.2 5 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica 1/13/65 Tom Wilson 4th Time Around 4:26 Blonde on Blonde 12 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar, bass harmonica Wayne Moss - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums Blonde on Blonde 2/14-17/66 Bob Johnston From a Buick 6 3:15 Highway 61 Revisited 4 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums Highway 61 Revisited 7/30/65 Bob Johnston Gates of Eden 5:40 Bringing It All Back Home 9 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica 1/15/65 Tom Wilson Highway 61 Revisited 3:25 Highway 61 Revisited 7 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Paul Griffin - piano & organ Frank Owens - piano Al Kooper - organ, policecar Harvey Brooks - bass Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums 8/2/65 Bob Johnston
I Donít Believe You 4:20 Another Side of Bob Dylan 9 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson I Shall Be Free No.10 4:44 Another Side of Bob Dylan 5 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson I Wanna Be Your Lover 3:24 Biograph 39 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Robbie Robertson - guitar Richard Manuel - piano Garth Hudson - organ Rick Danko - bass Levon Helm - drums Blonde on Blonde 10/65 Bob Johnston I Want You 3:06 Blonde on Blonde 5 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums Blonde on Blonde 3/9/66 Bob Johnston Greatest Hits Iíll Keep It With Mine 3:38 Bootleg Series Vol.2 11 Bob Dylan - vocals, piano Robbie Robertson - guitar Rick Danko - bass Al Kooper - organ Bobby Greg - drums Blonde on Blonde 1/27/66 Bob Johnston Working version It Ainít Me Babe 3:29 Another Side of Bob Dylan 11 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Greatest Hits; Biograph It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 4:04 Highway 61 Revisited 3 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums Highway 61 Revisited 7/29/65 Bob Johnston It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry 3:21 Bootleg Series Vol.2 10 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Harvey Brooks - bass Al Kooper - Organ Paul Griffin - piano Bobby Greg - drums Highway 61 Revisited 6/15/65 Tom Wilson Fast version. Originally entitled "Phantom Engineer." Itís All Over Now, Baby Blue 4:12 Bringing It All Back Home 11 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Wiliam E. Lee - bass Bringing It All Back Home 1/15/65 Tom Wilson Greatest Hits Volume II Itís Alright, Ma (Iím Only Bleeding) 7:29 Bringing It All Back Home 10 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica 1/15/65 Tom Wilson
Just Like a Woman 4:39 Blonde on Blonde 8 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums Blonde on Blonde 3/8/66 Bob Johnston Greatest Hits Just Like Tom Thumbís Blues 5:28 Highway 61 Revisited 8 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Charlie McCoy - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Frank Owens - piano and maracas Al Kooper - organ Russ Savakus - bass Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums Highway 61 Revisited 8/4/65 Bob Johnston Greatest hits Volume II
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 3:50 Blonde on Blonde 7 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums 2/14-17/66 Bob Johnston Like a Rolling Stone 1:35 Bootleg Series Vol.2 9 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass 6/15/65 Tom Wilson Early working version - incomplete Like a Rolling Stone 6:08 Highway 61 Revisited 1 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass Bobby Gregg - drums Highway 61 Revisited 6/15/65 Tom Wilson Greatest Hits Love Minus Zero/No Limit 2:51 Bringing It All Back Home 4 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica John Hammond Jr. - acoustic guitar Bruce Langhorne - guitar William E. Lee - bass Bobby Gregg - drums 1/15/65 Tom Wilson Maggieís Farm 3:54 Brining It All Back Home 3 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Al Gorgone - guitar Kenneth Rankin - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Frank Owens - piano John Sebastian - bass Bobby Gregg - drums 1/14/65 Tom Wilson Greatest Volume II Mama, You Been on My Mind 2:56 Bootleg Series Vol.2 4 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Most Likely You Go Your Way and Iíll Go Mine 3:22 Blonde on Blonde 9 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - bass and trumpet Wayne Moss - guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Kenneth Buttrey - drums 3/9/66 Bob Johnston Motorpsycho Nitemare 4:30 Another Side of Bob Dylan 7 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Mr. Tambourine Man 5:30 Bringing It All Back Home 8 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Bruce Langhorne - guitar 1/15/65 Tom Wilson Greatest Hits My Back Pages 4:19 Another Side of Bob Dylan 8 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Greatest Hits Vol.II
Obviously 5 Believers 3:30 Blonde on Blonde 13 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - harmonica Wayne Moss - guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums Blonde on Blonde 3/9/66 Bob Johnston On the Road Again 2:35 Bringing It All Back Home 6 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Al Gorgone - guitar Kenneth Rankin - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Frank Owens - piano John Sebastian - bass Bobby Gregg - drums Bringing It All Back Home 1/14/65 Tom Wilson One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) 4:53 Blonde on Blonde 4 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Robbie Robertson - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Al Kooper - organ Rick Danko - bass Sandy Konikoff - drums 1/25-27/66 Bob Johnston Outlaw Blues 3:05 Bringing It All Back Home 5 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Al Gorgone - guitar Kenneth Rankin - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Joseph Macho Jr. - bass Bobby Gregg - drums 1/15/65 Tom Wilson Pledging My Time 3:42 Blonde on Blonde 2 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums Blonde on Blonde 3/8/66 Bob Johnston Positively Fourth Street 3:50 Greatest Hits 9 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums 7/29/65 Bob Johnston single Queen Jane Approximately 5:28 Highway 61 Revisited 6 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Paul Griffin - piano & organ Frank Owens - piano Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums Highway 61 Revisited 8/2/65 Bob Johnston
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 4:33 Blonde on Blonde 1 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Bill Aikins - trombone Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums 3/9/66 Bob Johnston Greatest Hits Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands 11:19 Blonde on Blonde 14 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums 2/14-17/66 Bob Johnston She Belongs to Me 2:47 Bringing It All Back Home 2 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica John Hammond Jr. - acoustic guitar Bruce Langhorne - guitar William E. Lee - bass Bobby Gregg - drums 1/15/65 Tom Wilson Greatest Hits Volume II Sheís Your Lover Now 6:08 Bootleg Series Vol.2 12 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Rick Danko - bass Garth Hudson - organ Richard Manuel - piano Sandy Konikoff - drums 1/21/66 Bob Johnston Last verse incomplete Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence 3:52 Bootleg Series Vol.2 8 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar Mike Bloomfield - guitar Harvey Brooks - bass Al Kooper - organ Paul Griffen - piano Bobby Greg - drums Highway 61 Revisited 6/15/65 Tom Wilson Spanish Harlem Incident 2:22 Another Side of Bob Dylan 3 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again 7:04 Blonde on Blonde 6 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums 2/14-17/66 Bob Johnston Greatest Hits Vol.II Subterranean Homesick Blues 2:55 Bootleg Series Vol.2 6 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica 1/13/65 Tom Wilson Early acoustic version Subterranean Homesick Blues 2:21 Bringing It All Back Home 1 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Al Gorgone - guitar Kenneth Rankin - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Joseph Macho Jr. - bass Bobby Gregg - drums 1/15/65 Tom Wilson Greatest Hits
Temporary Like Achilles 5:03 Blonde on Blonde 10 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Robbie Robertson - guitar Joe South - guitar Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Henry Strzelecki - bass Kenneth Buttrey - drums 3/9/66 Bob Johnston To Ramona 3:49 Another Side of Bob Dylan 6 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar 6/9/64 Tom Wilson Tombstone Blues 5:56 Highway 61 Revisited 2 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Mike Bloomfield - guitar Paul Griffin - piano Al Kooper - organ Harvey Brooks - bass Bobby Gregg or Sam Lay - drums 7/29/65 Bob Johnston Visions of Johanna 7:27 Blonde on Blonde 3 Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica Jerry Kennedy - guitar Charlie McCoy - guitar Wayne Moss - guitar Joe South - bass Hargus ěPigî Robbins - piano Al Kooper - organ Kenneth Buttrey - drums 2/14-17/66 Bob Johnston
This section contains an annotated bibliography of works about Dylan that cover the 1964-1966 time period. Many of the books and articles were used in preparing the DylanWeb.
The author refers to this work as a "scrapbook" in his acknowledgements, and it's a fitting description. The book is crammed with interesting photographs, most of them quite large, but the text is minimal, suited more for the casual reader than a serious researcher. A strange chronology that begins with the birth of Smokey Robinson and ends with the execution of Gary Gilmore is included in the back. Still, the photographs make the book worthwhile.
Hentoff's observations of Dylan recording Another Side of Bob Dylan in one all-night session with a few bottles of wine and his closest friends to bolster his spirirts.
Unlike most Dylan biographies, Heylin does not spend a lot of time covering the 1960s but instead focuses on the artist's more recent history. Even so, the book provides a lot of information on the 1964-66 period not found elsewhere, mainly through extensive quotes from people associated with Dylan at the time. Also included is an index, a selected bibliography, useful notes to each chapter, an excellent sessionography, and a "Dramatis Personae" -- a long list of individuals quoted in the text, and a short summary of their involvement with Dylan.
An excellent photographic resource for the 1964-66 period. Beginning in August of 1964 and continuing through 1965, Kramer, a professional photographer, followed Dylan around with his camera, taking hundreds of pictures in several different settings. The photographs are of the highest quality and capture much of Dylan's creative magic during this period, especially in the recording studio. Kramer also contributes the well-written text which accompanies the photographs.
Probably the most important reference tool for Dylan research, this massive book gives information on every recording session and public performance by the musician. Among other things, it includes every song played at every Dylan concert. The book is arranged chronologically and is easy to use, though the lack of any biographical material seems to place the information out of context at times. For instance, the reader can tell that Dylan only performed in public a couple of times between 1966 and 1974, but he or she will have no idea why. Despite this drawback, the book is fun to read and has been kept up-to-date, with two revisions. Though some have criticized Krogsgaard on a few minor points, mainly a wrong date here or there, the book remains the authoritative reference work on Bob Dylan.
A collection of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles about Dylan and his work. It contains several famous interviews and many hard-to-find articles, making it a useful, though limited, resource for this project.
A very useful book, McKeen packs a lot of information into its 300 pages, including an 80 page biography, short criticism and notes on every album, a bibliography of selected works by and about Dylan, a discography (including several key bootleg albums), recording information, film/video/TV performances by Dylan, and a chronology of his "life in progress." An index is also included. Though other books may be more thorough in a specific area, such as bibliography, McKeen does a good job of providing a quick and easy-to-use tool for important Dylan information.
This is the complete manuscript of Pennebaker's documentary, with over 200 photographs taken from actual frames of the film. The strength of this book lies in the text, which includes several of Dylan's famous press conferences, often works of art in themselves.
The first biography of Dylan, this book focuses on his early years, before and during his initial success. A journalist, Scaduto talked with many of Dylan's associates and even managed to gain an interview with the subject himself, circa 1970. An important source of information on the 1964-66 period, Scaduto's book should be read in conjunction with later biographies, such as Shelton, because of purported inaccuracies. The book includes an index, as well as a discography of released and unreleased recordings from 1960 to the time of its publication in 1971.
Probably the best Dylan biography, No Direction Home was penned by a journalist for the New York Times who had covered Dylan's career from the beginning. Though he follows Dylan's life through 1981, Shelton mainly focuses on the 1960s, with particularly good coverage of 1965-66. Well-written and benefitting from close contact with Dylan, Shelton provides more insight into Dylan's work than did Scaduto. He also corrects some of Scaduto's inaccuracies. The book includes an index, a select bibliography, a very useful song index, and a discography.
One of the least regarded Bob Dylan biographies, the book gives a tabloid account of the artist's life. It does include useful material in the form of a combination chronology-discography and in its collection of photographs.
Performing Artist is one of those rare books that combines useful criticism with genuine passion. Though primarily a critique of Dylan as an artist, the book also serves as a useful chronicle to the 1964-66 period, providing dates and musical personnel for most of the recording sessions and concerts, as well as vividly recreating the atmosphere in which Dylan worked. The author's in-depth look at many of the unreleasd songs is both extremely delightful and terribly frustrating; he conveys so much about the performances that you long to hear them, but most are difficult to find. The book includes an index, bibliography, discography, and a list of films and videos, all of which are adequate.
This is probably the most extensive bibliography on Dylan available. Unfortunately, the background essays at the beginning of the book are clumsy and void of critical judgement, obviously written by and for Dylan fans. Still, the bibliography merits attention and it does include some useful annotations.