Author Archives: Tony Attwood

  by Jochen Markhorst XI         “Dylan opted for the slower version” The many similar stories of studio musicians over the decades, the specific memories of the H61 sessions of Frank Owens, Al Kooper, Harvey Brooks and Michael Bloomfield, and our … Continue reading →

  Series selected by Tony Attwood This is episode 15 of the series of videos and recordings of Dylan concerts (and one rehearsal) between 1961 and 2025.   A list of the previous articles is given below. A complete guide to … Continue reading →

    An index to our current and recent series can be found on the home page. By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more 2: From Hattie … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst X          No one had any idea what to do Quincy Jones knows exactly what he is doing when he invites Pete Townshend for a session: a rock god’s guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” breaks … Continue reading →

  Series selected by Tony Attwood So far in this series of videos and recordings we have covered 13 Dylan concerts and one rehearsal between 1961 and 2025; so this is concert number 14   These recordings are collected from the … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more 2: From Hattie Carroll to the incoming ship 3: From Times to Percy’s song 4: Combining musical traditions in unique ways … Continue reading →

  Previously…. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue; A History in Performance, Part 1: 1965. Crying like a fire in the sun Articles relating to earlier songs from the album are listed at the end. The vagabond who’s rapping at your … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst IX         “It’s not such a terrible song to do” With the wisdom of hindsight, it is the recording that marks Elvis Costello’s entrance pass to the Pantheon, the opening song of the album with which Costello … Continue reading →

Series selected by Tony Attwood This series of videos and recordings are collected from the internet and put into chronological order to help anyone (including me) to hear what happened to Bob’s concerts across time.   A list of the other … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more 2: From Hattie Carroll to the incoming ship 3: From Times to Percy’s song 4: Combining musical traditions in unique ways … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst VIII       The words are all mighty Well, I wanna be your lover, baby I don’t wanna be your boss Don’t say I never warned you When your train gets lost Our great storytellers do like a … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I can take no credit for the links to this collection of videos given below; it has merely come about because on occasion I have been searching for a video from a certain year, and wished I … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 2: From Hattie Carroll to the incoming ship … Continue reading →

  It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (1965) part 7 by Jochen Markhorst VII        It Hurts Me Too Well, I wanna be your lover, baby I don’t wanna be your boss Don’t say I … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music part 2: From Hattie Carroll to the … Continue reading →

It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – A History in Performance, Part 1: 1965 – Crying like a fire in the sun By Mike Johnson [I read somewhere that if you wanted the very best, the acme of Dylan’s pre-electric … Continue reading →

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (1965) part 6 by Jochen Markhorst VI         Those old Baptist hymns I been into the baggage room where the engineer’s been tossed I stomped on a 100 compasses, … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood   (Preliminary note: I do know that I included this street performance of Hattie Carroll in an article under a week ago.   But I include it again because it is one of the most extraordinary cover … Continue reading →

Details of previous articles on this theme of Dylan the musician, and how he worked to change some of the very fundamentals of folk music that existed when he strarted writing are given at the end of this article. By … Continue reading →

    It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (1965) part 5 by Jochen Markhorst V          He smelled like cigarettes and Dixie Peach Don’t the brakeman look good, mama, Flagging down the “Double E”?  Robert … Continue reading →