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NursingDaBlues
Oct-26-2017, 1:41pm
Past couple of weeks I’ve been fooling around with Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane” – trying to play the violin part on mandolin.
Hard to believe that song came out around 40 years ago. At the time I was blown away with the sidemen(The Rolling Thunder Revue), especially Scarlet Rivera on violin. Still sounds pretty good to my ear. Nonetheless, just wondering, has anybody on the forum kept up with Scarlet Rivera and whether she continues to perform?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfiK17FhP4g
Spruce
Oct-26-2017, 4:31pm
Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Rivera)...
jaycat
Oct-26-2017, 8:32pm
You have good taste sir! One of my regrets is having missed Dylan on the Rolling Thunder tour (tho I did see him a year or two earlier with the Band backing up).
Andy B
Oct-26-2017, 9:39pm
Soundstage's John Hammond (Sr.) Tribute, which at that time was Dylan's first TV appearance in many years. I was avidly watching that night (December 75, if memory serves).
NursingDaBlues
Oct-27-2017, 6:31am
Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Rivera)...
Thanks. I had checked Wiki, FB, etc. and didn't see a whole lot of current info. So that's why I decided to check with the gang at MC to see if anyone knew more.
You have good taste sir! One of my regrets is having missed Dylan on the Rolling Thunder tour (tho I did see him a year or two earlier with the Band backing up).
Wow, I'm envious. Never saw Dylan with The Band (who are one of my favorites). THAT is one of my regrets.
Soundstage's John Hammond (Sr.) Tribute, which at that time was Dylan's first TV appearance in many years. I was avidly watching that night (December 75, if memory serves).
I remember that being promoted but for some reason didn't see it. I do wish that I had taken the time to take in the experience.
How about the ‘Hard Rain’ TV special! The mid ‘70’s was a great time for Dylan fans. After rarely seeing much ‘Dylan’ suddenly he’s everywhere and at the top of his game too! He was even on the cover of TV Guide!
Have you seen this series of vids?
https://youtu.be/E24qy7J5_W0
jaycat
Oct-27-2017, 8:32am
Wow, I'm envious. Never saw Dylan with The Band (who are one of my favorites). THAT is one of my regrets.
It was the tour that resulted in the Before The Flood record. Here's the show I attended (amazing what you can find on the internet). The tickets were distributed by lottery, I remember getting them in the mail:
http://www.concertvault.com/bob-dylan-and-the-band/boston-garden-january-14-1974.html
NursingDaBlues
Oct-27-2017, 9:35am
How about the ‘Hard Rain’ TV special! The mid ‘70’s was a great time for Dylan fans. After rarely seeing much ‘Dylan’ suddenly he’s everywhere and at the top of his game too! He was even on the cover of TV Guide!
Have you seen this series of vids?
https://youtu.be/E24qy7J5_W0
I can’t say that I’m a hard core Bob Dylan follower, but I will say that he was one of the major influences in my early musical journey. When I first heard his self-titled album back in the early sixties, I thought “I really like this guy’s music.” When The Times They Are A Changin’ came out, I was hooked. Whenever I think of Dylan, several of his releases stand out: Nashville Skyline, Blood On The Tracks, Highway 61 Revisited, Desire, Time Out Of Mind, and John Wesley Harding, just to name a handful. His work with The Band and The Rolling Thunder Revue are just outstanding. But then all of his work was, and continues to be, pretty darn excellent. And he does have a gift of surrounding himself with some pretty talented sidemen.
Over the past 30 years my Dylan forays have been somewhat hit or miss. But each time I dip my toe into his waters, it’s been enjoyable.
My big question though: how does he remember all the lyrics to his songs?