History of Rock and Roll Unit 2 02/18/2014

Bob Dylan  Born as Robert Zimmerman 1941 in Minnesota  Played in lots of bands singing POP in high school, interest in rock and roll led to American Folk in college  Woody Guthrie- Bob Dylan’s musical idol o Goes to NY mental hospital to visit Guthrie with Huntingtons disease  Begiins playing in clubs in Greenwich Village  Signed to Columbia Records by John Hammond, against Columbia Record’s wishes  “Blowin in the Wind”- most popular song at this time, is widely recorded and becomes an international hit for Peter, Paul and Mary setting precedent for many other artists who have hits with Dylan’s songs  “Times They are A-Changin’”- Folk songs there is a structure and a repeating moral… About Vietnam war.. Don’t criticize what you cant understand o Produced by Tom Wilson  Album: Another Side of Bob Dylan- “My Back Pages”- “ah, but I was so much older then, im younger than that now”—he starts writing about himself o This song has been interpreted as a rejection of Bob’s earlier personal and political idealism, illustrating a growing disillusionment with the 1960s folk protest movement, and his desire to move in a new direction  “Subterranean Homesick Blues”—Inspired by Chuck Berry’s “Too much monkey business” o this is Dylan’s first single to chart in the US peaking at #39  “Mr. Tambourine Man”—The Byrd’s version reached #1 in US and UK and is the title track of their first album.  “Like a Rolling Stone”—“How does it feel, hoe does it feel to be without a home like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone?” o #2 in US, #4 in UK o Mike Bloomfield-guitar o Al Kooper-Improvised the organ rif  1965 Newport Folk Festival- Dylan is warmly received where he is considered the leading songwriter  Album Blonde On Blonde- Producer Bob Johnston  Dylan crashes his motorcycle near his home in Woodstock, New York. The extent of his injuries is never fully disclosed, the crash ofers Dylan the chance to escape from the pressures that built up around him.  “All Along The Watchtower”- recorded in Nashville, produced by Johnston- from the book of Isaiah  Album-Nashville Skyline- Started going country Johnston. “Lay Lady Lay”- Cow Bells and Bongos The Byrds-Los Angeles  Roger McGunn- Lead guitar, vvocals  Gene Clark- Tambourine, principal songwriter  David Crosby  “Mr. Tambourine Man”- The Byrds first single went to #1 in the US and Uk o Roger McGuin played guitar but the rest was played by The Wrecking Crew o Only byrds song they all didn’t get to play on  “Turn! Turn! Turn!”- Their second #1 single and the title track for their next album  “Eight Miles High” often considered the first full blown psychedelic rock recording. It was the byrds third and final US top 20 hit and their last release before the departure of Gene Clark  “Mr. Spaceman”-McGuinn o can be seen as the precursor to the bands later exploration of country music. As such, the song is often cited as being one of the earliest examples of the Country Rock genre  “Hickory Wind”- Crosby and Clarke leave the group. McGuinn and Hillman hire Gram Parsons to sing and play guitar/keyboards. Parsons wants to move more toward Country Music. They go to Nashville to record Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Parsons quits the band because he did not want to go on tour in a racially segregated country, South Africa.