Bob Dylan: Folksinger's Choice
source: Cynthia Gooding Radio Show, NY March 11, 1962
Manufacturer: Yellow Dog
Catalog No. Yellow Dog 017
Released:1992
commercial bootleg
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Tracks:
1 Lonesome Whistle Blues
2 conversation
3 Fixin' To Die
4 conversation
5 Smokestack Lightning
6 conversation
7 Hard Travelin'
8 conversation
9 Death Of Emmett Till
10 conversation
11 Standing On The Highway
12 conversation
13 Roll On John (Misidentified as "Long John")
14 conversation
15 Stealin'
16 conversation
17 Long Time Man Feel Bad
18 conversation
19 Baby Please Don't Go
20 conversation
21 Hard Times In New York
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Reviews from the net:
"This is a true not-to-be-missed gem. It belongs in every Bob Dylan
fan's collection. The date shown is from the back cover, though
this is most likely a re-broadcast date. The actual radio show could
have been as early as February. History is a bit fuzzy here. This
long lost radio show is in perfect quality. It is complete with
wonderful live-on-the-spot renditions of the above traditional and
Dylan songs, as well as fascinating conversation with a young, as
yet undiscovered talent. Bob relates, hilariously, the eponymous
title of his soon to be released first LP, and so much more. There
is conversation in-between each song that is priceless. All in all,
one of the best boots ever to emerge."
"This is essential listening. Those who criticize this as being poor
singing, poor song selection/interpretation (or whatever) completely
miss the historical significance. In the science of evolution, we are
always looking for that "missing link." Well, in the evolution of
Bob Dylan, this is one of the precious early stages in his evolution
that has been captured, or fossilized, for all time. Cynthia Gooding,
who obviously has a great time teasing Dylan and egging him on into
telling tall tales, is clearly impressed with this huge talent. It is
clear that Dylan, at the tender age of 20, has already soaked up so
many influences and has reinterpreted them in a unique way. No wonder
his comtemporaries, who failed to develop their personal and
distinctive voices, were jealous of Dylan. The former were analogous
to fundamentalist creationists ("this is the way these songs were
written, and that is the way they must forever be sung, damn it!")
while Dylan was a consumate evolutionist. Compare this interview with
the one he did later with Studs Terkel to see how much he evolved in
only about 2 years! "Folksingers Choice" and "Studs Terkel's Wax Museum"
are absolutely essential listening."
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