Well, protest songs are really love songs, too. They were my most brilliant love songs.
~Bob Dylan (Press conference, International Airport Haneda, Tokyo, Japan – Feb 17, 1978)
Historic event
Feb 17, 1965
Dylan gives a hilarious performance on Les Crane’s one-hour show for W ABC TV, singing a song at the beginning (“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”) and end of the show (“It’s Alright, Ma”), accompanied by Bruce Langhorne on second guitar. Between the songs, Dylan chats with Crane and his other guests. Crane finds it difficult to deal with Dylan’s razor-sharp repartee. Asking Dylan what his main message is, he is told: “Eat … Be. Period.”
~Clinton Heylin (Bob Dylan: A Life in Stolen Moments Day by Day 1941-1995
Albums/Singles
Feb 17, 1976
The single “Mozambique” was released.
“Mozambique” is a song written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy that was originally released on Dylan’s 1976 album Desire. It was also released as a single and reached #54 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Studio work
Feb 17, 1966
Columbia Music Row Studios
Nashville, Tennessee
The 9th Blonde On Blonde session, produced by Bob Johnston.
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18. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again – released on BLONDE ON BLONDE, Columbia May 16, 1966.
Bob Dylan (guitar, harmonica, vocal), Charlie McCoy (guitar), Joe South (guitar, bass), Al Kooper (organ), Hargus ”Pig” Robbins (piano), Henry Strzelecki (bass), Kenneth Buttrey (drums).
Feb 17, 1969
Columbia Studio A
Nashville, Tennessee
4th Nashville Skyline session, produced by Bob Johnston.
Check out: Feb 17: Bob Dylan’s 4th recording session for “Nashville Skyline (w/Johnny Cash) in 1969
Press conference
Feb 17, 1978
Arriving in Tokyo, Dylan is subjected to his first foreign-language press conference in 12 years at Haneda International Airport. With the language difficulties, the conference quickly deteriorates into total chaos.
~Clinton Heylin (Bob Dylan: A Life in Stolen Moments Day by Day 1941-1995
Interviews
Well, I started writing, y’know, a long time ago. You know how you write when you write these insane things down, y’know, when you really don’t know what else to do. That’s when I started writing. I started writing songs… that’s a different story, you know… I started writing songs after I heard Hank Williams.
~Bob Dylan (on The Les Crane Show, NYC – Feb 17, 1965)
WABC TV Studios
New York City, New York
17 February 1965
Les Crane Show.
- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
- It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica & acoustic guitar). Bruce Langhorne (electric guitar).
Broadcast live by WABC-TV on February 17 1965. Odetta (OD) and Tommy Sands (TS) make the odd contribution. Bruce Langhorn provides back-up for Dylan on electric guitar.
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Concerts
- 1986 – Entertainment Centre, Perth, WA, Australia
- 1991 – Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 1993 – Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
The Times They Are A-Changin’ w/Swiss Liz:
- 1997 – Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
- 1998 – Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO, USA
Absolutely Sweet Marie:
- 1999 – CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- 2002 – Senator Nat Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University Of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
- 2003 – Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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