A Conversation with Sean Wilentz about Bob Dylan, Part Two
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works Podcast
Length: 29:46
We closed part one with John Wesley Harding, Dylan's first album after his motorcycle accident and one that introduced a new musical direction for him. We pick up the conversation with Sean Wilentz with Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue.
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We closed part one with John Wesley Harding, Dylan's first album after his motorcycle accident and one that introduced a new musical direction for him. We pick up the conversation with Sean Wilentz with Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue.
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Transcript of conversation with Sean Wilentz, part 2
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll excerpt:
... William Zanzinger who at twenty-four years
Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres
With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him
And high office relations in the politics of Maryland
Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders
And swear words and sneering and his tongue it was snarling
In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking
But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
Take the rag away from your face
Now ain't the time for your tears ...
That was National Medal of Arts recipient Bob Dylan singing, "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" in 1975's Rolling Thunder Revue.
Welcome to Art Works, the program that goes behind the scenes with some of the nation's great artists to explore how art works. I'm your host, Josephine Reed.
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll | Bob Dylan | The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue. | Sony Music Entertainment | 2002 | 00:00 |
| Buckets of Rain | Bob Dylan | Blood on the Tracks. | Sony Music Entertainment | 1990 | 00:00 |
| Oh Sister | Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy | Desire. | Sony Music Entertainment | 1990 | 00:00 |
| Lay Lady Lay | Bob Dylan | Nashville Skyline. | Sony Music Entertainment | 1990 | 00:00 |
| Blind Willie McTell | Bob Dylan | The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare And Unreleased) 1961-1991. | Sony Music Entertainment | 1991 | 00:00 |
| High Water (for Charley Patton) | Bob Dylan | Love and Theft. | Sony Music Entertainment | 2001 | 00:00 |
| Summer Days | Bob Dylan | Love and Theft. | Sony Music Entertainment | 2001 | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Each song used by permission of Jeff Rosen and Special Rider Music.
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