Surprisingly wonderful audio-a brilliant performance and iconoclastic signature Dylan interview--beyond the obvious nascent mastery of his art, Dylan was already displaying his talent as the preeminent, leading-them-on, King.
Listen (in full) below.
Bobby Z is 20 years old for that radio performance and interview.
Taken from a 1962 appearance on Cynthia Gooding's radio show, Folksinger's Choice is indeed just that: a rare sampling of a recently-discovered (and renamed) Bob Dylan going through a small repertoire of early folk, blues and country standards. Serious Dylan fans would do well to have this historically important bootleg in their collection. Dylan is on top of his game on the show, playing several good -- and some great -- songs, but it is his comments to Gooding in between sets that also make the album such an entertaining listen. Throughout the interview, he continuously leads the host on, telling various tall tales about his background (including a story of his longtime stay with a traveling carnival!), which Gooding falls for (or at least pretends to fall for) at the drop of a hat. While only hardcore Dylan fans may take the time to seek this bootleg out, there are certainly enough entertaining moments here to appeal to even the casual fan. ~Barry Weber, All Music
Is there any doubt, does anybody wonder? ....just who is the one that defined a generation and music, then and now.
Folksinger's Choice 1962
http://youtu.be/u4nLsQupfEk
