Bob Dylan on Hank Williams, Johnny Paycheck and Townes Van Zandt
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- Опубліковано 4 гру 2022
- A look at Bob Dylan's new book, The Philosophy of Modern Song.
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I think I screwed up and said Bobby instead of Eddie Cochran. I was so worried about pronouncing Alis Lesley's name correctly that i completely blew the easy one. All apologies to the 700 comments I'm gonna get about this over the next 10 years.
Ain’t that always the way..! Yikes.!
Excellent review. Makes me want to buy the book for sure 👍
Otis, we all knew what you meant to say, no worries and I'm sure Bobby would tell you it's happened before 🙂
I caught it but I knew that you knew better
no worries, but I had a moment where I thought "man, I need to check out Bobby Cochran"
Ha! LOVE this channel ... thank you so much ...
Bob Dylan is a living national treasure. Enjoy him while he is still with us.
I’ve enjoyed him 57 times
global treasure
“The beauty of simplicity will never be surpassed…”~Earl Scruggs
Johnny Paycheck needs to be in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
He doesn't need them. Let the people who don't have this kind of a legacy fight for wall space.
He's like Guy Clark and others, overlooked and possibly too good for the system!
Absolutely
I was fortunate enough to play “the old Violin” with Paycheck many nights for the month of October 1993. John sang it differently every night & each time nobody else could touch him! Our band was John,Jeff Little,myself, Dean Townsend,Hank Miles,Dennis Russell & the great Walter Haynes. We also did “in memory of a memory” each night. I’ll never reach that high again on stage in this life!
Real deal....
At the first Buffalo Chip in 1982 Johnny Paycheck was in the RV next to ours drinking whiskey and snorting cocaine the entire night before. When it was time for him to play the festival organizers were worried that he would not be able to navigate the very steep stairs leading up to the stage and had ‘spotters’ posted every couple of feet ready to catch him if he fell. Johnny came staggering out of his RV (which was in a roped-off area behind the stage) as wasted as I’ve ever seen another human being who was still conscious. He stood at the bottom of those stairs for a solid minute before running up them like a squirrel up a tree and played a flawless show. I still don’t know how he did it.
I remember seeing Townes many times walking around on 6th Street in Austin in the late 80s-early 90s. He was usually completely unapproachable because he was so effed up he was barely able to talk and unable to walk without either his wife or David Fuller aka Blaze Foley propping him up and babysitting him. He was a very sad, tortured soul with an incredible body of work. He was an immense talent.
Blaze and Townes are some of my favorite songwriters. Thanks for the story.
@@NJ-os3rn Blaze was a trip.
Townes was probably a case of , "the road to hell is paved in good intentions". People set a backburn and walk away feeling good about themselves.
@@andrewbowen6875 that best song from the movie Young sang, if I had to guess was him singing a Guy Clark tune.
Townes was a legend for a reason, he was a tremendous songwriter for sure.
Wow, the humanity in this is beyond the pale. Thank you for this whole thread, & I do NOT often say that about UA-cam comments.
The 100 plus songs written and performed by Townes Van Zandt have no equal. A master who's birthday and death day still spawn tribute nights at music venues nationally and internationally.
Life changing.
I showed my musician son Miss Carousel and told him to hold that against "Like a Rolling Stone". Which doesn't hold up and seems petty and mean. And I loved that song until I heard MIss Carousel, now it sounds like a wannabee
Wow! first of all I had no idea that Bob Dylan appreciated country music old artists! secondly not only an all-time great poet and songwriter, but also listening to this an Author/writer as well! Pulitzer Prize winner and truly iconic gifted piece of Americanna!
He always wanted to work with TVZ who never seemed interested. Must have driven Dylan nuts
Listen to some of his 'Theme Time Radio Hour' episodes here on UA-cam. Bob plays loads of country songs, as well as many other types of music. Over 100 episodes and all of them gems.
I've had a long and full life. I've even have a few experiences that make for a good story. But when I listen to you I feel like I don't know nothin' and ain't done a thing worth talking about. I guess that's because you followed your passion while I chased the almighty dollar. I did the sensible thing, I guess. But sensible only gets you so far. Most of the real joys I've had in life came from going against the grain. I only wish I'd done it more often. Thank you for sharing your stories, your friends, and your music. You're the real deal and I love you for that. ✌❤
Best part of the coffee table story is afterward, some one told Townes what Steve Earle said. Townes said, "If Steve really thinks that, he's never met Bob's security." Supposedly, when asked about it, Dylan said, " I don't even own a coffee table"
Bob was dead on when he said no one else comes close to Hank Williams. Very very few singers make me feel/ experience the emotion and feelings the song and singer are trying to convey like Hank. When Elvis said I’m so lonesome I could cry was the saddest song he’d ever heard was exactly what I had thought from the first time I heard it. I can visualize him sitting home alone with time crawling by no radio or TV just that train whining low and I can hear that train and his feeling so lonesome and wondering where the woman he loved was and when and if she was even coming home. You can feel his deep deep pain that can only be understood if you’ve experienced it. No other song I’ve ever heard that when I listen to it it’s like a movie playing in my head and the emotional pain that accompanies his loneliness. That song is more about the misery, pain , betrayal, sadness and heartbreak than being alone. I can see that moon and the robin and the darkness when he sees that shooting star. A masterpiece from in my opinion the greatest singer/songwriter that ever lived. As great a singer that he was it’s his writing that is even more brilliant. I marvel that anyone can express so many different feelings and emotions and situations with such simplesity and minimal amount of wording.His brilliance is his ability to use short simple words in such a way as to communicate to the listener a story with simple and and minimal amount of our language. And he died at 29.
I feel privileged to have lived during a time of phenomenal events. Man on the moon, polio vaccine, technology beyond comprehension not 100 years ago thought impossible etc. I put Hank Williams on that list and there are great singers and writers but Hank, to me, just seems on a different level than anyone. Thanks for reading from Dylan’s book . It brought back so many memories. I guess it’s the mark of greatness and very few have/ had that ability.
I commented separately, but yeah, I say that's the best country song ever written.
I walked into my favorite neighborhood bar one day and was in kind of a mood.
I asked Sally, the bartender, to play some country blues on the jukebox. She played several Hank Williams songs. She absolutely got it.
“The silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky
and as I wonder where you are, I’m so lonesome I could cry.”
Perfection
Agree… hank crafted frost and Blake like lyrics. What seems simple becomes deep and symbolically resonant when crafted and connected in between the notes and words like hank. Density meets economy, no easy trick. Hank sr performed breathing poetry. When I hear don’t think twice, esp the live renditions, the first image Inget in my head is a young hungry Bob finding his first love with music as he was listening to live hank being blasted across the plains on the airwaves out of Shreveport. Young Bob leaning on the radio on quiet Hibbing nites while hank sr was a living pulse is what launched the ship we know as Bob Dylan.
@@BoomerMcBoom that verse in my opinion is the greatest of any music I’ve ever heard. We all know those words and can communicate using them but how anyone can use so few and such simple ones and put them together in a way that communicates so much more .is like looking at the stars in awe. I remember thinking I know these words and many more so why can’t I do that. 50 years after hearing that song and thinking that I now realize very, very few in history had that ability. I still marvel at his greatness
Amen on Bob Dylan. Best song writer who ever lived.
you got that right
Concur, although I say Joni Mitchell and Neil Young are both running a close second.
@@DJBuglip I agree on both points
@@DJBuglip And Prine. And Kris . And hank Sr. And others. But all second to Bob
Kris kristoferson is up there as well. Brilliant songwriter.
I love when Bob talks about Townes. He revered him. Thanks for the book tip Otis. Copy on the way.
Bob is right on mentioning Hank Williams singing Cool Water. I've heard a multitude of versions but Hank brought out things no one else even touches.
Great stuff. I had no idea about Johnny Paycheck. Dylan sure deserved that Nobel Prize.
I have sent that version of Old Violin to friends and posted on email years ago. It is so heartfelt. I'm glad I share that opinion with Bob, he would know. Paycheck was the real deal.
hatt amazes me about Dylan is that for me he is the greatest, yet he embraces and idolises these guys and their tales like i embrace every tale I hear about dylan.
Bob is a master wordsmith. Hank could bring a tear to a wooden eye. Cheers!
Awe, what a gift-to find out Bob Dylan "got" Johnny Paycheck and realized who and what he was and is sharing him with the rest of the world. Thanks, Otis, I ordered the book from the digital library as you read.
Thanks for this video. Dylan is a true American genius. He continues to give everything he can to the world. Can’t wait to find the book…
Thanks for another great story Otis. I don't know Steve Earle, but I can tell you he's never stood on our coffee table.
Dylan has written some of the most breathtaking love songs out there. Townes Van Zandt wrote many himself. Never seen Dylan but I have sat on the curb with Townes on Congress Ave. and listened to him ramble. He was friendly but I looked around and he had wandered off.
Johnny figures in one of my favorite Nashville stories. Brent Mason tells of a 10:00 AM Johnny Paycheck session where the band shows up and there's no Johnny. The producer comes in and says: "Guys, come back tomorrow. Johnny flew in from Dallas and forgot to pack his false teeth, so he can't form words clearly. They're FedExing them in overnight."
@@lotharroberts5978 You think it was true...that he forgot his teeth...or was the guy just covering for his hangover?
.... We all know how great Bob is, but this gentleman is really a smart, cool, well-spoken and highly-informed guy too...
When I was reading that passage about ordering a BLT, I couldn’t help but think how amazing it is to get to read Bob Dylan’s impression of 2022 and how it compares to the past.
My dad, Eddie Adam's AKA Grizz Sawbuck worked with Paycheck on and off for many years. The old Violin was actually produced or being produced as early as 1983. My dad had the copy off the master duplicated on a cassette in 1983. Only the foundation of the cut was on it at the time. Keyboard, bass, drums, and guitar were on the track at that time. Another cut, I'm a Survivor was on it as well. It wasn't until he was in prison it was realesed by Mercury Polygram. Paycheck was a unique individual. The Edgar Allen Poe of Country Music. Little Darlin cuts were his best. My family worked with him and George Jones. Paycheck and all my family grew up in Greenfield/ WCH, Ohio area. He is well deserved to be in the Country Music Hall of fame . Not only Dylan, but George Harrison liked him as well. Elton John , and even Elvis. Yes !even Elvis invited him to dinner in Vegas. Wayne Newton never had a night off, one night he just happened to not be working for some reason , he immediately went over to hear Paycheck and wanted to listened to his band. Paychecks band was amazing. Gary Adams lead, Don Adams front man and bass, Steve Marple on drums, Dave Grey trumpet, Doug Jernigan steel, and Paul justice on fiddle. Paycheck was a singers singer. I'm glad he is finally getting the recognition he deserves.
Bob insightful as ever. Thank you.
I've been following you since you first showed up on YT. I thonk this episode is one of your best. I like look of you sitting in your living room and the door and window behind you. Your commentary of what Dylan says about Jones, Paycheck, Nelson and Williams is excellent. You have really grown and matured in your delivery on YT. Keep up the iconic work!
You did a great job with that book review, I enjoyed your show , as I do most of them , thanks Otis !!!
Hey, Otis: How come I'm almost and not even almost moved to tears hearing Bob talk about Hank Williams, the Johnnys and Pete Townshend, too? And Willie Nelson! There's something very moving about all this.
One more copy sold as soon as I can afford it. Thanks, Otis, for a relaxed, thoughtful, informative and entertaining journey through the musical mind of this genius
Time well spent listening to Otis.
I love Dylan, his songs, his individualism and his willingness to experiment, but I was a little skeptical about another rambling coffee table book of an icon's opinions. Social media has made everyone a critic, and I prefer an intriguing story to someones greatest hits list. After listening to your reading, I was surprised on the strength of his prose. Bob is a story teller at heart and the word play and passion that makes Blowin In The Wind and Highway 61 seer in your brain works as well with his description of Johnny Paycheck. Thanks Otis sharing your musical life.
One of my originals………..I JUST WANNA BE BOB DYLAN
BruceWales ©️1/17/22 9:00pm
(Spoken)
Small thing I ask
My emptiness needs fillin’
I just wanna be
Bob Dylan
CHORUS (sung)
G. D. Em
I just wanna be Bob Dylan
G. D. C
Prob’ly ‘cause I’m tired of bein’ me
G. D. Em
I just wanna be Bob Dylan
C. D. G
Maybe folks would like me
1.
C. G
Like Bob, I was raised in Minnesota
C. G
But from there our common paths diverged
C. G
Playing guitar and harmonica
C. D. G
Since the sixties, H’made six decades merge
CHORUS repeat
2.
Singing Folk or Gospel music or r rRock
Standard tunes of real America
He can make Pop music with a pleasing pop
Influence culture with poetic dra-a-awll
BRIDGE
C. G
He can take one word and make it - mean somethin’
C. G
He can break your thought - and make it sing
C. Em
He can make you question - while you’re hummin’
C. D. G
He shakes out the feelings - livin’ brings
INSTRUMENTAL
3.
Even other Players throw the question out
How a man like him so long endures
Finding reasons why day in, day out
He still plays The Never Ending Tour
BRIDGE
CHORUS
I just wanna be Bob Dylan
Prob’ly ‘ cause I’m tired of bein’ me
I just wanna be Bob Dylan
Many generations could love me
I just wanna be Bob Dylan
Many generations might love me
I just wanna be Bob Dylan
Prob’ly cause I’m tired of bein’ me
TAG
I just wanna be Bob Dylan
While he writes AND SINGS-- of me - - just being me
Perhaps you haven’t read Chronicles then - stunning writing , This one is a classic , illuminating the essence of a songwriters take on the greatest tunes of our time , he knocked it out of the park .
Dudes that’s crazy man, didn’t know Dillion was such a fan 😮Johnny paycheck belted out the hits, I loved the of the Merle songs he did also! R.I.P. Johnny Paycheck, legend! ✌️
Bob Dylan should hire you to do the audiobook
anything about Bob Dylan, I love
I of course love Johnny Paycheck and cover both him and Blue Bayou so of course the Grand Poobah of song is a great vindication. When Steve Earle praised Townes I am sure Bob would agree while Steve stood on his coffee table. Townes wrote the most unabashedly forlorn songs that gave little resolution, and scant advice. He just let you feel the emotion and that was all. The song of Townes that kills me and I have been playing for a while is At My Window. It spells out a day with another spent just allowing time to pass with no big plan or agenda. Townes did poetry similar to Bukowski in that the language was simple but moved you. Songs to me are like books or stories in 4 to 5 minute journeys. When all there was was radio I think the images of songs had a more stark background. Dylan understood how much the power of song can transport you out of your space into a world you really belonged in. A good song makes any background better.
I saw Mr. paycheck live before he passed he played old violin . It was sad to see him in the dump we were in it was the basement of the old Woolworth building on the square in Bedford Indiana it wasn't well let and was dank and smelled moldy from roof leaks and such it was kinda personal with small crowd , His band was excellent and played for a while before he came out they were really good . When he came out he looked around and you could tell what he was thinking . WHAT A DUMP but he put on a great show he was one of my favorites glad i got to see him in my home town none the less As I am the only hell my mama ever raised . When he played old violin in his late years and state of health in such a pitiful place it made my eyes well up with tears . my favorite listen of MR. PAYCHECK is Colorado cool aid . I just love to hear Hank Williams talk you ever hear him? He sounds like family to everyone that draws you to him . IMHO
Bob is a real historian of music it's one of the reasons he was so successful.some times to know were your going you have to know were you come from.
You're right, his studious reading is part of his genius
I’m gonna grab that book and keep it on my coffee table. Thanks for the killer review
Great book , I like that this great artist , that is some what mystical in his privacy, write s a book on his favorite artist songs , it makes him human and accessible on his views of other song writers. I was amazed on how my favorites are the same as his and how this artist views makes me love his song writing a lot more special and puts him in a light of a regular guy , like the rest of us .
Thanks for your insights…Dylan never stops inspiring!
Thanks Bob! Maybe now they will give Paycheck his due and put him in the hall of fame.
The Hall of Fame of Country Music will put today’s junk singer’s in, but never Paycheck. They’re arrogant idiots just like the Baseball Hall of Fame refusing Pete Rose’s induction. Which among Eusebia have not sinned, and come short of the glory of God? These Hall’s of Fame should consider the work on the field, on the stage, and in the recording booth, but they won’t. What’s worse is that once the position of Hall has been taken, it’s impossible for it to change. 😢
Pay check was one of the first bands to play at Buffalo Chip in 82 or 83 he had missed his plane in rapid city,
.but because he was wanted in a state next door. That's another story.. are cousin sent his number to him, on stage, they met a year before, became good friends.. John had gotten it, so he called em telling em he needed help they went got em brought em back to there home in Sturgis.. an Sturgis was still going on.. so i rolls up and he's has a joint in his mouth a beer in his hand and a bottle of jack in his left was singing camp fire songs.💥 Talk about blow your mind is a great memory one I'll never forget love your vids Mun major good👍 ..
I think that last reference was to a Steve Earle quote comparing Townes to Dylan as a song writer.
Thank you Otis. The brilliance of Paycheck has never been brought to life like you and Dylan did in this clip. I hope we all learn to appreciate the master that Paycheck was. Definitely one of the greatest to ever do it both writing and vocals.
Well said. My favorite lyric of JP is from Dont Take Her She's All I Got..."she could kiss the ground in the "winner-time" ...(long pause)...and make a flower grow". I tell my wife this one's for you honey
Hank Williams Cool Water is hauntingly beautiful.
I've been listening to the UA-cam series of 'Theme Time Radio Hour, with your host Bob Dylan'. They are well worth listening to if you're a fan of Bob. He chooses a subject, and plays an hour of varied music from many different genres and eras...with his inimitable chat in between. They never fail to lift my mood, and there are over 100 episodes, so plenty to keep you entertained.
very true. how many times have we heard the demo version of a song, and thought "why the hell didn't they just release that?" it's so much more honest and it makes you feel something
Excellent. I generally don’t watch stories about famous people anymore. Dylan’s music has always touched my soul, and this video explains who touched his. Thank you!
me either -- every "rising start" story is a template: They struggle young and get famous with good music. They get money and go crazy. Then they get strung out on drugs and the whole thing eventually falls apart and they lose the record deal. Someone usually dies, but several will go to rehab.... .it's especially "good" when its the actual star drops dead. .....I'm being sarcastic -- but people love these tragic stories-- Judy Garland? -- At least Dylan is honest with himself - and now, us. Thanks for the upload. Great stuff. JMHO
Since you asked, Steve Earle famously (or infamously) was quoted in some promotional materials included with a then-new Townes record as saying “Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.”
Steve Earle used to live in all the same dives as Townes. They were friends.
I have come to dj the party and remind everyone that Justin Townes Earle was so special, and will remind the future of the patterns of beautiful music. Respect to the sun and oxygen. Humanity handkerchiefs are solid.
New to your page, Otis. I love all the stories. I've got a lot of catching up to do. Bravo!
I am with Steve Earle on this and I would without hesitatiion "stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and shout Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world!" True story, I just bought a few copies as holiday presents for my music friends. Thanks for all this Otis, as always.
Now you can stand on his coffee table book. 😆
I like Townes too but he's never ever written anything like this: Darkness at the break of noon
Shadows even the silver spoon
The handmade blade, the child’s balloon
Eclipses both the sun and moon
To understand you know too soon
There is no sense in trying
Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fool’s gold mouthpiece the hollow horn
Plays wasted words, proves to warn
That he not busy being born is busy dying
Temptation’s page flies out the door
You follow, find yourself at war
Watch waterfalls of pity roar
You feel to moan but unlike before
You discover that you’d just be one more
Person crying
So don’t fear if you hear
A foreign sound to your ear
It’s alright, Ma, I’m only sighing
As some warn victory, some downfall
Private reasons great or small
Can be seen in the eyes of those that call
To make all that should be killed to crawl
While others say don’t hate nothing at all
Except hatred
Disillusioned words like bullets bark
As human gods aim for their mark
Make everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It’s easy to see without looking too far
That not much is really sacred
While preachers preach of evil fates
Teachers teach that knowledge waits
Can lead to hundred-dollar plates
Goodness hides behind its gates
But even the president of the United States
Sometimes must have to stand naked
An’ though the rules of the road have been lodged
It’s only people’s games that you got to dodge
And it’s alright, Ma, I can make it
Advertising signs they con
You into thinking you’re the one
That can do what’s never been done
That can win what’s never been won
Meantime life outside goes on
All around you
You lose yourself, you reappear
You suddenly find you got nothing to fear
Alone you stand with nobody near
When a trembling distant voice, unclear
Startles your sleeping ears to hear
That somebody thinks they really found you
A question in your nerves is lit
Yet you know there is no answer fit
To satisfy, insure you not to quit
To keep it in your mind and not forget
That it is not he or she or them or it
That you belong to
Although the masters make the rules
For the wise men and the fools
I got nothing, Ma, to live up to
For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destinies
Speak jealously of them that are free
Cultivate their flowers to be
Nothing more than something they invest in
While some on principles baptized
To strict party platform ties
Social clubs in drag disguise
Outsiders they can freely criticize
Tell nothing except who to idolize
And then say God bless him
While one who sings with his tongue on fire
Gargles in the rat race choir
Bent out of shape from society’s pliers
Cares not to come up any higher
But rather get you down in the hole
That he’s in
But I mean no harm nor put fault
On anyone that lives in a vault
But it’s alright, Ma, if I can’t please him
Old lady judges watch people in pairs
Limited in sex, they dare
To push fake morals, insult and stare
While money doesn’t talk, it swears
Obscenity, who really cares
Propaganda, all is phony
While them that defend what they cannot see
With a killer’s pride, security
It blows the minds most bitterly
For them that think death’s honesty
Won’t fall upon them naturally
Life sometimes must get lonely
My eyes collide head-on with stuffed
Graveyards, false gods, I scuff
At pettiness which plays so rough
Walk upside-down inside handcuffs
Kick my legs to crash it off
Say okay, I have had enough
what else can you show me?
And if my thought-dreams could be seen
They’d probably put my head in a guillotine
But it’s alright, Ma, it’s life, and life only
steve earle himself walked that back knowing how ridiculous it was in a literal sense
@@jmeinoff4555 And that's just one of numerous excellent examples!❤
@@jmeinoff4555 Damn......
After a long time working tunneling undergrown I have got to hear some songs by Bob Dylan, i think he is good, and I will listen to more of his music
Another great video Otis. I am going to have to check out that book. I am always interested in Bob's takes when it comes to songs and songwriters.
"Weary Blues From Waiting": when Hank howls his pain "Oh sweet mama, please come home." especially in the demo with just Hank and his guitar. The best! Studio addedthey rest after death is my understanding.
Johnny Paycheck at his best was as good as anyone who ever lived and often better.
I remember hearing Motel Time Again for the 1st time at a record store in Houston and I immediately bought it and wore it out..
Good stuff. Got it from my wife for Xmas. Classic Dylan on some of the classics.
that was a great 17 minute watch !
thank you
I read the audible
now reading the book text
then may listen one more time
it’s that good
that shit about save the last dance for me just completely blew my mind
If I didn't know Dylan wrote this, I probably could have guessed it. Nobody puts words together like Dylan does.
I didn't even know Hank when I heard Linda Ronstadt sing "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)". But I was so taken with the lyrics, I just had to find out who wrote it. This was before the internet, so I had do some real digging. The credits said "H. Williams", that's all I had to go with.
By the way, she's no slouch either. Whatever Hank said, it moved her too.
The first time I heard Townes Van Zandt singing “nothing” it was a live recording a friend played for me and holy cow I was at a loss of words. The pure emotion that is in that song is just amazing. He will always be one of my favorite singer/songwriters hands down. Now I need to get this book. Thank you for the wonderful video Otis I really enjoyed it!!!!!
I had a radio show for 12 years, by invitation. That was about the only Townes Van Zandt song I played and it’s still my favorite. But it’s so sad that Hank and He both chose alcohol… It’s ruined the closest people to me, my mom, my daughter, my nephew, my ex-husband. I’m glad I quit when I was 29
@@cre8lite11 I know what you mean. I had a drinking problem for a long time. I’ve learned through he years to control it, but last month I gave it up so I’m celebrating one month sobriety. My dad though is still sadly an alcoholic. But I can’t control him.
@@crystalrock18 yes I forgot to add my brother-in-law so that’s probably how my nephew got to have it. Unfortunately he was supposed to be my caretaker but alcohol ruins everything. Oh and a couple roommates also! This is true we cannot control others. We can only control ourselves…
@@cre8lite11 true story gotta look out for number one! Also too that’s awesome you had a radio show! I can’t say I’ve done anything cool like that, I’m just a fiddler for hire here the STL area.
Really happy I came across this video Otis. Great job!👏👍
This is why I truly have a love for all genres of music. The greatest songs come directly from the heart. Certain rhythms, sounds, or means of presentation may appeal more to my ears, but genuine feeling shines through.
I'm dying to read this now you've brought it to my attention! If you've never read it, Jimmy Webb's book "Tunesmith" also is an iconic statement on 20th century songwriting and well (i.e., INCREDIBLY) worth checking out. It's a masterpiece. And worth standing on Bob's coffee table in Steve Earle's cowboy boots while you shout that to the heavens. Go Otis!!!
Now THAT sounds interesting. Jimmy was, and is, amazing. Recently, I learned to play and sing Up Up and Away. It works as a folk song, believe it or not...with its five key changes and 20 something chords...but the melody flows along so effortlessly, and everyone just sings along.....I was watching old tv performances of that song by the 5th Dimension, and I thought that this might be as good as pop music ever got, in terms of spectacle. First of all: the costumes......each time they sang it, they had a different look, matching outfits of unbelievable colors: magical, far-out, beautiful. Then there were the singers...five different singers with trained, but soulful voices...each one an expert in a different style...Gospel, Opera, show music, Pop, and soul. Then the singers themselves.....two gorgeous women, each one a beauty contest winner, and three strong young men, each of a different body type, all of whom moved well.....You couldn't help but ask yourself..."Are those two a couple?" Matching up different pairings (turns out two of them did marry....but I won't tell you which ones....) Then there's the orchestration...mixing pop with jazz with classical...dozens of instrumentalists, each a master at his craft, from violins to horns to guitar, percussion, horns, etc. And the music and lyrics jsut blend so perfectly...what's not to like about this song? How can you not feel that life is worth living when you hear it? I finally did get to ride in a balloon with my beloved.....probably never do it again, it costs so much.....but it was worth it....over NYS Finger Lakes...ooh la la.....
I’m putting this book on my Christmas Wish List! I hope Santa comes though!! 😍
Steve Earle has since backed down a bit in the coffee table comment in 2012 he said I was asked for a quote for a promotion for a TVZ album and I said it. He says in 2012 it's not that I actually thought Townes was better than Dylan I just thought that Townes needed the help.
Ottis, your comment about the demo being better than the full studio recording is dead on! That's why going to jam sessions and open mic nights can be so great. Even if you don't play, every once in a while you'll hear and see great talent that hasn't been screwed with and molded
The Old and In The Way is a somber and real reflection of growing old in the 2000's . A great read all the way through. Thanks for sharing
I had to pause this video and go listen to Hank Williams.
Fun time, like I’m talking to my brother. A great look at the greats.
Thanks so much for reviewing this book, Otis. I really enjoyed “Chronicles, Vol. 1” and was looking forward to volume 2. The man writes prose as well as song. Looking forward to digging into this one. Thank you for all the videos you’ve posted this year. Your channel is one of the rare gems of UA-cam.
I saw Johnny Paycheck live at a small club that Merle Haggard owned in Southern California called Hags Place.
Paycheck was amazing!!!
One of my favorite recordings of all time is the Foster and Rice song "Someone To Give My Love To" by Paycheck.
Bob is so amazingly intelligent.
Always appreciate what you have to share. 🏆
Bob is my CUZ on my DAD s side , I miss his MOM . she was a great CUZ,,
Beauty episode Otis. The way you bring them all together is inspiring. We met Johnny Paycheck once on the Ian Tyson Show. At the time I didn't know much beyond Take This Job. Thank you for previewing the book. It's on the to buy list now. Listening to the whole episode now.
This book easily qualifies for a prominent spot on my bookcase! Thanks Otis!
Dylan's prose is as magnificent as his song lyrics.
Gibbs' rading was a perfect fit. Simple, Straightforward. Solid pacing.
And Imperfect with just enough earnest twang.
Maybe Audition for the Audio book....?
Thank you and good nite
this book has been on my radar. excited to hear this! thanks!
That last Dylan album is one of my favorites from him.
Thanks Otis. Story Time was refreshing, well done.
Bob Dylan writing is incredible. How he able to gather his thoughts. As a singer-songwriter consider my songs influenced by Bob Dylan. Would love to have his though process. What amazing gift.
In my younger days, I used to get a Big kick out people who made it a mission trying to decipher the true meaning behind Bob's songs. Someone once speculated about the meaning of Mr. Tambourine Man and asked Dylan if he was correct. Dylan looked the man in the eye and said "It's about a man with a Tambourine ". Dylan music ran the gambit from simple to complex. I think his perspective on song writers would be fascinating but spot on as well. Can't wait to get my copy.
Paychecks old violin, the ultimate musicians song, sad, hard hitting!
Thank you For Your Hard Work!
Great idea for a video man. I enjoyed it!
This was great and I'm looking forward to reading the book. Thanks Otis!
Otis I’ve been home from work due to some health issues for the past few months and please know I look forward to your content and hearing your music. Really takes me away and truly makes me feel better. Cheers and thank you !
Tanks 4 this video otis tanks 4 this posts that yuo do god bless yuo and yuor family tru the 1 lock dawny yuo got me tru recovery whit yuor cups of coffe on saturday ❤😂
Looking forward to this book. Thanks for the video.
Thank you once again Otis. Bless you sir, bless you.
i enjoy your channel so much. i really love hearing people talk about their jobs or passions and sharing that. i could talk about my job (an interesting one to me) all day with stories of people and the jobs we do so when i hear others i find it captivating. people are so interesting . you do a great job so thank you. you have a wonderful way of speaking and your love comes through. thank you again.
Otis-I can’t wait to read Bob over the holidays and now your thoughtful review is making the wait more difficult!
Much Thanks. Good to hear your thoughts on Dylan's word pictures.
Thank you Otis!
Very much enjoyed your video, especially your voice work, reading dynamic, subject matter speaks for itself. Thanks