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Bobby & Billy
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Merci beaucoup, Denis! J'ai découvert cette vidéo aujourd'hui, en partant du mandolin cafe et en musardant sur Y*µ£µbe. Étonnant, réellement.
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Re: Bobby & Billy
Belle vidéo , en effet sur une des chansons les plus énigmatiques de Robert... Les solis de Billy renforcent le côté mystérieux et planant de la chanson et c'est un régal de le voir aux côtés d'un "bon" Dylan- hé oui, pour l'avoir vu sur scène plusieurs fois, quelquefois, c'est pas terrible mais d'autres... c'était tout simplement sublime.Merci de la diffusion. 
Re: Bobby & Billy
La suite , juste en images !
Cela se passe de commentaires ... mais je résiste pas à copier celui qui accompagne ces photos du rFB quand même , pour les ceusses qui n'y vont pas :
"In a jaw-dropping collision of legends and new blood, Bob Dylan stunned fans by taking the stage with bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings for a searing rendition of “All Along the Watchtower” at Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Festival. The unexpected duet lit up the night sky, fusing Dylan’s gravelly mystique with Strings’ fiery fretwork. The crowd stood frozen, then erupted as generations of American music collided in perfect, thunderous harmony. Dylan rarely collaborates live—making this moment all the more historic. With Willie watching from the wings, it felt like a passing of the torch, wrapped in electric defiance and raw, rebellious beauty. For those lucky enough to witness it, it wasn’t just a performance—it was a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage......"
A signaler que le gars Willie vient juste d'embarquer Sierra Hull sur la route en "opening act " pour deux semaines ... Chapeau bas à ces deux-là ( les "anciens " comme les "ptits jeunes " ... bon, ben ça fait quatre alors !
bien qu'il ne soit porté que par les moins jeunes - le chapeau - )
"THANK YOU to the one and only Willie Nelson for having us out on the road these past couple weeks! It’s been a complete joy.
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Cela se passe de commentaires ... mais je résiste pas à copier celui qui accompagne ces photos du rFB quand même , pour les ceusses qui n'y vont pas :
"In a jaw-dropping collision of legends and new blood, Bob Dylan stunned fans by taking the stage with bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings for a searing rendition of “All Along the Watchtower” at Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Festival. The unexpected duet lit up the night sky, fusing Dylan’s gravelly mystique with Strings’ fiery fretwork. The crowd stood frozen, then erupted as generations of American music collided in perfect, thunderous harmony. Dylan rarely collaborates live—making this moment all the more historic. With Willie watching from the wings, it felt like a passing of the torch, wrapped in electric defiance and raw, rebellious beauty. For those lucky enough to witness it, it wasn’t just a performance—it was a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage......"
A signaler que le gars Willie vient juste d'embarquer Sierra Hull sur la route en "opening act " pour deux semaines ... Chapeau bas à ces deux-là ( les "anciens " comme les "ptits jeunes " ... bon, ben ça fait quatre alors !
bien qu'il ne soit porté que par les moins jeunes - le chapeau - )"THANK YOU to the one and only Willie Nelson for having us out on the road these past couple weeks! It’s been a complete joy.
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Back in the day :
https://www.facebook.com/10000127340858 ... 5320162312
"Sparks Are Lit
A couple nights ago Billy Strings appeared with Bob Dylan
62 years ago Dylan and Doc Watson shared a stage.
Here's a historic video from the Newport Folk Festival. On stage is old time musician Clarence Ashley, 22 year old Bob Dylan and Doc Watson.(Judy Collins also). This was a Saturday afternoon set of ballads coordinated by folklorist Ralph Rinzler. The date was July 27, 1963.
Although there is no record of Dylan and Doc ever playing together, Doc has covered several of his songs and once said... “Don’t Think Twice was one of my favorite things, because, if you played the guitar finger style pretty good you could pretty well “put a hurtin’ on that,” as some old boy used to say."
Three years earlier in 1960, 64 yr old Ashley introduce Rinzler to 37 yr old Watson at Doc's home in Deep Gap NC. Both had been playing traditional Southern mountain music since their teens, but they were unknown outside their own region.
Rinzler told them that there was a folk music revival and their form of music was now popular in places like New York, Boston, Chicago & LA. He convinced them that they could make a good living performing and soon they were on their way to the Big Apple and other cities.
When Rinzler returned to Passaic NJ home in 1960, he played his field recordings of Doc to a high school neighbor he had been mentoring. That kid was David Grisman! A spark was lit.
Grisman would go on to play mandolin, form a band and in 1964 met Jerry Garcia on the parking lot of a Bill Monroe show in Pennsylvania. Another spark was lit
Meanwhile in 1963 Newport RI.
It was Dylan & Doc's first time at that Festival. Doc recalled his performances there....
"That Newport Folk Festival was something....We'd go on stage and 8 to 10,000 people would go dead quiet and listen to the music. Man, you couldn't believe the ovations..You know the people were there to hear the roots of their music"
In the audience at Newport was 14 year Tony Trischka, still a novice banjo player. It was the first time he heard bluegrass live. (Bill Monroe) But what really caught his ear was Doc Watson. He recalls hearing him play Doc's Guitar & Black Mountain Rag. He was so inspired that these were among the only tunes he ever learned on guitar. Tony went on to become Bela Fleck's banjo teacher. Sparks fly!
Fast forward to the late 1990's. Billy Strings is still a youngster when his step-dad gives him a guitar and puts some Doc Watson albums on the family turntable. Those recordings have become Billy's greatest influence. One of those albums was "The Essential Doc Watson" which included his Black Mountain Rag performance from the 1963 Newport Folk Festival. Billy heard it and and another spark was lit.
Billy has since lit a lot of sparks on his own. He has rekindled interest in bluegrass music. He is playing to tens of thousands. His style of music is being copied. He has gotten the attention of people like Bob Weir, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson and now Bob Dylan.
Where it goes from here is anybodies guess, but I'm sure more sparks will be lit. That there is someone ready to take the music to yet higher echelons
Rick Grenda, aka ricgrass(youtube) - Author & Historian. Muses about local history and occassionly about his other interest - music, travel & food."
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https://www.facebook.com/10000127340858 ... 5320162312
"Sparks Are Lit
A couple nights ago Billy Strings appeared with Bob Dylan
62 years ago Dylan and Doc Watson shared a stage.
Here's a historic video from the Newport Folk Festival. On stage is old time musician Clarence Ashley, 22 year old Bob Dylan and Doc Watson.(Judy Collins also). This was a Saturday afternoon set of ballads coordinated by folklorist Ralph Rinzler. The date was July 27, 1963.
Although there is no record of Dylan and Doc ever playing together, Doc has covered several of his songs and once said... “Don’t Think Twice was one of my favorite things, because, if you played the guitar finger style pretty good you could pretty well “put a hurtin’ on that,” as some old boy used to say."
Three years earlier in 1960, 64 yr old Ashley introduce Rinzler to 37 yr old Watson at Doc's home in Deep Gap NC. Both had been playing traditional Southern mountain music since their teens, but they were unknown outside their own region.
Rinzler told them that there was a folk music revival and their form of music was now popular in places like New York, Boston, Chicago & LA. He convinced them that they could make a good living performing and soon they were on their way to the Big Apple and other cities.
When Rinzler returned to Passaic NJ home in 1960, he played his field recordings of Doc to a high school neighbor he had been mentoring. That kid was David Grisman! A spark was lit.
Grisman would go on to play mandolin, form a band and in 1964 met Jerry Garcia on the parking lot of a Bill Monroe show in Pennsylvania. Another spark was lit
Meanwhile in 1963 Newport RI.
It was Dylan & Doc's first time at that Festival. Doc recalled his performances there....
"That Newport Folk Festival was something....We'd go on stage and 8 to 10,000 people would go dead quiet and listen to the music. Man, you couldn't believe the ovations..You know the people were there to hear the roots of their music"
In the audience at Newport was 14 year Tony Trischka, still a novice banjo player. It was the first time he heard bluegrass live. (Bill Monroe) But what really caught his ear was Doc Watson. He recalls hearing him play Doc's Guitar & Black Mountain Rag. He was so inspired that these were among the only tunes he ever learned on guitar. Tony went on to become Bela Fleck's banjo teacher. Sparks fly!
Fast forward to the late 1990's. Billy Strings is still a youngster when his step-dad gives him a guitar and puts some Doc Watson albums on the family turntable. Those recordings have become Billy's greatest influence. One of those albums was "The Essential Doc Watson" which included his Black Mountain Rag performance from the 1963 Newport Folk Festival. Billy heard it and and another spark was lit.
Billy has since lit a lot of sparks on his own. He has rekindled interest in bluegrass music. He is playing to tens of thousands. His style of music is being copied. He has gotten the attention of people like Bob Weir, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson and now Bob Dylan.
Where it goes from here is anybodies guess, but I'm sure more sparks will be lit. That there is someone ready to take the music to yet higher echelons
Rick Grenda, aka ricgrass(youtube) - Author & Historian. Muses about local history and occassionly about his other interest - music, travel & food."
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