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Originally Posted by podunklander
I'd like to know specifically -how he learned lyric-writing from Dylan. Was it from just listening? Or did Dylan sit down with him and teach him? Critique any of his songs perhaps?
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I think he just meant he heavily "influenced" him, probably more than anyone else ...you know, regarding song structure, word play, license, etc ...but who knows what went on during any overlapping time in the Grossman office ...I'd be surprised if either can remember much, lol
I didn't realize Bob was nervous on TV...he must be on stage also cos he didn't even say boo to our Massey audience when I saw him ...you'd think with all that experience, he'd not be intimidated, even a ham
>ok, another Songbook quote from Gord (do we not all know these?)
STATION MASTER
It has a very strong Bob Dylan undercurrent. He's been a very big influence on me throughout my career, and this song is about as close as I get to showing it.
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from the wonderful Lightfoot Odds and Ends section at
www.Lightfoot.ca I see a few more Dylan related tidbits...my question is "where is this film footage? ie. ever released?"
"When Lightfoot played two shows on Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue in1975 in Toronto, Dylan dedicated 'Dark As A Dungeon', an old folk standard Lightfoot used to perform, to Lightfoot at the first night's concert."
"After the first night's Rolling Thunder Revue concert in Toronto in 1975, Lightfoot invited the entire revue back to his house for a post-concert party. Dylan, who was making a film at the time, recorded Lightfoot singing 'Ballad In Plain D' in an upstairs bedroom."