Bob Dylan is one of the most influential and best-recognized musicians in popular culture.
With a career that spans over 50 years, this American singer-songwriter, author and visual artist landed his first contract in 1961 and emerged as a folk-rock legend. We’ve managed to keep track of his recent successes, but let’s see time-travel and enjoy a performance from his early years.
This video of “Mr. Tambourine Man” live in 1964 is truly a work of art.
It’s a black and white performance that’s sure to trigger a lot of nostalgia and great memories.
It’s interesting to see how things were at the beginning of someone’s career, in a different era, with different possibilities.
The year is 1964 and people, mostly young, gathered at the Newport Folk Festival. We can see the fields full of young people sitting on the ground in front of the stage. Pete Seeger humorously announces “a musician who ran away from home 17 times, and got brought back 16.”
Bob Dylan enters the scene, dressed in his most recognizable outfit, looking young with an acoustic guitar in his hands.
His smile is huge, and we can see him having an adorable communication with the audience and sharing a few jokes along before the real show begins. The entire time, he plays two instruments at once.
As impressive as it sounds, Dylan manages to combine guitar and harmonica and to play them both simultaneously.
He’s got a harmonica neck holder that fixes the small instrument right in front of his mouth so his hands can be free for the guitar magic. He plays both of them perfectly and we have to admit that the sound of harmonica adds that little extra something to one of Bob Dylan’s most popular songs. “Mr. Tambourine Man” was recorded in 1964, but went on to become the song Dylan most performed live. The catchy and expansive melody caught the ears of many artists including The Byrds, Judy Collins, Odetta, and Stevie Wonder.
The hit even song appeared on Rolling Stone’s list of 500 best songs ever.
The camera is mostly focused on Dylan and his amazing performance.
His singing is on point and the jangly guitar sound will surely move you. However, the camera also shows us around the stage, and all the young faces in the audience that are completely immersed in the surrealistic imagery of the song. This performance might be in black and white, but you know a happy face when you see one.
Dylan made sure to put smiles on the faces of everyone who came to hear him. He is a true performer from the very beginning.
We all know Dylan’s music and that he’s had a lot of success with it.
Dylan has released 38 studio albums and has received Grammys, Academy Awards, and Golden Globes. However, his talents go even further, and the man decided to explore visual arts. His paintings appear on the covers of his albums, Self Portrait (1970), and Planet Waves (1974).
In 2010, Dylan also exhibited 40 of his paintings at the National Gallery of Denmark!
The legendary singer received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2012.
But it doesn’t stop there—the man also received a Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, and it was the first time a musician received such honors. This video got 35 million views and we’ve got the best wishes and a lot of admiration!
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