It Was 40 Years Ago Today...

Oops, neglected to point out that on the tracks on which both Robertson and Bloomfield play, you'll notice Robbie is on guitar and Mike is on piano. The info about Mike moving to piano after hearing Robbie start playing guitar came from Mike himself, and is remarkably similar to Kooper's story!

Speaking of Bloomfield, another great Band I'm so thankful to have seen live was The Electric Flag, with Bloomfield and the great Buddy Miles in '68. The Flag had four saxes that day---two tenor, a baritone, and a bass. HUGE sound!

Isn't this thread a bit off course?

Bdp24, you said Bob Dylan hired Robbie Robertson for the Highway 61 recording. I said, no Robertson was hired for the tour and it was Mike Bloomfield on the album. You then said Robertson had already appeared on "Bringing It All Back Home" and that both Robertson and Bloomfield played together with Bloomfield on piano. I'm not clear what recordings you are referring to.

Everything I've ever read says Robertson does not appear on the original "Highway 61 Revisted" album. Also he is not listed in the credits of the "Bringing It All Back Home" album. Did he record under an alias? Can you tell me what Dylan tracks both Robertson and Bloomfield appeared together on?

The first Electric Flag album is one of the greatest recordings from that time.

And yes, this is totally off topic.

In an attempt to get things directed a bit more on topic...

@Bdp24: Dylan's cover of Rebecca Black's "Friday" is certainly more redeeming than Springsteen's rendition...