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Hi Kat
One thing about Bob Dylan is his encyclopedic knowledge ,and us, of American musical history. From http://www.bobdylancommentaries.com/bob-dylan/114-2/ : “Highway 51 Blues has an interesting history. Highway 51 is an actual road that runs from New Orleans to Wisconsin. It was one of the primary routes southern blacks used as they migrated to the north in search of factory jobs in the big cities. On Dylan’s first album, “Bob Dylan”, the song is credited to Curtis Jones, a blues piano player.”
Curtis Jones “Highway 51 Blues” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fesf3-XOG3c
Hi J,
I am a huge fan of the blues, but I hadn’t heard this Curtis Jones song nor did I know the background of Dylan’s song. I knew Highway 51 is real but not its significance. Thanks for filling in my Dylan gaps.
I went hunting for the Everly songs as I also love rockabilly. I couldn’t find any video.
July 8, 2021 at 1:34 pm
Hi Kat
One thing about Bob Dylan is his encyclopedic knowledge ,and us, of American musical history. From http://www.bobdylancommentaries.com/bob-dylan/114-2/ : “Highway 51 Blues has an interesting history. Highway 51 is an actual road that runs from New Orleans to Wisconsin. It was one of the primary routes southern blacks used as they migrated to the north in search of factory jobs in the big cities. On Dylan’s first album, “Bob Dylan”, the song is credited to Curtis Jones, a blues piano player.”
Curtis Jones “Highway 51 Blues” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fesf3-XOG3c
July 8, 2021 at 6:10 pm
Hi J,
I am a huge fan of the blues, but I hadn’t heard this Curtis Jones song nor did I know the background of Dylan’s song. I knew Highway 51 is real but not its significance. Thanks for filling in my Dylan gaps.
I went hunting for the Everly songs as I also love rockabilly. I couldn’t find any video.
July 8, 2021 at 2:34 pm
“…knowledge ,and us, of … ” should be, of course, “…knowledge, and use…, of “
July 8, 2021 at 6:11 pm
I didn’t even notice. I just filled in use when I read the comment.
July 8, 2021 at 2:37 pm
And that’s why “Highway 61 Revisited” is a look back to “Highway 51” on his first album AND to the Curtis Jones original…
July 8, 2021 at 6:12 pm
Thanks for all this!!