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emr
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Here's hoping everything is OK with this rock icon. Every June he plays a "Birthday" concert at BB King's NYC in June. Nothing this year.


 
Posted : May 23, 2017 4:41 pm
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Haven't heard anything. btw - Kooper's autobiography Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards is the the funniest and best rock bio I have ever read. He was everywhere and worked with everyone. Some hilarious tales of his stint producing Lynyrd Skynyrd.


 
Posted : May 23, 2017 6:50 pm
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Thanks. I'll have to read one.

I always say that the greatest evidence Bob Dylan's genius is Al's organ on Like a Rolling Stone. Having snuck in to sit at the organ after realizing he was not going to play guitar instead of Bloomfield; Al consistent played a half beat behind the rest of the band members as he was no organ player. Any smart musician would have said get him the hell out of there; his Bobness said "put the organ up in the mix."


 
Posted : May 24, 2017 12:11 pm
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