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When Bob Dylan plays the first of two nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, the audience is packed with celebrities including The Beatles, Donovan, Paul Jones of Manfred Mann and Eric Burdon of The Animals.Full article:
Donovan : I remember one afternoon at The Savoy. I was shown into a small, dark, screening room. I could vaguely see Bob sitting in a chair, so I sat by his feet. No words were spoken. As my eyes became accustomed to the gloom I was aware of other figures in the room; they turned out to be John, Paul, George and Ringo! It was hard when people said I was copying Dylan. It wasn't so much that he created a new sound – he had a new way of looking at life. I was inspired rather than influenced by him in the same way as he was inspired by Woody Guthrie.
D. A. Pennebaker (director of Dylan film Don't Look Back) : Dylan liked Donovan before he even saw him. He liked the idea of Donovan. Of course, when Donovan met him he was very excited and decided to play something for him. Dylan said he liked Catch The Wind, but Donovan said, I've written a new song I wanna play for you. So he played a song called My Darling Tangerine Eyes. And it was to the tune of Mr Tambourine Man! And Dylan was sitting there with this funny look on his face, listening to Mr Tambourine Man with these really weird words, trying to keep a straight face. Then Dylan says, Well, you know, that tune ... I have to admit that I haven't written all the tunes I'm credited with but that happens to be one that I did write! I'm sure Donovan never played the song again.
John Hammond (blues singer) : I had already been in London for a month when Bob invited me to the show. It was incredible. I was hanging out backstage. Joan Baez was there. The Beatles were there. John Lennon walked up to me and said, 'Do you fancy a drive around Hyde Park in my limo to smoke some hash?' I said, 'Oh, delighted.' So we dd. John was phenomenal. What a guy. He loved blues and he was so into it.
(Rock'n'Reel, November 2007)
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D. A. Pennebaker (director of Dylan film Don't Look Back) : Dylan liked Donovan before he even saw him. He liked the idea of Donovan. Of course, when Donovan met him he was very excited and decided to play something for him. Dylan said he liked Catch The Wind, but Donovan said, I've written a new song I wanna play for you. So he played a song called My Darling Tangerine Eyes. And it was to the tune of Mr Tambourine Man! And Dylan was sitting there with this funny look on his face, listening to Mr Tambourine Man with these really weird words, trying to keep a straight face. Then Dylan says, Well, you know, that tune ... I have to admit that I haven't written all the tunes I'm credited with but that happens to be one that I did write! I'm sure Donovan never played the song again.
John Hammond (blues singer) : I had already been in London for a month when Bob invited me to the show. It was incredible. I was hanging out backstage. Joan Baez was there. The Beatles were there. John Lennon walked up to me and said, 'Do you fancy a drive around Hyde Park in my limo to smoke some hash?' I said, 'Oh, delighted.' So we dd. John was phenomenal. What a guy. He loved blues and he was so into it.
(Rock'n'Reel, November 2007)