Bob Dylan – Hey Little Richard and Jenny, Jenny, Jenny – 1958

Bob Dylan’s home,
Hibbing, Minnesota
1958

Bob Dylan – Hey Little Richard

Bob and John Talk:
Dylan: This is Little Richard…(fakes wild crowd noises into microphone) …Little Richard’s got a lot of expression.
Bucklen: You think singing is just jumping around and screaming?
Dylan: You gotta have some kind of expression.
Bucklen: Johnny Cash has got expression.
Dylan: There’s no expression. (sings in boring, slow and monotone voice): “I met her at a dance St. Paul Minnesota… I walk the line, because you’re mine, because you’re mine…”
Bucklen: You’re doing it wrong, you’re just –

-end of broadcast tape segment-

Bob Dylan Jenny, Jenny, Jenny

After Jenny Take A Ride:
Bucklen: Listen, man you gotta to do it a little bit faster than that. I mean I’m trying to cut a fast record here, that’s right …
Dylan: I can’t help it.
Bucklen: I know it ain’t slow but it’s not fast enough too.
Dylan: Whadaya talking about, man, that’s plenty fast!
Bucklen: No, it isn’t.
Dylan: That’ll sell – that’ll sell (clicks fingers) just like that – ten million in a week! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllll! (plays first note on piano)
Bucklen: What are you trying to do man, coming in with ‘weeelll’ like that? I mean ….
Dylan: Well that’s for the new song and I’m starting another one.

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