Journalist ratsosloman recounts his time embedded with Bob Dylan's infamous 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue
Participants in the 1975 Rolling Thunder Review included Allen Ginsberg, second from left; Roger McGuinn, center; Larry"Ratso" Sloman, in sunglasses, seated; Ramblin' Jack Elliott, third from left; Bob Dylan; and, at right, Denise Mercedes.
In some ways, the Revue was a reaction to Bob’s 1974 tour with The Band, when he had toured for the first time since 1966, playing hockey arenas across the country. “I got kind of held up on that tour,” Dylan told me. “I wasn’t really in control of the situation. We were just shuffled around from airport to limo to hotel lobby to hockey rinks.” Now, with his old summer camp pal Louie Kemp managing the tour, Bob could enjoy himself on the road again.
As if there wasn’t already enough variety, there was an open spot left in every city so that any musical colleague who came to that show could perform. Joni Mitchell showed up in New Haven, Conn., and stayed for the rest of the tour. “I stayed up three days in a row at one point, wandering around the room, and there was music going and I’d still be dancing,” Joni told me.
Nevertheless, I woke Dylan up in his hotel room. “They want you to respond to the fact that the first 11 shows grossed $600,000,” I said.
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