11 Dec 16
Judy Collins, Open the Door (Song for Judith)
I just figured out that the woman Judith, who is a friend of Judy's, I met a long time ago and actually recorded her playing guitar, banjo and singing a great voice, old timey American style singer, Judith Weston. I am listening to that tape from 1977 or so. Wish I could talk to her again, she was a great singer in her own right.
Originally posted by TorunnYeah, I saw that, she was overwhelmed. Hard Rain's a-gonna fall is a powerful song, not for the faint of heart and she was emotionally overcome by it all. Just thinking about Bob Dylan getting such an honor must have been overwhelming for her and likewise me, I have been listening to Dylan since his first album on Columbia, I was struck by his power from day one.
This was a moving moment during the Nobel Prize Award ceremony yesterday - Patti Smith singing Bob Dylan:
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"Even a superstar like Patti Smith can be nervous at a special occasion like this..." They were all moved and impressed.
This honor puts him in an entirely different category now, he is a part of the world now. Not like he wasn't before in many people's eyes but now he is encoded in stone.