Bob Neuwirth (born June 20, 1939, Akron, Ohio) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. A mainstay of the early 1960s Cambridge, Massachusetts, folk scene, he subsequently became a friend and associate of Bob Dylan alongside whom he appears in D.A. Pennebaker's documentary Dont Look Back and Dylan's own self-referential romantic fantasy/tour film Renaldo and Clara. Neuwirth assembled the backing band for Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue.[1] With Janis Joplin and poet Michael McClure, he co-wrote the song "Mercedes Benz". He also introduced Kris Kristofferson to Janis Joplin.
Discography [edit]
- Bob Neuwirth (1974)
- Back to the Front (1988)
- 99 Monkeys (1990)
- Look Up (1996)
- Havana Midnight (1999)
With John Cale [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 282. CN 5585.
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American singer-songerwriter |
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June 20, 1939 |
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Akron, Ohio, USA |
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