Tell Me, Mommais a song written byBob Dylanand performed exclusively during his1966 World Tourwiththe Band(then known as the Hawks). It was used to introduce the second half of a concert, when Dylan switched from an acoustic solo performance to an electric performance backed by a band. The song was not recorded on a studio album, nor was it ever performed again by Dylan in concert.
| "Tell Me, Momma" | |
|---|---|
| SongbyBob Dylan | |
| from the albumThe Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert | |
| Recorded | May 17, 1966 |
| Studio | Free Trade Hall |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 5:10 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
| Producer(s) | Columbia |
Dylan's May 17, 1966 live performance of the song was released in 1998 onThe Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert.[1]In 2016, all Dylan's recorded live performances of "Tell Me, Momma" from 1966 were released in the 36-CD boxed setThe 1966 Live Recordings,with the May 26, 1966 performance released separately on the albumThe Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert.The boxed set contains all the live versions of "Tell Me, Momma" ever performed by Dylan and his band.
History
editThe first known performance of "Tell Me, Momma", was on February 5, 1966, at Westchester County Center,White Plains, New York.The performance was captured on tape by an audience member,[2]but not officially released until 2016. Dylan continued to perform this song throughout the 1966 tour, but, when he had finished, the song was not recorded on a studio album, nor was it ever performed again by Dylan in concert.
In popular culture
editThe song was shown played live by Dylan and The Band during his 1966 U.K.Tour; a performance of the song at Paris'L'Olympiaon 24 May 1966 featured inD. A. Pennebaker's documentaryEat the Document.The same video of Dylan and the Hawks shown in Eat the Document was shown inMartin Scorsese's 2005 DocumentaryNo Direction Home.
References
edit- ^"The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The" Royal Albert Hall "Concert".allmusic.Retrieved2010-10-19.
- ^Olof, Bjorner, "Still on the Road 1966",1250
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