Robbie Robertson Talks About Bob Dylan and the Basement Tapes

Robbie gives background on the making of the famous Basement Tapes -- the songs recorded by The Band and Bob Dylan in Woodstock in 1967. The songs were passed around on bootlegs before an official 1975 release that featured some songs, with overdubs.

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• Bob Dylan
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• Basement Tapes
• Woodstock
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[mikeincalifornia]

As always, it's all about Robbie. More than telling that he doesn't so much as even mention any of the other members of the band!!! Most especially the fact that Garth was an electronics whiz who managed the recording and is the one responsible for making them sound so good. Very sad.

[NathanIsReallyBored]

YOU NEVER FUCKING HELD THE LEASE TO BIG PINK ROBERTSON.

[patrickbrennan42]

Levon had next to nothing to do with the BT. Most of the recordings happened in the spring/summer of 67, and Levon didn't come back until the Fall. RR has talked about Garth's electronic acumen elsewhere. He said "we" like a million times and no doubt said the other guys' names elsewhere in the interview. The foolish bitterness of some people is sad.

[happygleason]

@TerrySleeper CAHOOTS

WHICH ONES??

[happygleason]

@waketheoblivious huh

[happygleason]

@mrfish4lyfe i met and read Levons book....he missed much / most of the taping

[happygleason]

@mikeincalifornia thanks

[mrfish4lyfe]

levon should have done this interview

[mrfester42]

@sharpie871 Every story ever told or written is subjective BUT the fact that you give Wikipedia (more than 40 years after the fact) more credence than someone who actually lived it is just baffling. Why you wouldn't say "Funny how wikipedia story sort of contradicts what Robbie's says..."! People of later generations are so jaded that they prefer to go against simple logic rather than believe something good. Pretty sad!