Set Lists: 1961

[2/?/61][4/5/61][4/11-23 or 25/61][5/6/61][5/?/61][7/29/61][6-8/?/61][9/6/61][9/26/61][9/29/61a][9/29/61b][9/26-10/8/61][10/1/61 or 6/?/61][10/29/61][11/4/61][11/20/61][11/22/61][11/23/61][12/22/61]

[2/?/61] East Orange Tape, Gleason Home, East Orange, NJ

San Francisco Bay Blues (BD006b)

Jesus Met a Woman at the Well (BD006b)

Gypsy Davy (BD006b)

Pastures of Plenty (BD006b)

Buffalo Skinners (BD006b)

Jesse James (BD006b)

Car Song (BD006b)

The Southern Cannonball (BD006b)

Bring Me Back My Blue-Eyed Boy (BD006b)

Remember Me (BD006b)

 

[4/5/61] Loeb Music Center, NYU Folk Music Society, New York City

 

[4/11-23 or 25/61] Gerde’s Folk City, New York City, 1st Gig, opening for J.L. Hooker

Song to Woody

House of the Risin’ Sun

 

[5/6/61] Indian Neck Folk Festival, Montowesi Hotel, Branford, CT

Talking Columbia (BD009a)

Hang Knot (Slip Knot) (BD009a)

Talking Fishing Blues (BD009a)

 

[5/?/61] Minneapolis Party Tape, Bonnie Beecher Apartment, Minneapolis, MN

Railroad Bill (BD007a)

Will the Circle Be Unbroken (BD007a)

Man of Constant Sorrow (BD007a)

Pretty Polly (BD007a)

The Railroad Boy (BD007a)

James Alley Blues (BD007b)

Bonnie, Why’d You Cut My Hair? (BD007b)

This Land Is Your Land (BD007b)

Still a Fool (BD007b)

Wild Mountain Thyme (BD007b)

How Di Do (BD007b)

Car Song (BD007b)

Don’t You Push Me Down (BD007b)

Come See (BD007b)

I Want My Milk (I Want It Now) (BD007b)

San Francisco Bay Blues (BD007b)

A-Growing (He’s Young But He’s Daily A-Growing)(BD007b)

Devilish Mary (BD007b)

As I Go Ramblin’ Round (BD007a)

Death Don’t Have No Mercy (BD007a)

It’s Hard to Be Blind (BD007a)

This Train Is Bound for Glory (BD007a)

Harmonica Solo (BD007a)

Talking Fishing Blues (BD007a)

Pastures of Plenty (BD007a)

 

[7/29/61] Riverside Church, (WRVR-FM), New York City

Handsome Molly (BD009a)

Omie Wise (BD009a)

Poor Lazarus (BD009a)

Mean Old Southern (w/Danny Kalb) (BD009a)

Acne (w/Rambling Jack Elliott) (BD009a)

 

[6-8/?/61] MacKenzie Apartment, New York city

Dylan compositions:

California Brown-Eyed Baby

Rocking Chair

Colorado Blues

Over the Road

I’ll Get Where I’m Going Someday

Dope Fiend Robber

VD Seaman’s Last Letter

Talkin’ New York (formative)

Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues

Traditional tunes:

Mary of the Wild Moor

I’ll Be a Bachelor ‘Till I Die

Satisfied Mind

The Southern Cannonball

Mississippi River Blues

Omie Wise

A set list found at the same time:

The Cuckoo

The Railroad Boy

Will the Circle be Unbroken

Pretty Polly

On My Journey Home

Man of Constant Sorrow

Great Divide

Trying to get Home

Highway 51

Battleship of Maine

Lady of Carlyle

Lost Songs (original):

Big City Blues

The Preacher’s Folly

Dead for a Dollar

Red Travelin’ Shoes

 

[9/6/61] 1st Gaslight Tape, Gaslight Cafe, New York City

Man on the Street (BD018a)

He Was a Friend of Mine (BD018a)

Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues (BD018a)

Song to Woody (BD018a)

Pretty Polly (BD018a)

Car Song (w/Dave Van Ronk) (BD018a)

 

[9/26/61] Shelton Review Performance, Gerde’s Folk City, New York City

Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues

Talkin’ New York

Talkin’ Hava Negeilah

House of the Risin’ Sun

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Black Girl (In the Pines)

Sally Gal

This Life Is Killing Me

900 Miles

Poor Girl

 

[9/29/61a] Carolyn Hester Session. Columbia Studios, New York City

I’ll Fly Away (BD018a) (BD028b)

Swing And Turn Jubilee (BD018b) (BD028b)

Come Back, Baby (BD028b)

 

[9/29/61b] Gerde’s Folk City, New York City

Ranger’s Command

San Francisco Bay Blues (w/Jim Kweskin?) (BD017b) (BDCD05.02)

Railroading on the Great Divide (w/Jim Kweskin?) (BD006b) (BD017b) (BDCD05.03)

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Ain’t No More Cane on the Brazos

Dink’s Song

He Was a Friend of Mine

Pretty Boy Floyd

Black Girl (In the Pines) (w/Jim Kweskin?)

Sally Gal

 

[9/26-10/8/61] Gerde’s Folk City, New York City

Sally Gal

Sporting Life Blues

900 Miles

Talkin’ New York

Dink’s Song

Hard Travelin’

Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues

Talkin’ Hava Negeilah

Song to Woody

also:

Po’ Lazarus

It’s Hard to Be Blind

Gospel Plow

 

[10/1/61 or 6/?/61] Harry Belafonte Session, Midnight Special

Midnight Special (BD018a)

 

[10/29/61] Oscar Brand’s Folksong Festival, (WNYC-AM), New York City

Sally Gal (BD017b)

The Girl I Left Behind (BD006b) (BD017b)

 

[11/4/61] Carnegie Chapter Hall, New York City

Pretty Peggy-O (BD013a) (BDCD05.04)

Black Girl (In the Pines) (BD013a) (BDCD05.05)

Gospel Plow (BD013a) (BDCD05.06)

1913 Massacre (BD013a) (BDCD05.07)

Back Water Blues (BD013a) (BDCD05.08)

A-Growing (He’s Young But He’s Daily A-Growing) (BD013a) (BDCD05.09)

Fixin’ to Die (BD013a) (BDCD05.10)

 

[11/20/61] Bob Dylan Session I, Columbia Studio A, New York City

You’re No Good [CO 68726-1C]

You’re No Good [CO 68726-2C]

You’re No Good [CO 68726-3b]

You’re No Good [CO 68726-4b]

You’re No Good [CO 68726-5C] (CK-8579)

You’re No Good [CO 68726-6b]

You’re No Good [CO 68726-7b]

You’re No Good [CO 68726-8C]

Fixin’ to Die [CO 68727-1C]

Fixin’ to Die [CO 68727-2C]

Fixin’ to Die [CO 68727-3C] (CK-8579)

He Was a Friend of Mine [CO 68728-1b]

He Was a Friend of Mine [CO 68728-2C] [EU 723452] (C3K-47382) (BD002a)

House of the Risin’ Sun [CO 68729-1b]

House of the Risin’ Sun [CO 68729-2C]

House of the Risin’ Sun [CO 68729-3C] (CK-8579)

Talkin’ New York [CO 68730-1C]

Talkin’ New York [CO 68730-2C] [EU 718648] (CK-8579)

Song to Woody [CO 68731-1b]

Song to Woody [CO 68731-2C] [EU 718645] (CK-8579)

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down [CO 68732-1C] (CK-8579) (C3K-65298)

Man of Constant Sorrow [CO 68745 1C]

In My Time of Dyin’ [CO 68733-1C] (CK-8579)

 

[11/22/61] Bob Dylan Session II, Columbia Studio A, New York City

Man on the Street [CO 68743-1b]

Man on the Street [CO 68743-2C] (C3K-47382)

Man on the Street [CO 68743-3b]

Man on the Street [CO 68743-4b]

Man on the Street [CO 68743-6b]

As I Go Ramblin’ Round [CO 68744-1C]

As I Go Ramblin’ Round [CO 68744-2C]

Man of Constant Sorrow [CO 68745-1C]

Man of Constant Sorrow [CO 68745-2b]

Man of Constant Sorrow [CO 68745-3C] [EU 723453] (CK-8579)

Pretty Peggy-O [CO 68746-1C]

Pretty Peggy-O [CO 68746-2C] [EU 723454] (CK-8579)

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean [CO 68747-1b]

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean [CO 68747-2C]

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean [CO 68747-3C]

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean [CO 68747-4C] (CK-8579)

Gospel Plow [CO 68748-1C] [EU 723455] (CK-8579)

Highway 51 [CO 68749-1C] (CK-8579)

Freight Train Blues [CO 68750-1C] (CK-8579)

House Carpenter [CO 68751-1C] (C3K-47382)

 

[11/23/61] 1st MacKenzie Tape, MacKenzie Apartment, New York City 

Hard Times in New York Town (BD025a) (BDCD08.01)

Wayfaring Stranger (BD025a) (BDCD08.02)

It Makes a Long-Time Man Feel Bad (BD025a) (BDCD08.03)

(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (BD025a) (BDCD08.03)

Worried Blues (BD025a)

Baby of Mine (?) (w/?) (BD025a) (BDCD08.04)

Instrumental(BD025a)

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (BD025a) (BDCD08.05)

Fixin’ to Die (intro. only) (BD025a)

San Francisco Bay Blues (BD025a) (BDCD08.06)

You’re No Good (BD025a) (BDCD08.07)

House of the Risin’ Sun (BD025a) (BDCD08.08)

Instrumental (BD025a) (BDCD08.09)

This Land Is Your Land (w/?) (BD025a) (BDCD08.09)

Fair and Tender Ladies (w/?) (BD025a) (BDCD08.11)

Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (w/?) (BD025a) (BDCD08.10, 12)

Bells of Rhymney (w/?) (BD025a) (BDCD08.10, 13)

Instrumental (w/?) (BD025a)

Highway 51 (BD025a) (BDCD08.14)

This Land Is Your Land (BD025a) (BDCD08.15)

 

[12/22/61] Minnesota Hotel Tape, Bonnie Beecher Apartment, Minneapolis, MN

Candy Man (BD001a) (BD008a)

Baby, Please Don’t Go (BD001a) (BD008a) (Hwy61 Interactive)

Hard Times in New York Town (C3K-47382) (BD001a) (BD008b)

Stealin’(BD001a) (BD008a)

Poor Lazarus (BD001a) (BD008a)

I Ain’t Got No Home in This World Anymore (BD001a) (BD008a) (Hwy61 Interactive)

It’s Hard to Be Blind (BD001a) (BD008a)

Dink’s Song (BD001a) (BD008a) (Hwy61?)

Man of Constant Sorrow (BD001a) (BD008a)

The Story of East Orange, New Jersey (BD001b) (BD008b) (Hwy61 Interactive)

Omie Wise (BD001a) (BD008a)

Wade in the Water (BD001a) (BD008a) (Hwy61?)

I Was Young When I Left Home (BD001a) (BD008a)

In the Evening (BD001a) (BD008a)

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (BD001a) (BD008b)

Sally Gal (BD001a) (BD008b)

Gospel Plow (BD001a) (BD008b)

Long John (BD001b) (BD008b)

Cocaine Blues (BD001b) (BD008b)

VD Blues (BD001b) (BD008b)

VD Waltz (BD001b) (BD008b)

VD City (BD001b) (BD008b)

VD Gunner’s Blues (BD001b) (BD008b)

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (BD008b)

As I Go Ramblin’ Round (BD001b) (BD008b)

Black Cross (Hezekiah Jones) (BD001b) (BD008b)