Written by Bob Dylan
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 256 Kbps

In May 2011, BBC Radio broadcast a special season of programmes to celebrate Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday. There were around 25 in total. Some were purely music shows, others took a more documentary style and there were some discussion shows which looked at different aspects of the man's life and career.

I’m in the midst of uploading all of these in the order they were broadcast (with the exception of the 6-part Bob Dylan Story and Blowin’ in the Wind: Bob Dylan’s Spiritual Journey, both of which are already available on Demonoid).

This is upload number 18, the first instalment of a 2-part series called The Musical History of Greenwich Village, from BBC Radio 2.

John Sebastian, founder member of The Lovin’ Spoonful, takes a nostalgic journey around his native Greenwich Village in New York, telling the story of a particularly creative period in modern music history.

He highlights the important role “The Village” played in the careers of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Velvet Underground, The Kingston Trio, Richie Havens, Tom Paxton, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, The Mamas & Papas, The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Miles Davis, and others, as well as the most famous resident to become a major musical star in recent years - Lady Gaga.

Contributors include Steve Earle, Jac Holzman, Rick Rubin, Lenny Kaye, Richie Havens, John Cale, David Bailey, Jack Douglas, Bob Gruen and Julian Lennon.