 |
-
"In the '70s I was on the 'Rolling
Thunder Revue' tour
with Bob Dylan," said Elliott. "After a show in
Massachusetts, a young
fellow came into my dressing room and asked for an autograph. I
said,
'What's your name son, I'll personalize the autograph for you,' and he
said
'Bruce.' I said 'Bruce what?' and he said 'Springsteen' and I
said, 'How do
you spell that?' He told me that he played guitar and I said,
'Well good
luck to you.' He was about 20 years old then and very
shy. Two years ago,
I played with Bruce at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame for a 'Tribute To
Woody
Guthrie' and he asked if I remembered the first time we'd met. Of
course I
did."
- Jack Elliott. Interview with Tom Lounges. "Folk Music Icon
Remembers Some 'Firsts'" Midwest
Beat Magazine, December 2000.
Springsteen's
voice may be best heard on his Nebraska lp. It arcs up into a very Jack-like
blue yodel pitch near the end of State Trooper there. Both Jack and
Bruce pay tribute to Woody Guthrie on the "Til We Outnumber Em" release.
|