Before getting on with tonight's theme, we pause to remember Johnny Winter (1944-2014). Can a white boy play the blues? I heard the question debated in the '60s and I took the line that the blues was a language anyone could learn whether a Jew like Mike Bloomfield (Albert's Shuffle<\/a>) or an albino like Johnny Winter (Serious as a Heart Attack<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n The Clancy Brothers, When the Ship Comes In<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Wikipedia: According to [Dylan] biographer Clinton Heylin<\/a>, "When The Ship Comes In" was written in August 1963 "in a fit of pique, in a hotel room, after his unkempt appearance had led an impertinent hotel clerk to refuse him admission until his companion, Joan Baez, had vouched for his good character". Heylin speculates that "Jenny's Song<\/a>" from Brecht and Weill's Threepenny Opera<\/em> was also an inspiration: "As Pirate Jenny dreams of the destruction of all her enemies by a mysterious ship, so Dylan envisages the neophobes being swept aside in 'the hour when the ship comes in'." Dylan's former girlfriend Suze Rotolo recalls that her "interest in Brecht was certainly an influence on him. I was working for the Circle in the Square Theater and he came to listen all the time. He was very affected by the song that Lotte Lenya's known for, 'Pirate Jenny'."[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Lucinda Williams, Positively Fourth Street<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Timi Yuro, What's a Matter Baby?<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Betty Everett, You're No Good<\/a>. My favorite version. First recorded by Dee Dee Warwick<\/a>. (Sister of Dionne?) Done in the '70s by Linda Ronstadt<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n American Dreams, My Boyfriend's Back<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n Out of ideas for now.<\/span><\/p>\n\n