Bob Dylan...................Man of Constant Sorrow
This little tune is known as an "American folk song." It is suggested that maybe it was written in the early 1900's or maybe the late 1880's. Dylan first recorded it in 1961. I was not watching, but the folks at YouTube suggest that this video is from Dylan's first TV appearance. The year is 1963. The venue is not stated.
He was scheduled to perform first on the Ed Sullivan show but, according to Wikipedia:
Bob Dylan was slated to make his first nationwide television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 12, 1963, and intended to perform "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues", a song he wrote lampooning the John Birch Society and the red-hunting paranoia associated with it. During the afternoon rehearsal that day, CBS officials told Dylan they had deemed the song unacceptable for broadcast and wanted him to substitute another. "No; this is what I want to do", Dylan responded. "If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show." He then left the studio, rather than altering the act.
According to this source:
18. Dylan's first major U.S. TV appearance was on "The Steve Allen Show" in early '64.
Who knows?
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