Boston Harold Podcast

On today's Boston Harold Podcast , my special guest is musician Scarlet Rivera . Ms Rivera is most well known as Bob Dylan's violinist in 1975-6. She collaborated with him in the studio for the Desire sessions, on stage as a member of the Rolling Thunder Revue, on television for the Hard Rain primetime special, and on film for the movies Renaldo & Clara and Martin Scorsese's Rolling Thunder Revue - A Bob Dylan Story ,  streaming on Netflix, and now available for purchase as a DVD or Blu-Ray. That's not to mention her appearances on the numerous live Rolling Thunder Revue releases. Scarlet Rivera interview via Zoom, January 13, 2021 During our conversation, we discussed her rebellious childhood, early musical leanings, playing with Dylan - and only Dylan - in the Rolling Thunder Revue, jamming with Muddy Waters, then visiting Victoria Spivey in Brooklyn (one of the rare factual events depicted in the film), Scarlet's inspirational Rolling Thunder makeup, her t...

Credit: Louie Kemp ( Westrose Press) On today's Boston Harold Video Podcast , my special guest is Louie Kemp, the head of the Louis Kemp Seafood Company, and lifelong friend of Bobby Zimmerman.  Louie Kemp interview via Zoom, January 12, 2021 When Zimmerman, better known as Bob Dylan, went back on tour with The Band in 1974 after an almost 8-year hiatus, Louie sat on stage every night. The following year, Dylan asked Louie to promote his legendary Rolling Thunder Revue tours of the mid-1970s.  In 2019, Mr. Kemp published his memoir, Dylan & Me - 50 Years of Adventures . He can also be seen in the Martin Scorsese film, Rolling Thunder Revue - A Bob Dylan Story , now streaming on Netflix, and also available for purchase as a Criterion Blu-Ray and DVD.  Credit: Criterion  In my interview with Mr. Kemp, we discussed what is was like growing up in Minnesota in the 1940s and 50s, the Jewish summer camp where Bobby and Louie met, seeing one of Buddy Holly's last eve...