Author/Journalist Seth Rogovoy on Bob Dylan, his upcoming George Harrison book, plus his love of … Seals & Crofts!
Hello and welcome to the Boston Harold Video Podcast. My very special guest today is Bob Dylan scholar Seth Rogovoy.
Seth and I go way back … all the way back to High School! I used to read his record reviews in the Islip High School Buccaneer, the weekly school newspaper. Even then he had a unique and sophisticated writing style.
Journalist, concert promoter, and all-around media maven, Seth is also the author of two excellent books, The Essential Klezmer (Algonquin Books, 2000) and Bob Dylan - Prophet * Mystic * Poet (Scribner, 2009), with a third one on the way.
Seth's next book is tentatively titled Within You Without You - Listening to George Harrison (Oxford University Press), scheduled for publication in the fall of 2023 - the 60th anniversary of the birth of Beatlemania in the U.K.
Interview with Seth Rogovoy, via Zoom, October 28, 2021
Seth and I discussed many things in this wide-ranging video (via Zoom) interview, including favorite concerts, the appeal of spirituality in popular music, the changing role of music journalism, the 50th (*) anniversary of George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and the Beatles' Let It Be, the upcoming Get Back documentary on Disney+, Bob Dylan (of course), and his love of Seals and Crofts.
(Courtesy of the Seth Rogovoy Archives)
Also, is the newest addition to the Rogovoy household, Kiki, a Covid puppy? You decide!
(*Technically the 51st anniversary, delayed due to Covid.)
SETH LINKS:
SUBSTACK (Follow the progress of Seth's George Harrison book, and more.)
ROGOVOY REPORT (A compendium of cultural news and observations.)
SETH ROGOVOY BIO
WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU BY SETH ROGOVOY
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
INSTAGRAM
SETH'S "THE FORWARD" COLUMNS (Contributing editor)
SETH'S BOOKS FROM AMAZON:
Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet
The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music, from the Old World to the Jazz Age to the Downtown Avant-Garde
ALSO: George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set)
(c) 2021 Harold Lepidus
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