Bob Neuwirth : biography
June 20, 1939 –
Bob Neuwirth (born June 20, 1939, Akron, Ohio) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. A mainstay of the early 1960s Cambridge, Massachusetts, folk scene, he subsequently became a friend and associate of Bob Dylan alongside whom he appears in D.A. Pennebaker’s documentary Dont Look Back and Dylan’s own self-referential romantic fantasy/tour film Renaldo and Clara. Neuwirth assembled the backing band for Dylan’s 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue. With Janis Joplin and poet Michael McClure, he co-wrote the song "Mercedes Benz". He also introduced Kris Kristofferson to Janis Joplin.
Discography
Solo
- Bob Neuwirth (1974)
- Back to the Front (1988)
- 99 Monkeys (1990)
- Look Up (1996)
- Havana Midnight (1999)
With John Cale
- Last Day on Earth (1994)
Other contributions
- The Band of Blacky Ranchette – Still Lookin’ Good to Me (Thrill Jockey, 2003)
- Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo – "Rosalie" (Independent release, 2004)
- Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys – Various Artists, 2006