Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, Please

Had to share this picture I ran across of Bob Dylan's 1966 concert tour when he was backed up by a band then known as the Hawks but later became known, of course, as just The Band. The concert was split into two sets. The first set was Dylan performing alone with an acoustic guitar and his ever-handy harmonicas. In the second set, Dylan abandoned the acoustic guitar for a Fender Telecaster and was joined by the Hawks for a searing electric set. For the most part, audiences loved the first set and hated the second, calling Dylan a traitor for abandoning the acoustic roots that had made him a music icon. (It must also be remembered that acoustic folk music as championed by the likes of Joan Baez and Peter, Paul & Mary was far more popular then than it is today.) Because of this constant heckling while the band was on stage, drummer Levon Helm dropped out as the tour left for its European leg. Dylan recruited Mickey Jones (pictured here) to replace him, paying him $750 a week plus expenses.

After Helm returned to the Hawks, Jones joined Kenny Rogers and the First Edition and played with them for 10 years. Since then he has made a living as an actor. His screen credits include the roles of Turk in Tin Cup and Monty Johnson in Sling Blade.

I must also add that Levon Helm has just released a new album called Electric Dirt.

As for me, I'm stuck in Mobile with the Memphis blues again.