Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Dylan Different is Sidran Superb
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I never heard of Ben Sidran until January of this year when Gary Walker played his music on WBGO. I was informed from his Facebook page that he was playing last night at the Highline Ballroom in the Chelsea Piers section of Manhattan. I walked from Penn Station to West 16th Street after work. I never being in that section of Chelsea before. We ate dinner there and at 8 PM sharp Ben and his group took the stage. When I usually go to a concert we sit in the back, but this was a small venue so we were right in the front and could see and hear everythig clearly. Ben gave a little monologue with music playing about the significance of Bob Dylan. The show started with Gotta Serve Somebody which was my favorite of the night. He also played my birthday song Highway 61 Revisited. He started the second set with Lee's favorite Tangled Up in Blue. He also sang Like a Rolling Stone and Love Minus Zero/No limit which were not on his CD. At the end of the concert we bought a copy of an older CD of his titled Bumpin' at the Sunside. I just checked Amazon.com and noted he had several other CDs for sale.
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