Bruce's Journal

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.

Monday, August 27, 2012

47 Years from Highway 61 to the Duquense Whistle

Leave it to my son Lee to tell me when I came home from work tonight that today is the 47th anniversary of the release of Highway 61 Revisited the album the changed the history of rock music. As all Bob Dylan fans know his new CD called Tempest will be released on September 11. Today one cut called the Duquense Whistle was released by NPR. I am sure that WFUV will play it from time to time.

Anyway whistles have appeared in Bob Dylan songs before. "I can hear that whistle blowin’" is from Tonight I'll be Staying Here with You from Nashville Skyline that was issued in 1969.