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Harry Smith, 30 years on. Harry died on this day 30 years ago at the Hotel Chelsea.

& his legacy continues to bloom: The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, opening May 10, 2022, acquired Harry’s 4,200-piece collection of books, albums, journals and pamphlets (volumes devoted to anthropology, music, art, folklore, religion, literature, math and science, the occult, astrology, and astronomy – LP’s, choice recordings, featuring blues, jazz, folk, rock, classical, and ethnographic field-recordings) – His papers remain at The Getty Research Institute  (what a trove that is!), but soon, you’ll be able to go visit his books and his records, every one of them a jewel,  in The Harry Smith Library at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa.

(Photo: Harry Smith, painter, film-maker, universal folklore archeologist, Bibliographer, American Folkways anthologist, archivist, Hermetic philosopher & Alchemist transforming milk into milk, his last days' residence at Breslin Hotel, Broadway & 28th Street Manhattan, January 12, 1985. Caption & photo: Allen Ginsberg) #harrysmith @harry_smith_archives #bobdylancenter #tulsa #allenginsberg #gettyresearchinstitute (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWyKpAUL49r/?utm_medium=tumblr

[alanlicht]

New books: Essay in Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine, mentions in books by Jesse Rifkin and Sasha Frere-Jones

The new 600-page catalog of the Bob Dylan Archive in Tulsa, titled Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine, contains an essay by me about Dylan's relationship to improvisation, inspired by an outtake from the 1976 Hard Rain TV special of "Tangled Up in Blue." In addition to scads of illustrations of the archive's holding, the book also has essays from Lee Ranaldo, Richard Hell, Ed Ruscha, John Doe, Greg Tate, Alex Ross, Greil Marcus, Lucy Sante, Michael Ondaatje, Clinton Heylin, and many others. Much appreciation to editor Mark Davidson, and to Michael Chaiken, who commissioned the piece and brought me to Tulsa to spend time at the archive. More info here.

In other book news, I was interviewed fairly extensively about working at Tonic, the now-defunct Lower East Side music club, by Jesse Rifkin for his book This Must Be the Place: Music, Community, and Vanished Spaces in New York City. And my friend Sasha Frere-Jones has some nice things to say about a short-lived band we had together in the late 90s in his memoir, Earlier.

[kalup-linzy]

@bobdylancenter @tulsaartistfellowship @lowdowntulsa Merch for tomorrow's show! Posters (back signed), $15 $10 (if you attend show) CDs, $7 Cassette Tapes, $7 Doors open 7pm Show starts 8pm For tickets, link in bio #kaluplinzy #notreadytosaygoodbye #lowdowntulsa #lowdown #bobdylancenter #2023tulsaartistfellowship #2023tulsaartistfellow #liveperformance #queenrosearthouse #queenrose #queenrosefamily (at LowDown) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpjA2B4rftI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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@bobdylancenter @tulsaartistfellowship Lovely afternoon previewing the Bob Dylan Center! Opens to the public Tuesday, May 10th! If you live in or visit Tulsa, check it out! #bobdylancenter #tulsaok #tulsaartsdistrict #kaluplinzy #2022tulsaartistfellowship #2022tulsaartistfellow (at Bob Dylan Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdRW1g3PYMg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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@bobdylancenter @tulsaartistfellowship @cainsballroom @guthriegreen @lowdowntulsa Another great night! Loving the Bob Dylan Center roll out! Hanging out with friends and seeing the amazing Patti Smith! Didn't get pics of all the moments, but here are a few! #kaluplinzy #bobdylancenter #pattismith #tulsaartsdistrict #firstfriday #2022tulsaartistfellow #2022tulsaartistfellowship (at Tulsa Arts District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdQfciQLWhI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kalup-linzy]

@bobdylancenter @tulsaartistfellowship Had a wonderful time tonight at the opening dinner for the Bob Dylan Center! Met some new folks, but most importantly of all, Mavis Staples lifted my spirits and I so needed it ❤❤❤ #kaluplinzy #bobdylancenter #vipopening #mavisstaples #2022tulsaartistfellowship #2022tulsaartistfellow (at Bob Dylan Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdM-nP_Mrgl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"Fire In Little Africa" Out Now!!! Watch It In The "Elevator" With Hakeem Eli'juwon & Steph Simon

“Fire In Little Africa” Out Now!!! Watch It In The “Elevator” With Hakeem Eli’juwon & Steph Simon

Building a collage of dope recording artist can be a difficult process. Well in the town of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a band of creatives join together on the project Fire In Little Africa. For the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the partnership with Motown Records, Black Forum, Bob Dylan Center, and Woody Guthrie Center release the 21 track collection. The artists heard on Fire in Little…

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[alanlicht]

Alan Licht in Tulsa from the Bob Dylan Center

Back in January I did a public talk with curator Michael Chaiken and a solo electric concert in Tulsa, under the auspices of the the Bob Dylan Center. They made this short video document of the evening, highlighting a section of the discussion where I’m speaking about Bob Dylan’s relationship with improvisation.