Not yet 21 and with his first album still unreleased, a largely unknown Bob Dylan was invited by New York's WBAI radio to perform a live broadcast for Cynthia Goodings Folksinger's Choice program on March 11, 1962. This legendary recording, available here on 180-gram vinyl, illustrates perfectly the scope and manner of Dylan's live repertoire in the months leading up to his debut release. In addition to the three originals, all newly minted by Dylan, he covers songs by the likes of Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie and Big Joe Williams, but interestingly does not perform any tracks that would be featured on his first record just weeks from release at the time of this broadcast.

Folksinger's Choice also contains the only known Dylan performances of "Smokestack Lightning," "Hard Travelin'" and "Roll On, John" and features the first known outings of "The Death Of Emmett Till" and "Standing On The Highway." The 11 songs performed are liberally interspersed with chat between Bob and Cynthia, however, far from spoiling the show, this only enhances one of the best early recordings we have of Bob Dylan, making this LP an incredibly important early document.

Track Listing
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
Fixin' To Die
Smokestack Lightnin'
Hard Travelin'
The Death Of Emmett Till
Standing On The Highway
Roll On, John
Stealin', Stealin'
Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad
Baby Please Don't Go
Hard Times In New York Town