July 18, 1966 interview
of Peter Rowan and Richard Greene by Neil Rosenberg
(23m29s)

from the Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music

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If you had the opportunity to interview Peter Rowan and Richard Greene
in 1966 what would you have asked them about? It's not likely you
would have spent the whole interview asking them about Bob Dylan, but
that's pretty much what happened here.

Hearing this interview may prompt some interesting discussions,
including 'was Bob Dylan any good or was he excessive?', 'how do
success, adulation and ego affect songwriting?', 'was Blonde on Blonde
a poor album?', 'is improvisational music by a cohesive group better
than music produced by session players in a studio?'

What strikes me about this is how much Peter's speaking voice 43 years
ago sounds so identical to how he sounds today.

About Neil Rosenberg - Born: 3/21/1939

As a Blue Grass Boy: While a student at the University of Indiana,
Neil Rosenberg played in the house band at Bean Blossom for several
years starting in 1961; in 1963 he also managed the park. During this
time, he filled in on several occasions as a Blue Grass Boy.

Before and After: Neil Rosenberg continues to play bluegrass today;
since 1973 he has played with the band Crooked Stovepipe. He is better
known in the bluegrass world, however, as the author of the definitive
book Bluegrass: A History. His writings also include the 1975 Bill
Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys: An Illustrated Discography (now out of
print) and Bluegrass Odyssey, a collaboration with photographer Carl
Fleischhauer. He created the "30 Years Ago This Month" column for
Bluegrass Unlimited and wrote it for 13 years before turning it over
to Tom Ewing in 1994.

http://www.mun.ca/folklore/people/Rosenberg.php