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37. I read an article by Al Kooper who played the part on Like a Rolling Stone

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 11:40 AM

Mar 2015

He told a great story about getting on the record. First he wanted to play guitar but Michael Bloomfield came in so he forgot about that. Then they said some organ would be good on the song and he volunteered. Said if the previous guy had not left it on he would not have known how to turn it on. Partly because the classic Hammond tonewheel organs had two switches, one to start the motor and one to turn on the tube amplifier.

Anyhow Kooper said he wasn't really a good player but he kind of followed along, but late, some of the bass parts and that is how a great track is born.

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