“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in February of 1963

It is an ice-cold, snowy, slushy-street February in New York City in 1963, which is where the “Highway of Diamonds” takes us this month. The 60th anniversary is the diamond anniversary – visit the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in February of 1963...60 years ago to the month. Dylan appears on a radio show, records for both Witmark and Broadside, is photographed for the cover of his next album, and has 12 songs recorded – in some accompanied by Happy Traum on banjo – for what would eventually be called “The Banjo Tape.” In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we bring you news from the world of Bob Dylan, both in February of 1963 and February of 2023. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to vote and tell us who did "Only a Hobo" better: Bob Dylan in Folkways Studios for BROADSIDE Records in February of 1963 or Hamilton Camp in 1964 for his second album. Listen to the episode, then go to our Twitter page @RainTrains to vote!