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Bob Dylan Tamborurine Man Langhorne's Tambourine

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Bob Dylan Tamborurine Man Langhorne's Tambourine
<B>"Mr. Tambourine Man" Bruce Langhorne's Historic Tambourine, Inspiration for Bob Dylan's Recording.</B></I> Peter Fonda called him a "virtuoso," director Jonathan Demme described him as "genius," and Bob Dylan, well he simply called him "Mr. Tambourine Man." Dylan also happened to write a legendary, eponymous song about him. <BR><BR> The man garnering such high praise is Bruce Langhorne, who played guitar and percussion on many of Bob Dylan's greatest recordings, including <I>The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan</B></I> (1963) and <I>Bringing It All Back Home</B></I> (1965). <BR><BR> Dylan elaborates on the inspiration for "Mr. Tambourine Man" in the liner notes to <I>Biograph</B></I>: "Bruce was playing with me on a bunch of early records... And he had this gigantic tambourine... It was as big as a wagon wheel. He was playing and this vision of him playing just stuck in my mind." Langhorne recalls: "He did write that song about me. I used to have this drum -- a kind of huge Turkish tambourine... He saw me playing it at a party. It's in a museum now." <BR><BR>No longer in the confines of a museum, that 17" Turkish tambourine is now proudly offered by Heritage, along with Mr. Langhorne's cherished 1920 Martin 1-21 guitar (opposite page), used in multiple Dylan recordings. In fact, the guitar solos on "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" and "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" are Langhorne on this Martin. <BR><BR> With a history like that, it's no wonder the instruments were included in the museum exhibition <I>Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956-1966,</B></I> which which opened at The Experience Music Project in Seattle, and traveled to the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis. <BR><BR> Langhorne describes the celebrated Turkish tambourine as unique not only because it was the inspiration for Dylan's recording but also "because it had a bass tone, and it had an edge tone, and it had jingle tones... it could pretty much do what a drum set with a bass drum and a snare drum and a hi-hat would do... it would have something to say in all of those registers." Langhorne can be heard playing this multi-dimensional tambourine on Mimi & Richard Faria albums, among others, and is pictured below with the tambourine in a recording session with Fred Neil, Felix Pappalardi and Jack Nitzsche. The original sheepskin head has witnessed decades of use; its surface emblazoned with hand wear and four small tears along the rim. Each scratch and tear represents a song, a beat, and an era of folk music forever influenced by Langhorne's contribution. <I>Accompanied by original leather carrying case, photos of the tambourine in the exhibition Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956-1966, and provenance documentation.</B></I> <BR><BR> Literature:<BR>Chalmers, Robert, "The Freewheelin' Bruce Langhorne: A Musician and Master Chef", <I>The Independent</B></I> <BR>Unterberger, Richie, "Bruce Langhorne", www.richieunterberger.com/langhorne.html <BR><BR>For additional information on Bruce Langhorne, please visit the following sites: http://www.weisman.umn.edu/exhibits/BobDylan/home.html <BR><BR> http://www.brobrubru.com/brucelanghornemusic/BLanghornePix.html <BR><BR> http://www.wirz.de/music/langhfrm.htm <BR><BR> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Langhorne <BR><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Musical Instruments, Large (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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