MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Minnesota musicians John Koerner and Peter Ostroushko about tribute CD for Bob Dylan and their personal memories of the famed musician.
An American legend was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1941. Robert Zimmerman, better known as Bob Dylan, would become one of the century's most influential artists. Some of the musicians who felt his influence have collaborated to create a CD in honor of his 60th birthday.
John Koerner first met Dylan in 1959, when they both were part of an emerging folk scene in Minneapolis.
Peter Ostroushko recalls his first recording session with Dylan.