Bob Neuwirth
Robert Neuwirth's contributed to the catalog of American folk music in myriad
ways, serving not only as a solo artist, but also as Bob Dylan's tour manager
and Janis Joplin's co-writer on the iconic song "Mercedes Benz." He was born in
Arkon, Ohio, on June 20, 1939, and later relocated to Massachusetts, where he
began involved in Cambridge's folk music revival. He met Dylan in 1961 and soon
became his road manager, accompanying Dylan on his tour of England in 1965, his
controversial performance at the Newport Folk Festival later that year, and
eventually his Rolling Thunder Revue...
