Denny Freeman performs with Antone’s All-Star Revue during Antone’s 40th Anniversary Celebration at Blues on the Green. (Photo by David Brendan Hall)
If you love the Modern Times record, or saw Dylan live between 2005 to 2009, you probably appreciate the guitar stylings of Denny Freeman, whose sound is heard all over the record and live shows of that era.
Freeman, while not a household name, was a member of the Austin Hall of Fame and performed with the Vaughn brothers and Taj Mahal, among other notables, and co-wrote songs with Blondie and Percy Sledge.
Of his years on tour with Dylan, he told the Austin Chronicle:
“It was totally unpredictable. We had a set list for each night and we even rehearsed before every show, but when we’d get the set list on the way to the stage, it wouldn’t be unusual for a song to appear that I’d never heard of, much less played.
“Musically, it’s kind of hard to talk about playing with Bob Dylan because nothing was ever the same. The only thing that didn’t constantly change was the uncertainty about everything.”
To read more about his life and music, view the full article on the Chronicle’s website.