1:02:00
And he was singing
in this, you know, rough-edged voice.
1:02:04
I will admit I didn't see the greatness of it.
1:02:08
They recorded the popular hits of the day...
1:02:10
of people usually
with beautiful tones of voices...
1:02:13
and great arrangements.
1:02:18
I don't know what they thought
of my stuff up there.
1:02:22
He has no voice, I mean
he doesn't produce a beautiful sound.
1:02:26
I was used to finding guys
like Bennett and Damone and Mathis.
1:02:30
But when somebody like John Hammond
is so confident of somebody's talent...
1:02:35
you have to respect that,
for no other reason than his track record.
1:02:39
I didn't tell anybody for a bit...
1:02:41
because I almost wasn't sure
it was happening myself.
1:02:48
I don't think I really told anybody
until I actually...
1:02:53
went through with the sessions.
1:02:55
I first heard this from Rick Von Schmidt.
1:02:59
He lives in Cambridge.
1:03:02
I met him one day in...
1:03:05
the green pastures of Harvard University.
1:03:09
I have a habit I picked up
someplace along the way.
1:03:12
Whatever works for me,
not to give that away...
1:03:17
so easily, you know.
1:03:19
Baby, let me follow you down
1:03:22
Baby, let me follow you down
1:03:25
Well, I'll do anything
in this God almighty world
1:03:29
If you just let me follow you down
1:03:32
When I did make that first record...
1:03:35
I used songs which I just knew
but I hadn't really performed them a lot.
1:03:39
I wanted just to record stuff
that was off the top of my head...
1:03:42
and see what would happen.
1:03:44
There is a house
1:03:47
down in New Orleans
1:03:51
They call The Rising Sun
1:03:58
And it's been the ruin