Bob Neuwirth, folk artist and Bob Dylan associate, has died
nme.comBob Dylan, has died at the age of 82.Neuwirth’s partner Paula Batson confirmed to Rolling Stone that he passed away yesterday (May 18) in Santa Monica, California.“On Wednesday evening in Santa Monica, Bob Neuwirth’s big heart gave out,” Neuwirth’s family said in a statement. “Bob was an artist throughout every cell of his body and he loved to encourage others to make art themselves.
He was a painter, songwriter, producer and recording artist whose body of work is loved and respected.“For over 60 years, Bob was at the epicentre of cultural moments from Woodstock to Paris, Don’t Look Back to Monterey Pop, Rolling Thunder to Nashville and Havana.
He was a generous instigator who often produced and made things happen anonymously. The art is what mattered to him, not the credit.“He was an artist, a mentor and a supporter to many.
He will be missed by all who love him.”Neuwirth, who worked as a musician, producer and painter (as well as an “improviser, collaborator and instigator”), was part of the Cambridge, Massachusetts blues-folk scene of the early 1960s, and later became a close associate of Dylan.Neuwirth, who is seen throughout D.A.
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