Dylan Cover #367 The Holmes Brothers "Wallflower"

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by The Holmes Brothers playing "Wallflower"

This month we are doing another special focus in RtBE's Dylan Covers series. In the past we have highlighted The Byrds, Coulson-Dean-McGuiness-Flint, The Hollies, Joan Osbourne, Mountain and more. Now the spotlight shines on The Blues for our Masters series with a focus on the Tangled Up In Blues Songs: Songs of Bob Dylan release

Thoughts on Original:

From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:

Written in 1971 but not available to the ears until twenty years after the fact on the amazing Bootleg Vol 1-3, "Wallflower" is a sweet simple ditty that captures Bob in his folk/country phase of Self Portrait and New Morning. While not his deepest or most intense song it is a fine relaxed number that waltzes wonderfully light and free...getting naughty at the finish as well.     

Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
The Holmes Brothers loved to meld all genres with gospel, folk, R&B, blues all living comfortably together in their sound. The trio used their voices and sounds to play a variety of songs/styles and was successful doing it until their old age. 

Thoughts on Cover:
An interesting choice but one which makes sense for this group which never met a genre it couldn't help but join. "Wallflower" is more country jaunt, but it shows just haw malleable, Dylan and the Holmes Brothers are.