Judy Collins & Byard Ray - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Lyrics) [HD]
Judy Collins & Byard Ray sing the Bob Dylan song 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight' from the 1970 White Lightnin' (Byard Ray/Obray Ramsey) Polydor album 'Fresh Air'. Eric Andersen and John Herald are among the musicians on this song. The lyrics are in the video and below with comments about the song. Note: The only other video currently on YouTube of Judy Collins singing this song is a live performance of her in a duet with Bobby Darin which has fairly compromised audio and video quality. Though North Carolina musician Byard Ray, and his cousin Obray Ramsey, were notable for old time fiddle and banjo music, this Byard Ray singing duet with Judy Collins is special. [Vinyl/Lyrics/6-Images/WAV] I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Singers: Judy Collins & Byard Ray) Close your eyes, close the door You don't have to worry any more I'll be your baby tonight Shut the light, shut the shade You don't have to be afraid I'll be your baby tonight Well, that mockingbird's gonna sail away We're gonna forget it That big, fat moon's gonna shine like a spoon We're gonna let it You won't regret it Kick your shoes off, do not fear Bring that bottle over here I'll be your baby tonight Kick your shoes off, do not fear Bring that bottle over here I'll be your baby tonight Songwriter: Bob Dylan [Lyrics from azlyrics.com] Personnel: Banjo - Obray Ramsey, Bass – Russ Savakus, Russel George, Cello - George Koutzen, Seymour Barab, Drums - Buddy Saltzman, Electric Guitar - Ralph Casale, Fiddle - Byard Ray, Jew's Harp - Eric Andersen, Lead Guitar - John Herald, Piano - Dave Frishberg, Rhythm Guitar - Ken Kosak, Vocals - Byard Ray, Obray Ramsey, (with Judy Collins on 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight'). Wikipedia states: "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan first released on John Wesley Harding. It features Pete Drake on pedal steel guitar, and two other Nashville musicians, Charlie McCoy on bass guitar and Kenneth Buttrey on drums, both of whom had appeared on Dylan's previous album, Blonde on Blonde. Dylan first performed the song in concert at the Isle of Wight Festival with The Band on August 31, 1969. Since then, he has included it in more than 400 live performances. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" has been covered by many artists, most notably by Robert Palmer with UB40 in 1990. Note: Wikipedia has no information on White Lightnin', Byard Ray or Obray Ramsey except to list them as writers for two songs for the 1971 American Western musical film Zachariah directed by George Englund and starring John Rubinstein as Zachariah, and Don Johnson as his friend Matthew, two gunfighters journeying through the American West - Ray as the writer of the song 'Shy Ann' and both of them and Arthur Gorson as writers of 'Down in the Willow Garden'. Ray and Ramsey also perform music in the film. AllMusic has a good biography of Byard Ray.
Judy Collins & Byard Ray sing the Bob Dylan song 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight' from the 1970 White Lightnin' (Byard Ray/Obray Ramsey) Polydor album 'Fresh Air'. Eric Andersen and John Herald are among the musicians on this song. The lyrics are in the video and below with comments about the song. Note: The only other video currently on YouTube of Judy Collins singing this song is a live performance of her in a duet with Bobby Darin which has fairly compromised audio and video quality. Though North Carolina musician Byard Ray, and his cousin Obray Ramsey, were notable for old time fiddle and banjo music, this Byard Ray singing duet with Judy Collins is special. [Vinyl/Lyrics/6-Images/WAV] I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Singers: Judy Collins & Byard Ray) Close your eyes, close the door You don't have to worry any more I'll be your baby tonight Shut the light, shut the shade You don't have to be afraid I'll be your baby tonight Well, that mockingbird's gonna sail away We're gonna forget it That big, fat moon's gonna shine like a spoon We're gonna let it You won't regret it Kick your shoes off, do not fear Bring that bottle over here I'll be your baby tonight Kick your shoes off, do not fear Bring that bottle over here I'll be your baby tonight Songwriter: Bob Dylan [Lyrics from azlyrics.com] Personnel: Banjo - Obray Ramsey, Bass – Russ Savakus, Russel George, Cello - George Koutzen, Seymour Barab, Drums - Buddy Saltzman, Electric Guitar - Ralph Casale, Fiddle - Byard Ray, Jew's Harp - Eric Andersen, Lead Guitar - John Herald, Piano - Dave Frishberg, Rhythm Guitar - Ken Kosak, Vocals - Byard Ray, Obray Ramsey, (with Judy Collins on 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight'). Wikipedia states: "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan first released on John Wesley Harding. It features Pete Drake on pedal steel guitar, and two other Nashville musicians, Charlie McCoy on bass guitar and Kenneth Buttrey on drums, both of whom had appeared on Dylan's previous album, Blonde on Blonde. Dylan first performed the song in concert at the Isle of Wight Festival with The Band on August 31, 1969. Since then, he has included it in more than 400 live performances. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" has been covered by many artists, most notably by Robert Palmer with UB40 in 1990. Note: Wikipedia has no information on White Lightnin', Byard Ray or Obray Ramsey except to list them as writers for two songs for the 1971 American Western musical film Zachariah directed by George Englund and starring John Rubinstein as Zachariah, and Don Johnson as his friend Matthew, two gunfighters journeying through the American West - Ray as the writer of the song 'Shy Ann' and both of them and Arthur Gorson as writers of 'Down in the Willow Garden'. Ray and Ramsey also perform music in the film. AllMusic has a good biography of Byard Ray.