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"Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" is a traditional folk song popularised in the late 1950s by blues guitarist Eric Von Schmidt. The song is best known from its appearance on Bob Dylan's debut album ''Bob Dylan''. ==Early years of the song== The song was first recorded as "Don't Tear My Clothes" in January 1935 by the State Street Boys, a group that included Big Bill Broonzy and Jazz Gillum.〔Dixon, Robert M.W., John Godrich and Howard Rye. "Blues & Gospel Records 1890-1943," 4th ed., page 861 (1997) - ISBN 978-0-19-816239-1〕 The next few years saw several more versions, including "Don't Tear My Clothes" by Washboard Sam in June 1936,〔Dixon, Robert M.W., John Godrich and Howard Rye. "Blues & Gospel Records 1890-1943," 4th ed., page 984 (1997) - ISBN 978-0-19-816239-1〕 "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes" by the Harlem Hamfats in May 1937,〔Dixon, Robert M.W., John Godrich and Howard Rye. "Blues & Gospel Records 1890-1943," 4th ed., page 352 (1997) - ISBN 978-0-19-816239-1〕 "Let Your Linen Hang Low" by Rosetta Howard with the Harlem Hamfats in October 1937〔Dixon, Robert M.W., John Godrich and Howard Rye. "Blues & Gospel Records 1890-1943," 4th ed., page 407 (1997) - ISBN 978-0-19-816239-1〕 and "Mama Let Me Lay It On You" by Blind Boy Fuller in April 1938.〔Dixon, Robert M.W., John Godrich and Howard Rye. "Blues & Gospel Records 1890-1943," 4th ed., page 279 (1997) - ISBN 978-0-19-816239-1〕 The song was adapted by Eric Von Schmidt, a blues-guitarist and singer-songwriter of the folk revival in the late 1950s. Von Schmidt was a well-known face in the east coast folk scene and was reasonably well-known across the United States. According to his chronicle of the Cambridge Folk era, also called ''"Baby, Let Me Follow You Down'', Eric had first heard the song via the Blind Boy Fuller recording. Von Schmidt credits Reverend Gary Davis for writing "three quarters" of his version of the song 〔von Schmidt, Eric, with John Kruth: Remembering Reverend Gary Davis. Sing Out! 51(4) 67-73 2008.〕 (the melody is very similar to Davis's "Please Baby"). Van Ronk's version became a feature in the coffee houses of Greenwich Village in the early 1960s. The song was later picked up by the young, up and coming folk singer Bob Dylan, who made it famous on his Columbia Records debut. The Animals' "Baby Let Me Take You Home" (1964), is said to be an adaptation of "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down". Lightnin'Hopkins 7/13/1961 recorded "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes" using the same tune as Baby Let me Follow You Down. It was recorded in Houston and was on "''The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins''." His real name was Sam Hopkins. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baby, Let Me Follow You Down」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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