Audio Example 7.15:

"Song to Woody," live, opening and closing

Paul Williams: "Dylan plays a few notes of harmonica at the start of the Gaslight version of “Song to Woody,” then puts the instrument aside until the very end, and those three seconds of mouth harp at the end tie the whole song together . . . and offer an early taste of a certain sound Dylan creates with the harmonica, the same sound that pierces the heart of everyone who hears Bringing It All Back Home or “Just Like a Woman,” the sound that has caused audiences through the years to clap and cheer whenever Dylan starts playing his harmonica on stage."