TimmyB Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 from www.rollingstone.com on October 4, 2004. Dylan Lyricist Levy Dies Broadway, rock & roll writer was sixty-nine Jacques Levy, musical theater director and lyricist for songs recorded by Bob Dylan and the Byrds, died of cancer last Thursday at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. He was 69 years old. A New York native, Levy got his start practicing clinical psychology in Topeka, Kansas, but switched to a career in musical theater in the Sixties. His biggest success was as the director of 1969's Oh! Calcutta! and its revival in 1976. Levy later went on to direct a Broadway musical version of the comic strip Doonesbury in 1983 and pen the lyrics for last year's Broadway adaptation of Fame. To rock & roll fans, Levy is best known as Bob Dylan's collaborator on the 1975 album Desire. He co-wrote seven of the nine songs on the album, including the famous "Hurricane" -- about the jailed boxer Reuben "Hurricane" Carter -- as well as "Mozambique" and "Isis." Levy also co-wrote "Chestnut Mare" and "Just a Season" with Byrds guitarist and vocalist Roger McGuinn. The songs appeared on the band's 1970 album Untitled. Levy's songs were also recorded by artists ranging from Carly Simon to country star Crystal Gayle. Levy is survived by his wife and two children. DAVID CHIU (Posted Oct 04, 2004) Sad day, may Jacques Levy rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 ahhh desire.. that is one of my favouritest albums, ever. when i was in high school i used to go sleep downstairs on the couch so i could listen to it on the record player while i was fallin asleep. thanks mr levy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Between Dylan and the Byrds, Levy co-wrote several of my favorite songs. RIP RnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Sad news. Awesome lyricist thats for sure. I married Isis on the fifth day of May, But I could not hold on to her very long. So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away For the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Desire took a long, long time to grow on me for some reason, but somewhere along the line it became one of my favourite Dylan albums. Muchas gracias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 I'm ashamed of myself - I've never owned it, nor heard it in it's entirety, as far as I know. Damn bills! Damn you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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