Tell Me, Momma Dylan in concert. The song was shown played live by Dylan and The Band during his 1966 U.K.Tour in D. A. Pennebaker's documentary "Eat the Document". The same video of Dylan and the Hawks shown in Eat the Document was shown in Martin Scorsese's 2005 Documentary No Direction Home. Tell Me, Momma Tell Me Momma is a song written by Bob Dylan and performed exclusively during his 1966 World Tour with the Band (then known as the Hawks). It was used to introduce the second half of a concert, when Dylan switched from an acoustic solo performance to an electric
Bob Dylan event, Dylan denied he was married. Journalist Nora Ephron made the news public in the "New York Post" in February 1966 with the headline "Hush! Bob Dylan is wed." Dylan toured Australia and Europe in April and May 1966. Each show was split in two. Dylan performed solo during the first half, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and harmonica. In the second, backed by , he played electrically amplified music. This contrast provoked many fans, who jeered and slow handclapped. The tour culminated in a raucous confrontation between Dylan and his audience at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in England