American folk music revival the UK, protesting the British testing of the H-bomb in 1958, as well as by the ever-proliferating arms race and the increasingly unpopular Vietnam War. Young singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, playing acoustic guitar and harmonica, had been signed and recorded for Columbia by producer John Hammond in 1961. Dylan's record enjoyed some popularity among Greenwich Village folk-music enthusiasts, but he was "discovered" by an immensely larger audience when a pop-folk-music group, Peter, Paul & Mary had a hit with a cover of his song "Blowin' in the Wind". Peter, Paul & Mary also brought Pete Seeger and the Weavers' "If I
Blowin' Country Blowin' Country Blowin' Country is an album by saxophonists Bud Shank and Bob Cooper released on the World Pacific label. The bulk of the album was recorded in 1958, with one track from 1956 on the original album, and the CD reissue added five bonus tracks from the two sessions. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Shank and Cooper display distinctive but complementary styles, and their tripling on woodwinds gives plenty of variety to the date. Cooper's oboe playing, which preceded Yusef Lateef's, in particular is a joy. Highly recommended". On All About Jazz Jack Bowers observed "these two