Guitarist Ira Ingber Recalls 1980s Rehearsals and Sessions with Bob Dylan
The Empire Burlesque Interviews #1
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For the first part of our weeklong look at Empire Burlesque on its 40th anniversary, I spoke to Ira Ingber, a veteran L.A. guitarist who worked with Lowell George, Van Dyke Parks, and J.D. Souther, among many others. Bob Dylan enlisted Ingber not just to play on Empire Burlesque, but to put together the entire backing band for the early sessions.
They first spent several weeks rehearsing at Dylan’s house with no specified goal—just like the Plugz had the year before—then entered the studio. Ingber ended up on “Something’s Burning, Baby” on Empire Burlesque, but the more acclaimed song got reworked for the next album: “Brownsville Girl” on Knocked Out Loaded. You can hear him on several Springtime in New Yorkouttakes as well. Decades later, he returned to the Dylan world to play on Shadow Kingdom.
Here’s my conversation with Ira Ingber.
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