Musician and painter Bob Neuwirth is most known to the world at large from his association with the legendary Bob Dylan. Appearing as Dylan's tour manager and crony in D.A. Pennebaker's 1966 tour documentary Don't Look Back, Neuwirth displayed a penchant for performing cruel humor at the expense of awestruck Dylan fans and imitators such as Donovan Leitch. Neuwirth first came to prominence while studying art at the Boston Museum School. There he befriended blues legends like the Reverend Gary Davis and Mississippi John Hurt and met folk musicians such as Maria Muldaur and Joan Baez who performed at the same Cambridge clubs and coffeehouses as the harmonica clad Neuwirth. Through his association with Baez, he eventually met Dylan and the two found that their penchant for cruel humor and psychological manipulation of others were akin. The young artist became Dylan's tour manager and constant companion throughout the turbulent period of the mid to late '60s, eventually assembling and acting as MC for Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. He also mentored the then-unknown Patti Smith. In time Neuwirth stepped out on his own, releasing several critically praised, acoustic drenched albums on Gold Castle Records, such as 1989's Back to the Front; his recordings in the '90s include 1991's 99 Monkeys and 1996's Look Up. Neuwirth also collaborated on an album with Velvet Underground alum John Cale, additionally devoting his time to his first pursuit, painting. For 2000's Havana Midnight, he travelled to Cuba to collaborate with composer/arranger José Maria Vitier. Neuwirth worked again with D.A. Pennebaker as a producer behind Down from the Mountain, a film documenting performances by the musicians who played on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. When the musicians went on the road to tour in 2002, Neuwirth went along as the master of ceremonies. ~ Steve Kurutz, All Music Guide