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Bruce was one of the Most Important Contributors to the Songs that Drove the Spirit of the '60s.

Along with huge cultural changes, the turbulent '60s heralded a new kind of music - folk music that united people's hearts in caring and hope. We are familiar with the icons of that era: Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary. What most of us don't know is that there was one person who brought to these acts (and many others) something special, a subtle lyrical counterpoint to their music. That person was Bruce Langhorne. Though nearly invisible, he played on albums for which he received no credit, and played in the shadow of major concerts that defined the time, only to have a brief moment in the spotlight.

That was fine for Bruce: he didn't seek the limelight. As he said, If I'd had all my finders, I might have been a virtuoso." (He'd lost three fingers of his right hand in a fireworks accident when he was 12.) "But since I didn't have all my fingers, I had to play more by ear than technique. I listen. I try to fit in. And I try to do whatever is appropriate, within my skill set."

This is the story of that man, who was in the center of the action in one of the most exciting and inspiring chapters of our history. We will revisit the 1963 March on Washington where he accompanied Odetta; the tours and concerts with Judy Collins; recording sessions for Dylan's "No Direction Home," and "Highway 61" ("Like a Rolling Stone"); and the 1965 Newport Folk Festival where he played with Odetta, Peter, Paul and May, the Butterfield Blues Band and Richard and Mimi Farina.

As musician and long-time friend of Bruce's, David Barry, said, "For Judy Collins or Bob Dylan, for whom lyrics and vocal delivery are everything, they want something special that embellishes what they're singing, that doesn't get in the way and doesn't draw attention. And that was Bruce."

Bruce was more than the man who inspired one of Bob Dylan's signature songs, "Mr Tambourine Man;" he was beloved around the world.

Like the music documentaries "20 Feet from Stardom," "Muscle Shoals" and "The Wrecking Crew," "Untitled Bruce Langhorne Documentary" tells the story of one of the most important contributors to the songs that drove the spirit of the '60s. It's the story of a brilliant artist whose great gift was, perhaps, his ability to "listen."

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“I have fingers missing on my right hand, which is a mixed blessing because it meant I had to find things to play that didn’t rely on flash. That really helped me; it taught me the lesson that you’re only partially your body. There’s something inside, call it spirit, that transcends your vessel. When you open to the path of love, whatever walks down that path for you, that’s spirit.” Bruce Langhorne

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