Carla Rotolo Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

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Carla Rotolo was born on 5 March, 1941, is an Artist. Discover Carla Rotolo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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In July and August 2014 Carla Rotolo was portrayed by actress Jaime Babbitt in the Larry Mollin play Search: Paul Clayton – A True Tale of Love, Folk Music and Betrayal at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.

Rotolo died from a bad fall in the kitchen of her condo in Santa Teresa di Gallura and was buried September 3, 2014, at the Buoncammino Cemetery outside of town.

She was involved with the Greenwich Village folk scene, and was friends with Dave Van Ronk, dated the noted folk singer Paul Clayton and knew many of the movers and shakers of Greenwich Village. Rotolo appears in the Alan Lomax documentary Ballads, Blues and Blue Grass which was released in 2012.

Right after the Dylan bootleg release, Rotolo moved to Sardinia, Italy, to look after her aged mother and step-father. She made two extensive trips back to the States in 1998 and 2005 visiting friends and relatives.

In 1986, Rotolo was credited with compiling the recordings for a 134-track Bob Dylan bootleg collection called Zimmerman: Ten of Swords. It is considered the "most famous Bob Dylan bootleg of all time". In a shot at Bob Dylan's "Ballad in Plain D", printed on the back of the multi-record set is, "This album was compiled by: Carla Rotolo, chairperson of the board, P.S.A.* (* Parasite Sisters Anonymous)."

Dylan would go on to feature Carla Rotolo in his 1964 song "Ballad in Plain D", labeling her as the "parasite sister", after Suze and Dylan broke up in Rotolo's apartment. When interviewed by Howard Sounes for his 2001 Dylan biography, Down the Highway The Life Of Bob Dylan, Rotolo stated: "I remember it being a terrible experience". Informing Sounes that when she heard the song, she had no doubt that she was meant to be the "parasite".

In 1961, Rotolo became aware of Bob Dylan. According to author Robert Shelton, Rotolo "came up with an idea to help record Dylan and some other unknowns... because of the urgings of...Carla in particular, and my interest in reviewing, Mike Porco booked Bob into Folk City for two weeks." Rotolo occasionally sang three-part harmony with Van Ronk and Dylan. She later introduced her seventeen-year-old sister Suze to Dylan, which led to a three-year relationship.

In the early 1960s Rotolo was an assistant to the eminent folklorist and musicologist Alan Lomax. She accompanied him on his excursions down South to record remote folk singers. Rotolo helped with the 1960 release of twelve folk albums for the Prestige International Records label.

Carla Rotolo (March 5, 1941 – August 25, 2014) was an American artist, folk singer and folk music researcher.