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Helena Lisandrello, known professionally as Helena Springs, is an American singer. The singer was first a backup vocalist for Bob Dylan, starting in 1978 aged 17, and co-wrote 19 songs with him, more than any of his other collaborators. She was a vocalist for Dylan's 1978 World Tour, and the following year on his Gospel Tour. Springs appeared on his albums Street-Legal (1978), Bob Dylan at Budokan (1978), and Slow Train Coming (1979), as well as the compilation The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981 (2017). She stopped working with Dylan in either late 1979 or early 1980.
"Suze (The Cough Song)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, recorded in 1963 during the sessions for his third studio album, The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964). The song was written and performed by Dylan, and produced by Tom Wilson. It was released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 (1991). Dylan played the guitar by fingerpicking in the Piedmont blues style, until he stated coughing started 90 seconds into the recording and asked Wilson to fade it out. The quality of Dyan's playing has been crticised, although some critics have found the song enjoyable.
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