▁City , ▁where ▁he ▁associated ▁with ▁other ▁artists , ▁film m akers , ▁mus icians ▁and ▁writers . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁under ground ▁film maker ▁Jon as ▁M ek as , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁stud ios ▁of ▁Andy ▁War hol ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Con ner . ▁He ▁learned ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁film making ▁from ▁Con ner ▁and ▁made ▁some ▁films ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁Music ian ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁L yman ▁joined ▁Jim ▁K w esk in ’ s ▁Boston - based ▁jug ▁band ▁as ▁a ▁ban jo ▁and ▁harm onica ▁player . ▁L yman , ▁once ▁called ▁" the ▁Grand ▁Old ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁' bl ues ' ▁harm onica ▁in ▁his ▁mid - tw ent ies ", ▁is ▁remembered ▁in ▁folk ▁music ▁circles ▁for ▁playing ▁a ▁ 2 0 - min ute ▁impro vis ation ▁on ▁the ▁traditional ▁h ymn ▁" R ock ▁of ▁A ges " ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁New port ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁to ▁the ▁r iled ▁crowd ▁streaming ▁out ▁after ▁Bob ▁D yl an ’ s ▁famous ▁appearance ▁with ▁an ▁electric ▁band . ▁ ▁Some ▁felt ▁that ▁L yman , ▁primarily ▁an ▁ac oust ic ▁music ian , ▁was ▁deliver ing ▁a ▁word less ▁counter argument ▁to ▁D yl an ’ s ▁new - found ▁rock ▁direction . ▁Ir win ▁Sil ber , ▁editor ▁of ▁Sing ▁Out ▁Magazine , ▁wrote ▁that ▁L yman ’ s ▁" m ourn ful ▁and ▁l ones ome ▁harm onica