Carla Rotolo

According to author Robert Shelton, Rotolo "came up with an idea to help record Dylan and some other unknowns.... [B]ecause of the urgings of...Carla in particular, and my interest in reviewing, Mike Porco booked Bob into Folk City for two weeks.

She pushed him back and a physical fight almost ensued; according to Rotolo, friends had to be called and Dylan forcibly removed.

During the 1970s she worked for the controversial Grove Press run by Barney Rosset, and later as former baseball player Joe Garagiola's personal assistant during his years at NBC.

[11] In 1986, Rotolo was credited with compiling the recordings for a 134-track Bob Dylan bootleg collection called Zimmerman: Ten of Swords.

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.

[14][15] Rotolo continued to be politically active while living abroad and took part in several conservationist rallies and other efforts to bring awareness to the plight of animals and the natural environment.

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.