Bob Dylan

Dylan Music Journalism 

Bob Dylan’s Infinite Playlist

November 24, 2022November 23, 2022 Craig Peters 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, Dean Martin, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash and Uncle Dave Macon, Judy Garland, Little Richard, Perry Como, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Santana and The Eagles, Stephen Foster, The Clash, The Fugs, The Philosophy of Modern Song, Vic Damone, Warren Zevon

Inside his new book The Philosophy of Modern Song

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Folk Music Journalism 

It Takes a Village: Richard Barone on Writing Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Fred Neil, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, Melanie, Music + Evolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s, Phil Ochs, Richard Barone, The Bongos

A rocker captures the feel of the folk explosion in prose

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Blues Dylan Folk Rock 

Not Dark Yet: Bob Dylan’s Time Out Of Mind at 25

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1997, 25th Anniversary, Bob Dylan, Cold Irons Bound, Daniel Lanois, Dirt Road Blues, Down In The Groove, Empire Burlesque, Highlands, Infidels, Knocked Out Loaded, Love Sick, Lovesick, Not Dark Yet, Saved, Shot of Love, Time Out of Mind, U2

Looking back on a legend reclaiming his legacy

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Rock 

Stage Fright: The Band’s Rock of Ages Turns 50

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, Bob, Bob Dylan, Capitol/UMe, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Live at the Academy of Music 1971: The Rock of Ages Concerts, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Rock of Ages, The Band

Reflecting on a half century of one of the most essential concert albums of the 1970s

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Folk Rock 

Last Day On Earth: Remembering Bob Neuwirth

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Alison Krauss and Union Station, Bob Dylan, Bob Neuwirth, Brownie McGhee, D.A. Pennebaker, Dave Rawlings, Emmylou Harris, Gary Davis, Gillian Welch, Janis Joplin, John Cale, John Hartford, Mississippi John Hurt, Peter Case, Ralph Stanley, Rolling Thunder Revue, Sonny Terry

The singer, songwriter and Rolling Thunder Revue alum gone at 82

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Indie Rock 

ALBUMS: The Last Will and Testament of Pat Fish

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Captain Beefheart, Daevid Allen, John Cale, Kevin Ayers, Patti Smith, Peter Blegvad, Peter Laughner, Syd Barrett, The Highest in the Land, The Jazz Butcher, The Velvet Underground, Tony Moore

England’s indie rock icon gave us one final Jazz Butcher classic before departing this astral plane

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Country and/or Western Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Pig: A Piano Player Without Equal

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alan Jackson, Bob Dylan, Charlie Rich, Dolly Parton, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, J.J. Cale, John Hartford, Kenny Rogers, Loretta Lynn, Mark Knopfler, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, RIP, Sturgill Simpson, The Cramps, Ween

Session superstar Hargus Robbins passes away at age 84

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Festivals Music Journalism Remembrance Rock 

Michael Lang Goes Back To The Garden

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Ron Hart 3 Comments Blind Melon, Blue Cheer, Blues Image, Bob Dylan, cancer, Carlos Santana, Chuck Berry, Green Day, John Lee Hooker, John Scher, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Lang, Nine Inch Nails, RIP, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mothers of Invention, Woodstock, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

Following a valiant battle with a rare form of cancer, the renowned and controversial Woodstock co-founder passed away on January 8 at 77

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Glam Rock 

Turn and Face the Strange: Hunky Dory at 50

December 17, 2021April 3, 2022 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Bowie, Changes, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, Kooks, Life On Mars?, Queen Bitch, Ziggy Stardust

Time will never change our love for David Bowie’s fourth album

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Music Journalism 

Pigs In Zen: A Tale Of Trademarks and Quality

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment A Pig’s Tale (The Underground Story of the Legendary Bootleg Record Label), Bob Dylan, Genius Music Books, Harold Sherrick, Led Zeppelin, Leon Russell, Neil Young, Ralph Sutherland, Rolling Stones, The Who

A new book uncovers the story of the world’s most notorious bootleg record label

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Music Journalism 

I Bought a Hit Song by Mux Mool

November 10, 2021March 13, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Barry Manilow., Big Pun, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Brian Lindgren, Chrissie Hynde, Domingo Padilla, Drake, Hipgnosis Song Fund, Imagine Dragons, KRS One, Masta Ace, Mux Mool, Richie Sambora, Rick James, royalties, Stevie Nicks

Unexpected payday when EDM artist lands a song on a TV show

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Country and/or Western Remembrance Southern Rock 

Charlie Daniels Never Let The Devil Win

October 28, 2021October 31, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 85th Birthday, Bob Dylan, Charlie Daniels, Donald Trump, Leonard Cohen, The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Jim Sullivan recounts his final conversation with the late Southern Rock icon on what would have been his 85th birthday

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Folk 

Judy Collins Spends an “Evening” in the Volunteer State

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Bob Dylan, folk, In Concert, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Maryville College, Roger McGuinn, Tennessee

The folk legend brings a beguiling blend of classics and conversation in Tennessee

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Music Journalism 

“The New Mercury Rev Album Is Out”: How Music Helped Define 9/11

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 20th Anniversary, 9/11, Bob Dylan, Dream Theater, Drowning Pool, I Am The World Trade Center, Jay-Z, Jimmy Eat World, The Coup, The Moldy Peaches

Jay-Z’s Blueprint, Dylan’s revival, The Coup loses its cover, Clear Channel hearts banning songs and other tales from that fateful day

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Country and/or Western Folk Remembrance 

Remembering Nanci Griffith: A Love Light Lost

August 16, 2021March 29, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Pete Seeger, Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson

Reflections on the loss of an American country-folk poet

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