Bob Dylan once said his early songs were “magically written” and that he doesn’t truly know how exactly they came to him. “Magic,” they are indeed, as Dylan’s earliest music is the most lyrically ...

W hen it comes to what makes one song "better" than another, definitive judgments can be hard to come by. After all, personal ...

My family and I have been revisiting “Highway 61 Revisited” and lots of other Bob Dylan music in anticipation of James Mangold’s new biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” which opened on Christmas. “Highway ...

Bob Dylan performed at the famed Newport Folk Festival three years in a row, from 1963 to 1965. His final appearance ended in controversy when he performed an electric set of rock songs, inciting boos ...

The changes in the show aren’t limited to the song selections. Drummer Jerry Pentecost left the band and was replaced by Dylan’s gospel-era bandmate Jim Keltner. Pedal steel guitarist Donnie Heron ...

Asking Bob Dylan how he makes an album is a bit like asking anyone how they know how to walk – they didn't one day, then they learned and now they simply do. "We just take a song; I play it and ...

Bob Dylan’s songs have been interpreted by artists across several genres including country, folk, and heavy metal. With 40 studio albums under his belt, he released enough songs to inspire generations ...

I t goes without saying that Bob Dylan is one of the most highly-respected and critically-acclaimed singer-songwriters of all time; after all, he was the first musician to ever wi ...

Bob Dylan is getting some company in 2025 for the annual summer tribute concert series of his music in Door County. The music of renowned singers/songwriters Bob Dylan and John Prine is being ...

Sixty years ago this month, Bob Dylan released “Ballad in Plain D,” the only song he says he regrets recording. “I must have been a real schmuck to write that,” he said in a 1985 interview with Bill ...

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