Two songwriters fascinated with the American psyche, onlookers have long compared and contrasted the work of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. The Boss ...
The song directly references Dylan's own "Song To Woody," where Dylan paid tribute to his idol Woody Guthrie. Bowie cleverly created a musical inception – a song about a song about an influence.
But when asked in a 1984 interview to name the songwriters who truly impressed him, Dylan didn’t name the usual suspects.
While a large number of Dylan's timeless classics continue to captivate listeners, his most-streamed song is a 1973 hit that ...
David Bowie’s 1971 track Song for Bob Dylan, from Hunky Dory, offers a layered critique and sharp cultural commentary.
As Far Out magazine reported, data collected by statistician Henrik Franzon over years of analyzing critics' lists has named ...
In his autobiographical novel, Sam Sussman grows up wondering if his affinity for the great singer-songwriter goes beyond a striking resemblance. In his autobiographical novel, Sam Sussman grows up ...
Bob Dylan is one of the most well-known American musicians and lyricists of all time—and one of the most talented. In the most recent biopic portraying his storied career, A Complete Unknown, actor ...
Bob Dylan influenced many future generations of musicians and songwriters in the '60s. As it turns out, future Yes guitarist Steve Howe was among them. "I bought the Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album when ...
On April 17, 1980, reggae icon Bob Marley stepped onto the stage at Rufaro Stadium in Harare to perform at Zimbabwe’s independence celebration. His song “Zimbabwe” rang through the air as a newly free ...
It took a false start of a debut album for Jakob Dylan to find his groove as a songwriter. Once he did on The Wallflowers’ knockout 1996 album Bringing Down The Horse, he flashed the ability to write ...
In terms of writing lyrics, Warren Zevon represents one of the true giants of the field. He could leave you laughing with an effortless zinger. Or he could just as easily have you reaching for the ...