Bob Dylan's 'Favorite' Songwriter Is Famous — But Not for Music

But when asked in a 1984 interview to name the songwriters who truly impressed him, Dylan didn’t name the usual suspects.

Me and Bobbie McKee

He’d give Barbara lyrics to type up after he and Felice emerged from their office, songs in hand after a spree of ...

Deep Cut Friday: ‘Tombstone Blues’ by Bob Dylan

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday ...

The David Bowie Song You Didn’t Know Was Dedicated to Bob Dylan

In Song For Bob Dylan, Bowie fearlessly critiqued one of the biggest names in music. But what was the real story behind this ...

No, Bob Dylan Did Not Stop a Concert to Mourn Charlie Kirk

Are Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan really paying tribute to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk? No, but these fake AI images might fool you ...

The songwriters Bob Dylan considered his “favourites”

Bob Dylan is a man of so few words when he's away from music, but nevertheless, he still recognises the genius of three ...

Bob Dylan joins lineup for Farm Aid 40: Here's what to know about the one-day music festival

Bob Dylan is set to perform at the annual one-day music festival happening Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis ...

Bob Dylan announces release of ‘Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963’

Bob Dylan has announced ‘Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963’. Find all the details below. The legendary singer-songwriter will release the extensive 8CD/2CD/4LP box set on ...

Kurt Cobain wished he could have followed Bob Dylan’s lead: “My voice would not go out on me every night”

During the peak of their alternative explosion, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain expressed an intriguing musing of swapping ...

Jakob Dylan Sounds So Much Like His Dad at Recent Wallflowers Show: 'The Bob Is Intensifying'

Dylan's youngest daughter, Desiree Gabrielle "Desi" Dennis-Dylan, 39, is from his private second marriage to his ex-wife ...

'80s Hard Rock Icon Once Called Bob Dylan a 'Great Con Man'

Fans of legendary Motörhead leader Lemmy Kilmister might be surprised to learn that some of the late singer's favorite ...
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On This Day in 2006, Bob Dylan Hit No. 1 After a 30-Year Drought and Became the Oldest Living Musician To Top the Albums Charts

Dylan, at 65, also made history by becoming the oldest living musician to top Billboard ‘s albums chart. Dylan held onto the title for five years, until then-85-year-old Tony Bennett broke the record ...