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 ...

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.

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

During a 1985 interview with author and radio host Bill Flanagan for the book Written in My Soul, Dylan reflected on the ...

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 ...

Throughout his career, Bob Dylan has displayed an ability to start trends without really doing anything but being himself. His instincts for what music to make at any given time always seemed to be ...

"Newport and the Great Folk Dream", which premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, charts the development of the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island in the early 1960s. Director Robert ...

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 ...

On this day (September 5) in 1964, The Animals topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “House of the Rising Sun.” The song, an arrangement of a traditional American folk song, occupied the top spot for ...