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 ...

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Jerry Garcia was a folkie in the early 1960s, but his preference was for traditional bluegrass, not the topical folk that was Dylan’s standard in his early years. Ironically, it was when Dylan went ...

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 ...

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 Marley has so many hits, we couldnt choose so we had @hymnmarley step in. Do you agree this hit is #1? Leave a comment below! #bobmarley #jamaica #reggae #Reggaemusic #onelove #threelittlebirds ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 3,000 of you commented on our critic’s choice of the worst songs of all time. Here we round up your omissions ...