In 1961, 19-year-old Robert Allen Zimmerman dropped out of college in his native Minnesota, made a pilgrimage to New York City to meet his folk music idol Woody Guthrie, and decided to become, in his ...

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 ...

Dave Stewart is known as half of ‘80s New Wave powerhouse Eurythmics. He’s also well-regarded for his production and writing with Mick Jagger, Tom Petty, Jon Bon Jovi and Ringo Starr, and for crafting ...

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When Bob Dylan released Another Side of Bob Dylan in 1964, critics and listeners generally didn’t react well. Dylan’s fourth album was the start of a shift away from the folksy protest songs he’d ...

Bob Dylan has won a variety of prestigious awards in his lifetime. The iconic songwriter and musician scored his breakout hit with his 1963 sophomore album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and is known for ...

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 ...