1974 Live Recordings & Shadow Kingdom Document the Life of America’s Greatest Troubadour
THE 1974 LIVE RECORDINGS. Bob Dylan. Sony Legacy. First off, we have the Live 74 set. This box compiles a retrospective of the most anticipated tour in rock history. Back in 1960s, … Continue reading
Dylan’s “Mixing Up the Medicine” Writes An Incredible Journey
There is no end to this story and there never will be. Sean Wilentz (Introduction at page 22) I asked Dylan what feeling he sought in his role as pseudonymous … Continue reading
The Complete Budokan 1978 Shows Us Everything A Live Record Can Be
BOB DYLAN – THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978. Bob Dylan. Produced by Tetsuya Shiroki with Heckel Sugano; chief engineer/remix Tom Suzuki. Liner notes by Edna Gundersen. Bob Dylan At Budokan originally … Continue reading
Blood In the Tracks Finally Recognizes the Six Musicians Behind Bob Dylan’s Classic
BLOOD IN THE TRACKS. The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece. Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik. University of Minnesota Press. Dylan had been searching for a way to start writing songs … Continue reading
Bob Dylan In Minnesota Offers New Insights On the North Star State’s Favorite Son
BOB DYLAN IN MINNESOTA: TROUBADOUR TALES FROM DULUTH, HIBBING & DINKYTOWN. K G Miles. With contributors: Paul Metsa; Ed Newman; Marc Percansky and Matt Steichen. McNidder & Grace. On September 4, … Continue reading
“Music Man”
Music Man On Dylan’s The Philosophy of Song (who) Is poet (sifts) To sort (sorting) These stillborn pledges Of memory (in) To the Actual voice Of a life by John … Continue reading
Bob Dylan Spotlights the Music That Drives Us
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG. Bob Dylan. Simon and Schuster. “It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it.” Jack Kerouac, from the essay, “Are Writers Made or Born?” … Continue reading
Springtime In New York Showcases Rock’s One True Immutable Voice
SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK. Bootleg Series – Volume 16: 1980-1985. Bob Dylan. Sony Legacy. Produced for release by Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz. It’s often been written that the 1980s was … Continue reading
“Scarlet In the Moonlight”
In 1975, Bob Dylan encountered violinist Scarlet Rivera one afternoon on a New York City street. In the blink of an eye in a mystical millisecond, a bond was forged. … Continue reading
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