Tangled up in Boo? Bob Dylan wants this South African horror press to look at his short stories
In breaks on his Never Ending Tour, Bob Dylan has returned to social media to send his regrets to the Buffalo Sabres hockey team for missing a game, recommend an incredibly famous restaurant in New Orleans and, in a new twist for the Nobel laureate, hint at his spooky literary aspirations. “At the hotel in...
The Story Behind the Song The Band’s Rick Danko Wrote With Bob Dylan in a Basement
Between the release of his seventh album, Blonde on Blonde in 1966, a motorcycle accident shortly thereafter, and his next release John Wesley Harding, Bob Dylan retreated to his home in Woodstock, New York, and started playing with the Band. Sessions eventually moved to the basement of Big Pink, the home shared by the Band’s Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel. It’s where the Band would write their 1968 debut Music from Big Pink and eventually record The Basement Tapes with Dylan.
“Midwestern Mindtrips”: Why Bob Dylan Names John Prine Among His Favorite Songwriters Ever
Bob Dylan is hailed as one of the greatest living songwriters. His work has impacted countless listeners, inspired generations of artists, and sparked hundreds of covers. His lyrics even earned him a Nobel Prize for Literature. More than a songwriter, Dylan is a fan of music. As a result, he was just as impressed by the songwriting of John Prine as everyone else.
The Bob Dylan Song That Impressed Bob Dylan
The notion that Bob Dylan is a stellar songwriter isn’t a new statement by any means. Anyone who has listened to Dylan’s music knows that fact well. Hell, even Dylan knows that fact well. There was one song in particular that keyed Dylan into his talent. Find out which song that is, below.
3 of the Greatest Bob Dylan Covers in ‘The Voice’ History
The Voice is not only America’s premier televised music competition, it’s also the world’s. Thanks to its mass popularity, thousands of contestants have performed, hundreds of episodes have been filmed, and numerous musicians have been crowned champions. However, before anyone ever gets crowned champion they must pass through each of the competition’s five stages. Which includes live covers of some of the world’s most well-known songs. A popular artist the contestants often pick is none other than Bob Dylan.
“He Doesn’t Exist”: How Bob Dylan’s Sense of Identity Was Shaped by Hell’s Angel Memoir
Bob Dylan has been famously elusive for decades, and after reading Hell’s Angel founding member Sonny Barger’s memoir, Hell’s Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger, the singer-songwriter realized his true identity is also elusive even to himself. Dylan shared his unique perspective in a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone—a transcendental diversion that seemed to stump the interviewer, Mikal Gilmore, and frustrate the then-71-year-old Dylan.