Two pages of lyrics, written in the kitchen of a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll journalist, offer glimpses into the Nobel Prize-winning musician’s writing process.
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's decision to take his stage name from the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas is "hugely important for Wales", an author has said. Jeff Towns, who wrote Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas: The Two Dylans,
A Complete Unknown” is the rare Hollywood movie that has inspired a reckoning. Everywhere, on social media, in mainstream media, or simply on the part of so many who have seen the film, a tingling conversation is taking place - a kind of collective meditation/investigation into who Bob Dylan was,
During a radio interview in 1975, Dylan seemed to confirm that songs from Blood On The Tracks were written about his relationship with Lownds. When the interviewer said she had enjoyed the record, Dylan replied: “A lot of people tell me they enjoyed that album. It’s hard for me to relate to people enjoying that kind of pain.”
The first sounds you hear when you drop the needle — or click the digital file — on Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks are guitars ringing and chiming, almost like bells. They serve as a kind of preface or overture or opening statement or call to prayer for what the listener is about to hear: 56 minutes of a journey through dark heat into the heart and soul of an artist at the depths of sadness driving him to the heights of creative achievement.
Born May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota, Robert Zimmerman would go on to change the world. He would dive into folk albums, change his name and travel to New York City to becoming a professional musician.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Blood on the Tracks, which came out on January 20, 1975, and is one of several albums that's possibly considered his greatest ever. It marked a return to form, and a return to his classic folk sound following his shift to rock in the mid-'60s and his questionable output in the early '70s.
An early, typewritten draft of "Mr. Tambourine Man" lyrics by Bob Dylan has sold at auction for an incredible amount.
Revisit the very first season of The Opus podcast as we explore the legacy of Dylan's 15th album. Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks 50th Anniversary: The Opus Podcast Re-Release Ben Kaye
About 60 Dylan items were sold on Saturday in Nashville, through Julien’s Auctions.
Amidst Oscar buzz and fans applauding him for his turn as Bob Dylan, the 29-year-old actor reveals why he's still yet to meet the music icon.
Dylan seemed to be in on the joke, posting an old black and white clip of himself saying “Good God, I must leave right away.”