query: Where was Bob Dylan born?

title: Bob Dylan

text: as well as a cursive-"Z" for Dylan's nickname Zimmy in youth. In 2006 a cultural pathway, Bob Dylan Way, was inaugurated in Duluth, Minnesota, the city where Dylan was born. The 1.8 mile path links "cultural and historically significant areas of downtown for the tourists". In 2015, a massive Bob Dylan mural was unveiled in downtown Minneapolis, the city where Dylan attended university for a year. The mural was designed by Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra. Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and artist who has been an influential figure

title: Bob Dylan

text: his backup singer Carolyn Dennis (often professionally known as Carol Dennis) on June 4, 1986. Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan, their daughter had been born on January 31, 1986. The couple divorced in October 1992. Their marriage and child remained a closely guarded secret until the publication of Howard Sounes' biography "Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan", in 2001. When not touring, Dylan is believed to live primarily in Point Dume, a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California, though he also owns property around the world. Growing up in Hibbing, Minnesota, Dylan and his family were part of the

title: Bob Dylan

text: In 2017, the George Kaiser Family Foundation announced a design competition for a major Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa's Arts District. In 2018, the foundation announced that it had selected Olson Kundig Architects to design the building. The center is expected to open in 2021, and be located next to the facility dedicated to Guthrie. In 2005, 7th Avenue East in Hibbing, Minnesota, the street on which Dylan lived from ages 6 to 18, received the honorary name Bob Dylan Drive. In the town Hibbing, a walk of fame-styled "star" is embedded in a sidewalk with the words "Bob Dylan"

title: Bob Dylan (album)

text: only release not to chart whatsoever in the U.S., although it eventually reached in the UK charts in 1965. Despite the album's poor sales, it was not a financial disaster because it was very cheap to record. On December 22, 1961, a month to the day after "Bob Dylan"'s final session, Dylan was in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he and his friend Tony Glover paid a visit to their friend Bonnie Beecher. Dylan held an informal session at her apartment, performing 26 songs which were recorded by Glover on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. Often known by a misnomer, the "Minneapolis Hotel

title: The Essential Bob Dylan

text: several more. It has been reissued a couple of times over the years such as in 2009 and again as recently as 2016 with varying track listings . All songs written by Bob Dylan except where noted. The Essential Bob Dylan The Essential Bob Dylan is a compilation by Bob Dylan, released as a double-CD set in 2000, part of Columbia Records' "The Essential" series. "The Essential Bob Dylan" spans from 1963's "Blowin' in the Wind" (taken from "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan") to 1999's "Things Have Changed" (Dylan's Oscar-winning song from the motion picture, "Wonder Boys"). "The Essential Bob Dylan"

title: Bob Dylan

text: they had three more children: Anna Lea (born July 11, 1967), Samuel Isaac Abram (born July 30, 1968), and Jakob Luke (born December 9, 1969). Dylan also adopted Sara's daughter from a prior marriage, Maria Lownds (later Dylan, born October 21, 1961). Sara Dylan played the role of Clara in Dylan's film "Renaldo and Clara" (1978). Bob and Sara Dylan were divorced on June 29, 1977. Maria married musician Peter Himmelman in 1988. In the 1990s, Jakob became well known as the lead singer of the band the Wallflowers; Jesse is a film director and a successful businessman. Dylan married

title: Bob Dylan World Tour 1966

text: Bob Dylan World Tour 1966 The Bob Dylan World Tour 1966 was a concert tour undertaken by American musician Bob Dylan, from February to May 1966. Dylan's 1966 World Tour was notable as the first tour--actually a continuation of his late 1965 U.S. tour--where Dylan employed an electric band backing him, following his "going electric" at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The musicians Dylan employed as his backing band were known as The Hawks; they subsequently became famous as The Band. The 1966 tour was filmed by director D. A. Pennebaker. Pennebaker's footage was edited by Dylan and Howard Alk

title: Bob Dylan

text: Honor in the East Room of the White House, paying this tribute: "He probably had more impact on people of my generation than any other creative artist. His voice and lyrics haven't always been easy on the ear, but throughout his career Bob Dylan has never aimed to please. He's disturbed the peace and discomforted the powerful." In 1999, Dylan embarked on a North American tour with Paul Simon, where each alternated as headline act with a "middle" section where they performed together, starting on the first of June and ending September 18. The collaboration was generally well received. Dylan

title: Masterpieces (Bob Dylan album)

text: reissued on CD in 1991 by Columbia (Cat. No. 4624489), but is no longer in print. All songs written by Bob Dylan, except where noted. Masterpieces (Bob Dylan album) Masterpieces is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on March 12, 1978 by CBS. The triple LP set was released in Japan, Australia and New Zealand in anticipation of his 1978 tour. Primarily a greatest hits collection spanning Dylan's career up to that point, the album features one previously unreleased track, a unique (1962) outtake version of "Mixed-Up Confusion". It also includes a live performance of "Just Like

title: Bob Dylan

text: Dylan began to perform at the Ten O'Clock Scholar, a coffeehouse a few blocks from campus, and became involved in the Dinkytown folk music circuit. During his Dinkytown days, Dylan began introducing himself as "Bob Dylan". In his memoir, he said he hit upon using this less common variant for "Dillon" – a surname he had considered adopting – when he unexpectedly saw poems by Dylan Thomas. Explaining his change of name in a 2004 interview, he said, "You're born, you know, the wrong names, wrong parents. I mean, that happens. You call yourself what you want to call yourself.

title: Bob Dylan (album)

text: original compositions had grown considerably. "Bob Dylan" was re-released in 2010 as the first of a 9 cd boxset titled "The Original Mono Recordings", with new liner notes by Greil Marcus on a 60 pages booklet. A pirated edition was released in June 2013 as a single album by Hoodoo Records, with 12 bonus tracks (1 single and 11 live radio recordings from 1961 to 1962) and a 16-page booklet. Album Bob Dylan (album) Bob Dylan is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on March 19, 1962 by Columbia Records. Produced by Columbia's legendary talent scout

title: Bob Dylan

text: Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and artist who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he became a reluctant "voice of a generation" with songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" which became anthems for the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war movement. In 1965, he controversially "went electric", branching out from his earlier work and alienating some fans of the American folk music revival,

title: Bob Dylan

text: time presented Dylan's eight earliest albums, from "Bob Dylan" (1962) to "John Wesley Harding" (1967), in their original mono mix in the CD format. The CDs were housed in miniature facsimiles of the original album covers, replete with original liner notes. The set was accompanied by a booklet featuring an essay by music critic Greil Marcus. On April 12, 2011, Legacy Recordings released "Bob Dylan in Concert – Brandeis University 1963", taped at Brandeis University on May 10, 1963, two weeks prior to the release of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan". The tape was discovered in the archive of music writer

title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

text: that have never been released have been documented by biographer Clinton Heylin, except where noted. All songs written by Bob Dylan, except where noted. Dylan promoted his upcoming album with radio appearances and concert performances. In May 1963, Dylan performed with Joan Baez at the Monterey Folk Festival, where she joined him on stage for a duet of a new Dylan song, "With God on Our Side". Baez was at the pinnacle of her fame, having appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine the previous November. The performance not only gave Dylan and his songs a new prominence, it also

title: Bob Dylan (album)

text: Bob Dylan (album) Bob Dylan is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on March 19, 1962 by Columbia Records. Produced by Columbia's legendary talent scout John H. Hammond, who signed Dylan to the label, the album features folk standards, plus two original compositions, "Talkin' New York" and "Song to Woody". Dylan met John Hammond at a rehearsal session for Carolyn Hester on September 14, 1961, at the apartment shared by Hester and her then-husband, Richard Fariña. Hester had invited Dylan to the session as a harmonica player, and Hammond approved him as a session player after

title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

text: and "Talkin' John Birch Blues". Copies of the "original" version of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (in both mono and stereo) are extremely rare. The original track listing was as follows: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 27, 1963 by Columbia Records. Whereas his self-titled debut album "Bob Dylan" had contained only two original songs, "Freewheelin" represented the beginning of Dylan's writing contemporary words to traditional melodies. Eleven of the thirteen songs on the album are Dylan's original compositions. The album opens with "Blowin' in the

title: The Essential Bob Dylan

text: The Essential Bob Dylan The Essential Bob Dylan is a compilation by Bob Dylan, released as a double-CD set in 2000, part of Columbia Records' "The Essential" series. "The Essential Bob Dylan" spans from 1963's "Blowin' in the Wind" (taken from "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan") to 1999's "Things Have Changed" (Dylan's Oscar-winning song from the motion picture, "Wonder Boys"). "The Essential Bob Dylan" has proven to be a solid seller in Dylan's catalog, reaching #67 in the US, and peaking at #9 in the UK. The British and Australian releases include all of the tracks from the US edition plus

title: Hard Rain (Bob Dylan album)

text: Bob Dylan, except where noted. Hard Rain (Bob Dylan album) Hard Rain is a live album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 13, 1976 by Columbia Records. The album was recorded during the second leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue. The album was partly recorded on May 23, 1976, during a concert at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado; the penultimate show of the tour, the concert was also filmed and later broadcast by NBC as a one-hour television special in September. ("Hard Rain"'s release coincided with this broadcast). Four tracks from the album ("I Threw It All

title: Bob Dylan

text: of Izzy Young's production for WRVR of a live twelve-hour Hootenanny on July 29, 1961: "Among the newer promising talents deserving mention are a 20-year-old latter-day Guthrie disciple named Bob Dylan, with a curiously arresting mumbling, country-steeped manner". This was Dylan's first radio performance. In September, Shelton boosted Dylan's career with an enthusiastic review of his performance at Gerde's Folk City. That month, Dylan played harmonica on folk singer Carolyn Hester's third album. This brought him to the attention of the album's producer, John Hammond, who signed Dylan to Columbia Records. Dylan's first Columbia album, "Bob Dylan", released March 19,

title: Portraits of Bob Dylan

text: Portraits of Bob Dylan Portraits of Bob Dylan is the title of Yes guitarist Steve Howe's ninth solo album, released in 1999. The album features his son Dylan Howe on drums and several other guest artists, including (former) Yes band members Jon Anderson and Geoff Downes, performing cover versions of Bob Dylan songs. Keith West, lead singer of the 1960s band Tomorrow (in which Howe was the guitarist), sings lead on "Lay Lady Lay". AllMusic reviewer Stewart Mason gave the album 2 stars out of 5, stating ""Portraits of Bob Dylan" is pleasant enough, and it's a nice gesture toward

title: Sara Dylan

text: 1985). A fictional version of the marriage of Dylan and Sara is featured in the Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There", where Heath Ledger plays a Dylan-like performer and Charlotte Gainsbourg plays Claire, a character based on a combination of Sara Dylan and Suze Rotolo. Sara Dylan Sara Dylan (born October 25, 1939, as Shirley Marlin Noznisky) is the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1959, Noznisky was wed to magazine photographer Hans Lownds, during which time she was known as Sara Lownds. Sara married Bob Dylan during a secret ceremony in November 1965, and the couple had four

title: Bob Dylan World Tour 1978

text: and March were recorded and released as the live double album, "Bob Dylan at Budokan". Reviews were mixed. Robert Christgau awarded the album a C+ rating, giving the album a derisory review, while Janet Maslin defended it in Rolling Stone, writing: "These latest live versions of his old songs have the effect of liberating Bob Dylan from the originals." Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 The Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1978, Dylan embarked on a year-long world tour, performing 114 shows in Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe, to a

title: Bob Dylan

text: of alternative takes and unreleased material suggested to one reviewer that this volume of old outtakes "feels like a new Bob Dylan record, not only for the astonishing freshness of the material, but also for the incredible sound quality and organic feeling of everything here." Bob Dylan released his album "Together Through Life" on April 28, 2009. In a conversation with music journalist Bill Flanagan, published on Dylan's website, Dylan explained that the genesis of the record was when French film director Olivier Dahan asked him to supply a song for his new road movie, "My Own Love Song"; initially

title: Angelina (Bob Dylan song)

text: most critics to be one of the best songs written during his "born-again" period, "Angelina" is the classic Dylan work in which obscure yet meaningful poetry and a seemingly all-encompassing vision take on humanity's most pressing problems, all the while making for a pleasant listen. The movie "Masked & Anonymous" features an instrumental version of the tune over the ending credits, though it's not credited nor included on the soundtrack, it's performed by "Bruce Kaphan". Angelina (Bob Dylan song) "Angelina" is a song written by Bob Dylan, originally recorded in the spring of 1981 for the album "Shot of Love".

title: Sara (Bob Dylan song)

text: Sara (Bob Dylan song) "Sara" is a song from Bob Dylan's 1976 album "Desire". It is the closing song on the album. Unlike many of the songs on the album, which were written by Dylan and Jacques Levy, "Sara" was written solely by Dylan, as an autobiographical account of his estrangement from then-wife Sara Dylan. It was recorded on July 31, 1975. The song is named after Dylan's wife at the time, and the song alludes to their earlier relationship, including the couple's children together. In his book "Down The Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan", Howard Sounes quoted Jacques

title: Bob Dylan Gospel Tour

text: Bob Dylan Gospel Tour The Bob Dylan Gospel Tour was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan that consisted of 79 concerts in North America in three legs, lasting from November 1, 1979 to May 21, 1980. In February 1978, Dylan initiated a ten-month World Tour that consisted of 114 concerts in ten countries. On June 15, Dylan released the album "Street-Legal", which received poor reviews from most American critics. Performances on his world tour also received negative reviews. The physical demands of touring were also taking a toll on the artist. During a concert on November 17 in

title: Portraits of Bob Dylan

text: an obvious hero of Howe's, but it's not even close to essential for either Dylan or Howe fans". Portraits of Bob Dylan Portraits of Bob Dylan is the title of Yes guitarist Steve Howe's ninth solo album, released in 1999. The album features his son Dylan Howe on drums and several other guest artists, including (former) Yes band members Jon Anderson and Geoff Downes, performing cover versions of Bob Dylan songs. Keith West, lead singer of the 1960s band Tomorrow (in which Howe was the guitarist), sings lead on "Lay Lady Lay". AllMusic reviewer Stewart Mason gave the album 2

title: Song for Bob Dylan

text: Song for Bob Dylan "Song for Bob Dylan" is a song written by David Bowie for his 1971 album "Hunky Dory". The song parodies Bob Dylan's 1962 homage to Woody Guthrie, "Song to Woody". Yet while Dylan opens with "Hey, hey, Woody Guthrie, I wrote you a song," Bowie addresses Dylan by his birth name saying, "Now, hear this, Robert Zimmerman, I wrote a song for you." In the song, Bowie also describes Bob Dylan's voice "like sand and glue" which is similar to how Joyce Carol Oates described it upon first hearing Dylan: "When we first heard this raw,

title: Bob Dylan England Tour 1965

text: Bob Dylan England Tour 1965 The Bob Dylan England Tour 1965 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan during late April and early May 1965. The tour was widely documented by filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, who used the footage of the tour in his documentary "Dont Look Back". As Dylan was still playing exclusively folk music live, much of the material performed during this tour was pre-1965. Each show was divided into two halves, with seven songs performed during the first, and eight during the second. The set consisted of two songs from "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan", three

title: Infidels (Bob Dylan album)

text: of the performance, Letterman walked onstage and congratulated Dylan, asking him if he could come back and play every Thursday. Dylan smiled and jokingly agreed. All songs written by Bob Dylan. Infidels (Bob Dylan album) Infidels is the 22nd studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on October 27, 1983 by Columbia Records. Produced by Mark Knopfler and Dylan himself, "Infidels" is seen as his return to secular music, following a conversion to Christianity, three evangelical, gospel records and a subsequent return to a less religious lifestyle. Though he has never entirely abandoned religious imagery, "Infidels" gained much attention

title: Dignity (Bob Dylan song)

text: Dignity (Bob Dylan song) "Dignity" is a song by Bob Dylan, first released on "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3" on November 15, 1994 and also released as a CD single a month later. It was originally recorded in the spring of 1989 during the "Oh Mercy" studio sessions, but was not included on the album. The difficulties recording the song during the "Oh Mercy" sessions are described by Dylan in his autobiography, It was originally recorded with Dylan accompanied by Brian Stoltz and Willie Green. Though they managed to complete a polished performance, producer Daniel Lanois suggested something more

title: Bob Dylan

text: event, Dylan denied he was married. Journalist Nora Ephron made the news public in the "New York Post" in February 1966 with the headline "Hush! Bob Dylan is wed." Dylan toured Australia and Europe in April and May 1966. Each show was split in two. Dylan performed solo during the first half, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and harmonica. In the second, backed by , he played electrically amplified music. This contrast provoked many fans, who jeered and slow handclapped. The tour culminated in a raucous confrontation between Dylan and his audience at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in England

title: Bob Dylan (album)

text: Sun sessions, the voice that leaps from Dylan's first album is its most striking feature, a determined, iconoclastic baying that chews up influences, and spits out the odd mixed signal without half trying." At the time of its release, however, "Bob Dylan" received little notice, and both Hammond and Dylan were soon dismissive of the first album's results. The album also did not initially sell well and Dylan was for a time known as "Hammond's Folly" in record company circles. Mitch Miller, Columbia's chief of A&R at the time, said U.S. sales totaled about 2,500 copies. "Bob Dylan" remains Dylan's

title: Bob Dylan

text: publisher. On November 4, 2014, Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings released "" by Bob Dylan and the Band. These 138 tracks in a six-CD box form Volume 11 of Dylan's "Bootleg Series". The 1975 album, "The Basement Tapes", contained some of the songs which Dylan and the Band recorded in their homes in Woodstock, New York, in 1967. Subsequently, over 100 recordings and alternate takes have circulated on bootleg records. The sleeve notes for the new box set are by Sid Griffin, American musician and author of "Million Dollar Bash: Bob Dylan, the Band, and the Basement Tapes". On February 3, 2015,

title: Bob Dylan

text: October 18, 2010, Dylan released Volume 9 of his Bootleg Series, . This comprised 47 demo recordings of songs taped between 1962 and 1964 for Dylan's earliest music publishers: Leeds Music in 1962, and Witmark Music from 1962 to 1964. One reviewer described the set as "a hearty glimpse of young Bob Dylan changing the music business, and the world, one note at a time." The critical aggregator website Metacritic awarded the album a Metascore of 86, indicating "universal acclaim". In the same week, Sony Legacy released "Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings", a box set that for the first

title: Dignity (Bob Dylan song)

text: Dylan's "" in 2008, along with a previously unreleased version of the song from the original March-April 1989 recording sessions. An ultimately meritless federal plagiarism lawsuit was filed against Bob Dylan and Sony Records in 1995 by James Damiano; among the songs cited in the suit was "Dignity". The suit was dismissed in 1997, with the judge stating "there is no substantial similarity in the structure, instrumentation or melody of the two songs." An appeal was filed by Damiano and was dismissed in 1998. Dignity (Bob Dylan song) "Dignity" is a song by Bob Dylan, first released on "Bob Dylan's

title: Bob Dylan Gospel Tour

text: Him". The April 20 show at Massey Hall was filmed, but never officially released. After a four-night engagement at Le Theatre Saint-Denis in Montreal, the tour headed back to the United States northeast, and concluded with four concerts in the Midwest. The final show was held at Memorial Hall in Dayton, Ohio on May 21. Bob Dylan Gospel Tour The Bob Dylan Gospel Tour was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan that consisted of 79 concerts in North America in three legs, lasting from November 1, 1979 to May 21, 1980. In February 1978, Dylan initiated a ten-month

title: Bob Dylan World Tour 1978

text: Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 The Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1978, Dylan embarked on a year-long world tour, performing 114 shows in Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe, to a total audience of two million people. For the tour, Dylan assembled an eight piece band, and was also accompanied by three backing singers. When Dylan brought the tour to the United States in September 1978, he was dismayed the press described the look and sound of the show as a 'Las Vegas Tour'. The 1978 tour grossed more than

title: Bob Dylan

text: record label. Dylan used the pseudonym Bob Landy to record as a piano player on "The Blues Project", a 1964 anthology album by Elektra Records. As Tedham Porterhouse, Dylan played harmonica on Ramblin' Jack Elliott's 1964 album "Jack Elliott". Dylan made two important career moves in August 1962: he legally changed his name to Robert Dylan, and he signed a management contract with Albert Grossman. (In June 1961, Dylan had signed an agreement with Roy Silver. In 1962, Grossman paid Silver $10,000 to become sole manager.) Grossman remained Dylan's manager until 1970, and was notable for his sometimes confrontational personality

title: The Bob Dylan Archive

text: The Bob Dylan Archive The Bob Dylan Archive is a collection of documents and objects relating to American singer Bob Dylan. It was announced on March 2, 2016 that the archive had been acquired by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) and the University of Tulsa (TU). It will be under the care of the University's Helmerich Center for American Research. The archive consists of more than 6,000 items, including notebooks, contracts, unreleased concert films and the leather jacket Dylan wore at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Most of the material has never before been seen by members of the

title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

text: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 27, 1963 by Columbia Records. Whereas his self-titled debut album "Bob Dylan" had contained only two original songs, "Freewheelin" represented the beginning of Dylan's writing contemporary words to traditional melodies. Eleven of the thirteen songs on the album are Dylan's original compositions. The album opens with "Blowin' in the Wind", which became an anthem of the 1960s, and an international hit for folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary soon after the release of "Freewheelin". The album featured several other

title: Song for Bob Dylan

text: tipsy arabesques over broken chord pulses on two acoustic guitars." The simple, descending bass line that accompanies the folk-chord progression invokes Dylan circa 1965. Bowie also imitates Dylan's adenoidal voice throughout the song and the lyrics reflect Dylan's style of starkly contrasting narrow range-verse and swelling chorus. Song for Bob Dylan "Song for Bob Dylan" is a song written by David Bowie for his 1971 album "Hunky Dory". The song parodies Bob Dylan's 1962 homage to Woody Guthrie, "Song to Woody". Yet while Dylan opens with "Hey, hey, Woody Guthrie, I wrote you a song," Bowie addresses Dylan by his

title: Another Side of Bob Dylan

text: circulating. Another Side of Bob Dylan Another Side of Bob Dylan is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 8, 1964 by Columbia Records. The album deviates from the more socially conscious style which Dylan had developed with his previous LP, "The Times They Are A-Changin'". The change prompted criticism from some influential figures in the folk community – "Sing Out!" editor Irwin Silber complained that Dylan had "somehow lost touch with people" and was caught up in "the paraphernalia of fame". Despite the album's thematic shift, Dylan performed the entirety of "Another

title: Another Side of Bob Dylan

text: Another Side of Bob Dylan Another Side of Bob Dylan is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 8, 1964 by Columbia Records. The album deviates from the more socially conscious style which Dylan had developed with his previous LP, "The Times They Are A-Changin'". The change prompted criticism from some influential figures in the folk community – "Sing Out!" editor Irwin Silber complained that Dylan had "somehow lost touch with people" and was caught up in "the paraphernalia of fame". Despite the album's thematic shift, Dylan performed the entirety of "Another Side

title: Bob Dylan

text: Sam Shepard, "Brownsville Girl", a work of genius. In 1986 and 1987, Dylan toured with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, sharing vocals with Petty on several songs each night. Dylan also toured with the Grateful Dead in 1987, resulting in a live album "Dylan & The Dead". This received negative reviews: "Allmusic" said, "Quite possibly the worst album by either Bob Dylan or the Grateful Dead." Dylan then initiated what came to be called the Never Ending Tour on June 7, 1988, performing with a back-up band featuring guitarist G. E. Smith. Dylan continued to tour with a small, evolving

title: Bob Dylan England Tour 1965

text: Festival, he would alienate his fans and go electric. Dylan was the only artist apart from the Beatles to sell out the De Montfort Hall in the 1960s. Even the Rolling Stones did not sell out this venue. Bob Dylan England Tour 1965 The Bob Dylan England Tour 1965 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan during late April and early May 1965. The tour was widely documented by filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, who used the footage of the tour in his documentary "Dont Look Back". As Dylan was still playing exclusively folk music live, much of the

title: Bob Dylan

text: introduction declaring, "Bob freed your mind the way Elvis freed your body. He showed us that just because music was innately physical did not mean that it was anti-intellectual." The album "Down in the Groove" in May 1988 sold even more unsuccessfully than his previous studio album. Michael Gray wrote: "The very title undercuts any idea that inspired work may lie within. Here was a further devaluing of the notion of a new Bob Dylan album as something significant." The critical and commercial disappointment of that album was swiftly followed by the success of the Traveling Wilburys. Dylan co-founded the

title: Joey (Bob Dylan song)

text: the live album "Dylan and the Dead". The Brazilian singer Vitor Ramil has released a version named "Joquim" on his 1987 album "Tango". Joey (Bob Dylan song) "Joey" is a song from Bob Dylan's 1976 album "Desire". It was written by Dylan and Jacques Levy, who collaborated with Dylan on most of the songs on the album. In a 2009 interview with Bill Flanagan, Dylan claimed that Levy wrote all the words to this song. Like another long song on the album, "Hurricane", "Joey" is biographical. The song is about the life and death of mobster Joey Gallo, who was

title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

text: the second Newport Folk Festival. That weekend, Peter, Paul and Mary's rendition of "Blowin' in the Wind" reached number two on "Billboard"s pop chart. Baez was also at Newport, appearing twice on stage with Dylan. The combination of the chart success of "Blowin' in the Wind", and the glamor of Baez and Dylan singing together generated excitement about Dylan and his new album. Tom Paxton recalled: "That was a big breakout festival for Bob. The buzz kept growing exponentially and it was like a coronation of Bob and Joan. They were King and Queen of the festival". His friend Bob

title: Wigwam (Bob Dylan song)

text: 20 hit in Germany in 1970. Saragossa Band have covered this song as well. Wigwam (Bob Dylan song) "Wigwam" is a song by Bob Dylan that was released on his 1970 album "Self Portrait". It was a hit single that reached the Top 10 in several countries worldwide. The song's basic track, including "la-la" vocals, was recorded in early March 1970 in New York City. Later that month, producer Bob Johnston had brass instrument overdubs added to the track; these were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at a session without Dylan present. Critical appraisal of "Wigwam" has been mostly positive, and

title: Wigwam (Bob Dylan song)

text: Wigwam (Bob Dylan song) "Wigwam" is a song by Bob Dylan that was released on his 1970 album "Self Portrait". It was a hit single that reached the Top 10 in several countries worldwide. The song's basic track, including "la-la" vocals, was recorded in early March 1970 in New York City. Later that month, producer Bob Johnston had brass instrument overdubs added to the track; these were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at a session without Dylan present. Critical appraisal of "Wigwam" has been mostly positive, and reviewers have called it a highlight of "Self Portrait". Several artists have covered the

title: Bob Dylan World Tour 1981

text: in October to perform twenty three concerts there. Dylan also performed four concerts in Canada. The tour came to an end in Lakeland, Florida on November 21 after fifty-four concerts. Bob Dylan World Tour 1981 The Bob Dylan World Tour 1981 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The tour lasted from June 10, 1981 to November 21, 1981 and consisted of 54 concerts in three legs: 31 in North America and 23 in Europe. The tour promoted the release of Dylan's 1981 album "Shot of Love". The tour started on June 10, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. Dylan

title: Bob Dylan, Performing Artist

text: commented, "Paul Williams historicizes Dylan's genius of American tongue." Bob Dylan, Performing Artist Bob Dylan, Performing Artist is a series of three books written by music critic Paul Williams concerning the music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Unlike many other books about Dylan, these are not biographical but focus primarily on the performances delivered at various concerts over a period of almost forty years. The performances Williams analyzes were either personally attended or reviewed from audio-tapes (and sometimes from videotapes). In an interview published in "Isis" magazine's August 1990 issue, Williams told interviewer Derek Barker, "I didn't want to write

title: Bob Dylan, Performing Artist

text: Bob Dylan, Performing Artist Bob Dylan, Performing Artist is a series of three books written by music critic Paul Williams concerning the music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Unlike many other books about Dylan, these are not biographical but focus primarily on the performances delivered at various concerts over a period of almost forty years. The performances Williams analyzes were either personally attended or reviewed from audio-tapes (and sometimes from videotapes). In an interview published in "Isis" magazine's August 1990 issue, Williams told interviewer Derek Barker, "I didn't want to write about the person, I wanted to write about what

title: Bob Dylan bootleg recordings

text: Bob Dylan bootleg recordings Bob Dylan bootleg recordings are unreleased performances by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, that have been circulated throughout the public without undergoing an official, sanctioned release. It is commonly misconceived that bootlegs are only restricted to audio, but bootleg video performances, such as Dylan's 1966 film "Eat the Document", which remains officially unreleased, are considered to be bootlegs. Dylan is generally considered to be the most bootlegged artist in rock history, rivaled only by the Grateful Dead. Due to his constant touring between 1988–present, and the fact that almost every show has been recorded, many of Dylan's

title: The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia

text: The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia is a compendium of articles written by Michael Gray covering the life and work of Bob Dylan. It includes reviews of varying length for each album and numerous songs in Dylan's musical output, but is not just a work of music criticism. The topics for individual articles encompass Dylan's musical forebears, literary influences, personal acquaintances, key career events, musical associates, cultural context, forays into film and writing, and minutiae of all sorts. Gray's opinions characterize the content found in the "Encyclopedia". Gray connects Dylan to the tradition of country blues, and there

title: Song for Bob Dylan

text: very young, and seemingly untrained voice, frankly nasal, as if sandpaper could sing, the effect was dramatic and electrifying." Bowie premiered "Song for Bob Dylan" on 3 June 1971 during a BBC concert session, with George Underwood (King Bees band mate and school friend) singing lead vocals. During broadcast, Bowie introduced the song as "Song for Bob Dylan – Here She Comes." The song was first recorded at Trident Studios for "Hunky Dory" on 8 June 1971, with Bowie singing lead vocals and the title changed to "Song for Bob Dylan." During the "Hunky Dory" sessions the song went through

title: Bob Dylan at Budokan

text: Bob Dylan at Budokan Bob Dylan at Budokan is a live album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released April 1979 on Columbia Records. It was recorded during his 1978 world tour and is composed mostly of the artist's "greatest hits". The performances in the album are radically altered from the originals, using the same musicians that backed "Street-Legal", but relying on a much larger band and stronger use of brass and backup singers. In some respects the arrangements are more conventional than the original arrangements, for which the album was criticized. For a few critics, such as Janet Maslin of

title: Tempest (Bob Dylan album)

text: Tempest (Bob Dylan album) Tempest is the 35th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 10, 2012 by Columbia Records. The album was recorded at Jackson Browne's Groove Masters Studios in Santa Monica, California. Dylan wrote all of the songs himself with the exception of the track "Duquesne Whistle", which he co-wrote with Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead. "Tempest" was released to acclaim from music critics, who praised its traditional music influences and Dylan's dark lyrics. The album peaked at number 3 on the "Billboard" 200. It is, to date, the last album of new Bob

title: Bob Dylan World Tour 1966

text: Tapes". Dylan returned to the studio to record 1967's "John Wesley Harding", and 1969's "Nashville Skyline". In 1969 he began making occasional one-off appearances, usually at festivals or large charity concerts, including his highly anticipated performance at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival, and George Harrison's 1971 Concert For Bangladesh. However, Dylan did not undertake another full-scale concert tour until the "Before The Flood" tour that reunited him with The Band in January 1974. Bob Dylan World Tour 1966 The Bob Dylan World Tour 1966 was a concert tour undertaken by American musician Bob Dylan, from February to May 1966.

title: Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute

text: "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by The Kites, which were all cut from the actual release. Inside the booklet of the double disc album, Stephanie Reines (co-founder of Drive-Thru Records) describes that she hopes the album will be successful in "exposing a new generation of listeners to Bob Dylan." She also dedicates the album to Dylan, thanking him for "providing the soundtrack to the past 16 years of my life." Reines also describes how she came about listening to, and enjoying, Bob Dylan. "All songs written by Bob Dylan." Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute is

title: The Bob Dylan Archive

text: from the Archive had been brought to the Hardesty Archival Center inside the Helmerich Center, to be preserved and digitally recorded. The remainder of the archive will be brought to Tulsa from various locations over the next two years. The Bob Dylan Archive The Bob Dylan Archive is a collection of documents and objects relating to American singer Bob Dylan. It was announced on March 2, 2016 that the archive had been acquired by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) and the University of Tulsa (TU). It will be under the care of the University's Helmerich Center for American Research.

title: Sara (Bob Dylan song)

text: 1975 in New York City, at Columbia Recording Studios, Studio E. Sara (Bob Dylan song) "Sara" is a song from Bob Dylan's 1976 album "Desire". It is the closing song on the album. Unlike many of the songs on the album, which were written by Dylan and Jacques Levy, "Sara" was written solely by Dylan, as an autobiographical account of his estrangement from then-wife Sara Dylan. It was recorded on July 31, 1975. The song is named after Dylan's wife at the time, and the song alludes to their earlier relationship, including the couple's children together. In his book "Down

title: Joey (Bob Dylan song)

text: Joey (Bob Dylan song) "Joey" is a song from Bob Dylan's 1976 album "Desire". It was written by Dylan and Jacques Levy, who collaborated with Dylan on most of the songs on the album. In a 2009 interview with Bill Flanagan, Dylan claimed that Levy wrote all the words to this song. Like another long song on the album, "Hurricane", "Joey" is biographical. The song is about the life and death of mobster Joey Gallo, who was killed on his birthday at Umberto's Clam House in Little Italy, on April 7, 1972. The song treats Gallo sympathetically, despite his violent

title: Bob Dylan

text: has also been the subject of numerous biographies and critical studies. Dylan's first serious relationship was with artist Suze Rotolo, a daughter of American Communist Party radicals. According to Dylan, "She was the most erotic thing I'd ever seen... The air was suddenly filled with banana leaves. We started talking and my head started to spin." Rotolo was photographed arm-in-arm with Dylan on the cover of his album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan". Critics have connected Rotolo to some of Dylan's early love songs, including "Don't Think Twice It's All Right". The relationship ended in 1964. In 2008, Rotolo published a

title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

text: had heard Dylan perform in Greenwich Village, and invited him to take part in a BBC television drama: "Madhouse on Castle Street". Dylan arrived in London on December 17. In the play, Dylan performed "Blowin' in the Wind" and two other songs. Dylan also immersed himself in the London folk scene, making contact with the Troubadour folk club organizer Anthea Joseph and folk singers Martin Carthy and Bob Davenport. "I ran into some people in England who really knew those [traditional English] songs," Dylan recalled in 1984. "Martin Carthy, another guy named [Bob] Davenport. Martin Carthy's incredible. I learned a

title: Bob Dylan World Tour 1981

text: Bob Dylan World Tour 1981 The Bob Dylan World Tour 1981 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The tour lasted from June 10, 1981 to November 21, 1981 and consisted of 54 concerts in three legs: 31 in North America and 23 in Europe. The tour promoted the release of Dylan's 1981 album "Shot of Love". The tour started on June 10, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. Dylan performed a further three concerts in the United States before travelling to Europe. The European leg of the tour started on June 21 in Toulouse in France and consisted of

title: Bob Dylan

text: latest live versions of his old songs have the effect of liberating Bob Dylan from the originals." When Dylan brought the tour to the U.S. in September 1978, the press described the look and sound as a 'Las Vegas Tour'. The 1978 tour grossed more than $20 million, and Dylan told the "Los Angeles Times" that he had debts because "I had a couple of bad years. I put a lot of money into the movie, built a big house ... and it costs a lot to get divorced in California." In April and May 1978, Dylan took the same

title: Bob Dylan

text: Dylan's set. In 1976, Dylan wrote and duetted on "Sign Language" for Eric Clapton's "No Reason To Cry". In 1978, Dylan embarked on a year-long world tour, performing 114 shows in Japan, the Far East, Europe and the US, to a total audience of two million. Dylan assembled an eight-piece band and three backing singers. Concerts in Tokyo in February and March were released as the live double album, "Bob Dylan At Budokan". Reviews were mixed. Robert Christgau awarded the album a C+ rating, giving the album a derisory review, while Janet Maslin defended it in "Rolling Stone", writing: "These

title: Bob Dylan

text: Too Many Mornings". By the end of 1963, Dylan felt both manipulated and constrained by the folk and protest movements. Accepting the "Tom Paine Award" from the National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee shortly after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, an intoxicated Dylan questioned the role of the committee, characterized the members as old and balding, and claimed to see something of himself and of every man in Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. "Another Side of Bob Dylan", recorded in a single evening on June 9, 1964, had a lighter mood. The humorous Dylan reemerged on "I Shall Be Free

title: Bob Dylan

text: unreleased tracks. In August 2007, the award-winning film biography of Dylan "I'm Not There", written and directed by Todd Haynes, was released—bearing the tagline "inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan". The movie used six different actors to represent different aspects of Dylan's life: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw. Dylan's previously unreleased 1967 recording from which the film takes its name was released for the first time on the film's original soundtrack; all other tracks are covers of Dylan songs, specially recorded for the movie by a diverse

title: Bob Dylan

text: was directing for BBC Television. At the end of the play, Dylan performed "Blowin' in the Wind", one of its first public performances. The film recording of "Madhouse on Castle Street" was destroyed by the BBC in 1968. While in London, Dylan performed at London folk clubs, including the Troubadour, Les Cousins, and Bunjies. He also learned material from UK performers, including Martin Carthy. By the time of Dylan's second album, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan", in May 1963, he had begun to make his name as a singer-songwriter. Many songs on this album were labeled protest songs, inspired partly by

title: Bob Dylan

text: is more than a curiosity, it's an indispensable addition to the catalog." On November 4, 2013, Columbia Records released "Bob Dylan: Complete Album Collection: Vol. One", a boxed set containing all 35 of Dylan's studio albums, six albums of live recordings, and a collection, entitled "Sidetracks", of singles, songs from films and non-album material. The box includes new album-by-album liner notes written by Clinton Heylin with an introduction by Bill Flanagan. On the same date, Columbia released a compilation, "The Very Best of Bob Dylan", which is available in both single CD and double CD formats. To publicize the 35

title: Another Side of Bob Dylan

text: of Bob Dylan" as he had previous records – solo. In addition to his usual acoustic guitar and harmonica, Dylan provides piano on one selection, "Black Crow Blues". "Another Side of Bob Dylan" reached No. 43 in the US (although it eventually went gold), and peaked at No. 8 on the UK charts in 1965. Throughout 1963, Dylan worked on a novel and a play. A number of publishers were interested in signing Dylan to a contract, and at one point, City Lights (a small but prestigious company specializing in poetry) was strongly considered. However, as Dylan worked on his

title: Bob Dylan discography

text: mostly containing exclusive non-album tracks. See discogs.com for more foreign EPs that mostly contain just album version tracks or are just domestic promotional album samplers. Bob Dylan discography American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has released 36 studio albums, 91 singles, 26 notable extended plays, 40 music videos, 13 live albums, 14 volumes comprising "The Bootleg Series", 19 compilation albums, 13 box sets, 7 soundtracks as main contributor, 5 music home videos and 2 non-music home videos. Dylan has been the subject of 5 documentaries, starred in 3 theatrical films, appeared in an additional 8 films and 10 home videos, and is

title: Bob Dylan discography

text: his songs have been made into children's books. He has done numerous collaborations, appearances and tribute albums. The albums "Planet Waves" and "Before the Flood" were initially released on Asylum Records; reissues of those two and all others were on Columbia Records. Dylan has won many awards for his songwriting and performances, including the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature for his entire body of work. For a list of these accolades, see List of Bob Dylan awards. Much of his music has been bootlegged; for an examination of this phenomenon, see Bob Dylan bootleg recordings. These are notable EP releases,

title: Bob Dylan discography

text: Bob Dylan discography American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has released 36 studio albums, 91 singles, 26 notable extended plays, 40 music videos, 13 live albums, 14 volumes comprising "The Bootleg Series", 19 compilation albums, 13 box sets, 7 soundtracks as main contributor, 5 music home videos and 2 non-music home videos. Dylan has been the subject of 5 documentaries, starred in 3 theatrical films, appeared in an additional 8 films and 10 home videos, and is the subject of the biographical tribute film "I'm Not There". He has written and published lyrics, artwork and memoirs in 11 books and 2 of

title: Bob Dylan

text: The band's reception on September 3 at the Hollywood Bowl was more favorable. From September 24, 1965, in Austin, Texas, Dylan toured the U.S. and Canada for six months, backed by the five musicians from the Hawks who became known as the Band. While Dylan and the Hawks met increasingly receptive audiences, their studio efforts floundered. Producer Bob Johnston persuaded Dylan to record in Nashville in February 1966, and surrounded him with top-notch session men. At Dylan's insistence, Robertson and Kooper came from New York City to play on the sessions. The Nashville sessions produced the double album "Blonde on

title: Outlaw Blues (Bob Dylan song)

text: Dylan Honoring 50 Years Of Amnesty International". Outlaw Blues (Bob Dylan song) "Outlaw Blues" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded on January 14, 1965. It was originally released on Dylan's fifth studio album, "Bringing It All Back Home". An acoustic version of the song, recorded the day before the album track, was released in 2005 as part of the "Three Song Sampler" EP, which contained outtakes from the soundtrack of the Martin Scorsese Dylan biopic, "No Direction Home". An unusual aspect of this song is the fact that Dylan overdubbed his harmonica part over his lead vocals, rather than

title: Bob Dylan at Budokan

text: defended the album in her review. "The method here is hit-or-miss, and the results are correspondingly spotty," Maslin wrote. "The fire and brimstone are behind Dylan, [but] this hardly means the fight has gone out of him: "Bob Dylan at Budokan" is a very contentious effort—and, for the most part, a victorious one." Fire and brimstone were to again become very much a part of Dylan's music, with the release of his gospel rock album "Slow Train Coming" later in 1979. "Bob Dylan at Budokan" reached in the U.S. and went platinum, while simultaneously peaking at in the UK. Bob

title: Desire (Bob Dylan album)

text: albums of all time. The album also received a fair share of commercial success, eventually topping the U.S. "Billboard" charts. The album's cover is, possibly unintentionally, highly reminiscent of that of John Phillips' "John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)". All tracks written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy, except as noted. Desire (Bob Dylan album) Desire is the 17th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on January 5, 1976 by Columbia Records. It is one of Dylan's most collaborative efforts, featuring the same caravan of musicians as the acclaimed Rolling Thunder Revue tours the previous year

title: Bob Dylan bootleg recordings

text: reporter. A vast number of the shows have been recorded by audience members, and many have been released on bootleg CD. Very few recordings from the tour have been officially released; many have been single songs only, but entire concerts have been made available to the general public. Bob Dylan bootleg recordings Bob Dylan bootleg recordings are unreleased performances by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, that have been circulated throughout the public without undergoing an official, sanctioned release. It is commonly misconceived that bootlegs are only restricted to audio, but bootleg video performances, such as Dylan's 1966 film "Eat the Document",

title: Heart of Mine (Bob Dylan song)

text: Songs of Bob Dylan", as well as recording a live version for her CD and DVD "Live in Concert". Danielle Haim and Blake Mills covered the song on "Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International". Ulf Lundell released a version in Swedish entitled "Hjärtat mitt" on his 1984 album, "Sweethearts", and a concert version on "Maria Kom Tillbaka: Live". Heart of Mine (Bob Dylan song) "Heart of Mine" is a song by Bob Dylan that appeared on his 1981 album "Shot of Love". Recorded on May 15, 1981, it was released as a single,

title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

text: "Talking Merchant Marine".) "Talkin' World War III Blues" was a spontaneous composition Dylan created in the studio during the final session for "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan". He recorded five takes of the song and the fifth was selected for the album. The format of the "talkin' blues" permitted Dylan to address the serious subject of nuclear annihilation with humor, and "without resorting to his finger-pointing or apocalyptical-prophetic persona". "Corrina, Corrina" was recorded by the Mississippi Sheiks, and by their leader Bo Carter in 1928. The song was covered by artists as diverse as Bob Wills, Big Joe Turner, and Doc

title: Dignity (Bob Dylan song)

text: was released as a single on April 11, 1995, and also appears on "MTV Unplugged" and "". A recording of the song from the original March-April 1989 "Oh Mercy" sessions was issued on "" in 1998, and subsequently included on compilation albums: "The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2", some editions of "The Essential Bob Dylan", and "Dylan". A piano demo version of the song, recorded early in the "Oh Mercy" sessions, possibly in February 1989, was included as part of a six-song sampler in promo editions of Dylan's autobiographical "Chronicles Vol. 1." This demo version was also released on

title: Bob Dylan

text: two albums of contemporary gospel music. "Slow Train Coming" (1979) featured the guitar accompaniment of Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits) and was produced by veteran R&B producer Jerry Wexler. Wexler said that Dylan had tried to evangelize him during the recording. He replied: "Bob, you're dealing with a 62-year-old Jewish atheist. Let's just make an album." Dylan won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the song "Gotta Serve Somebody". His second Christian-themed album, "Saved" (1980), received mixed reviews, described by Michael Gray as "the nearest thing to a follow-up album Dylan has ever made, "Slow Train

title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

text: the North Country", "Masters of War", "Talkin' World War III Blues", "Bob Dylan's Dream"). Scaduto writes that Dylan felt "crushed" by being compelled to submit to censorship, but he was in no position to argue. According to biographer Clinton Heylin, "There remains a common belief that [Dylan] was forced by Columbia to pull 'Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues' from the album "after" he walked out on "The Ed Sullivan Show"." However, the "revised" version of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" was released on May 27, 1963; this would have given Columbia Records only two weeks to recut the album, reprint the

title: Wallflower (Bob Dylan song)

text: list): Wallflower (Bob Dylan song) "Wallflower" is a song written and recorded in November 1971 by Bob Dylan. Dylan's own recording, however, was not released until twenty years later as part of "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991". An alternate version from the same 1971 session was released in 2013 on "". In October 1972, the song was recorded by Doug Sahm, with Dylan singing backing vocal, for Sahm's album "Doug Sahm and Band", released in 1973. The song has since been covered by many artists. A number of artists have recorded a cover of the song

title: Wallflower (Bob Dylan song)

text: Wallflower (Bob Dylan song) "Wallflower" is a song written and recorded in November 1971 by Bob Dylan. Dylan's own recording, however, was not released until twenty years later as part of "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991". An alternate version from the same 1971 session was released in 2013 on "". In October 1972, the song was recorded by Doug Sahm, with Dylan singing backing vocal, for Sahm's album "Doug Sahm and Band", released in 1973. The song has since been covered by many artists. A number of artists have recorded a cover of the song (incomplete

title: Bob Dylan Blues

text: tape in his personal collection. It was released in 2001 on the Barrett compilation "". Bob Dylan Blues "Bob Dylan Blues" is a song written in 1965 by Syd Barrett, the founder of Pink Floyd. Recorded during sessions for "Barrett", it was unreleased until it turned up in 2001 and was released on "". The song was supposedly written by Barrett after attending a concert in 1964. It's one of Barrett's very earliest songs written before he even had a publishing deal. This song, along with "Terrapin" and "Maisie", reflected Barrett's early interest in the blues. The song was recorded

title: Bob Dylan Blues

text: Bob Dylan Blues "Bob Dylan Blues" is a song written in 1965 by Syd Barrett, the founder of Pink Floyd. Recorded during sessions for "Barrett", it was unreleased until it turned up in 2001 and was released on "". The song was supposedly written by Barrett after attending a concert in 1964. It's one of Barrett's very earliest songs written before he even had a publishing deal. This song, along with "Terrapin" and "Maisie", reflected Barrett's early interest in the blues. The song was recorded on February 26, 1970, and was since largely forgotten about until David Gilmour unearthed the

title: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

text: Dylan's subsequent recognition led to his being named as "Spokesman of a Generation", a label Dylan repudiated. "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" reached number 22 in the US (eventually going platinum), and became a number-one album in the UK in 1964. In 2003, the album was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2002, "Freewheelin"' was one of the first 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. Neither critics nor the public took much notice of Dylan's self-titled debut album, "Bob Dylan",

title: Bob Dylan (album)

text: many folk artists, including Dylan, Guthrie would often adapt familiar folk melodies into new compositions. Guthrie was Dylan's main musical influence at the time of "Bob Dylan"'s release, and indeed on several of the songs, Dylan is apparently imitating Guthrie's vocal mannerisms. "Talkin' New York" is closely based on Guthrie's song "Talking Dustbowl Blues" and also references "The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd". Dylan takes an arranger's credit on many of the traditional songs, but a number of them can be traced to his contemporaries. For example, the arrangement of "House of the Rising Sun" was developed by Dave Van

title: Farewell (Bob Dylan song)

text: the Shoulder". Farewell (Bob Dylan song) "Farewell", also known as "Fare Thee Well", is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Dylan wrote the song in January 1963. He considered it for his third album, "The Times They Are a-Changin'", but only attempted a few takes during the album's first studio session. Dylan's earlier recordings of "Farewell" found their way onto various bootlegs, and a collection of demos that included the song was released in October 2010 on "". Over the years, "Farewell" has been recorded by about 20 other musicians worldwide, including Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Lonnie Donegan, Dion,

title: Farewell (Bob Dylan song)

text: Farewell (Bob Dylan song) "Farewell", also known as "Fare Thee Well", is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Dylan wrote the song in January 1963. He considered it for his third album, "The Times They Are a-Changin'", but only attempted a few takes during the album's first studio session. Dylan's earlier recordings of "Farewell" found their way onto various bootlegs, and a collection of demos that included the song was released in October 2010 on "". Over the years, "Farewell" has been recorded by about 20 other musicians worldwide, including Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Lonnie Donegan, Dion, and Tony

title: I Want You (Bob Dylan song)

text: 6. It was also a major hit in the UK, where it peaked at #16. I Want You (Bob Dylan song) "I Want You" is a song recorded by Bob Dylan in 1966. Recorded in the early morning hours of March 10, 1966, the song was the last one recorded for Dylan's double-album "Blonde on Blonde". It was issued as a single that June, shortly before the release of the album. There were three complete takes of "I Want You", with the final take and a guitar overdub comprising the master. The recording session was released in its entirety on

title: Sara (Bob Dylan song)

text: you," and has been a noted reference to Hotel Chelsea, where Dylan had resided in the 1960s. "Sara" has been called one of Dylan's best love songs. "The Irish Times" stated the song was "as beautiful an expression of the preciousness and frailty of human love as has ever been put on a record." "Rolling Stone" called the song perhaps his most personal song in his career. "Sara" was also featured at No. 48 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of 100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs. A live version of the song was featured on "". "Sara" was recorded on July 31,

title: Bob Dylan (album)

text: At the same time, Dylan was borrowing and listening to a large number of folk, blues, and country records, many of which were hard to find at the time. Dylan claimed in the documentary "No Direction Home" that he needed to hear a song only once or twice to learn it. The final album sequence of "Bob Dylan" features only two original compositions; the other eleven tracks are folk standards and traditional songs. Few of these were staples of his club/coffeehouse repertoire. Only two of the covers and both originals were in his club set in September 1961. Dylan stated

title: Bob Dylan

text: complex composition "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall", alongside several other enduring songs of the era. For many of these songs he adapted the tunes and sometimes phraseology of older folk songs. Dylan went on to release the politically charged "The Times They Are a-Changin'" and the more lyrically abstract and introspective "Another Side of Bob Dylan" in 1964. In 1965 and 1966, Dylan encountered controversy when he adopted the use of electrically amplified rock instrumentation and in the space of 15 months recorded three of the most important and influential rock albums of the 1960s, "Bringing It All Back Home",

title: Bob Dylan

text: even jazz and the Great American Songbook. Dylan performs on guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed "the Never Ending Tour". His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his songwriting is considered his greatest contribution. Following his self-titled debut album in 1962, which mainly consisted of traditional folk songs, Dylan made his breakthrough as a songwriter with the release of the 1963 album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan", featuring "Blowin' in the Wind" and the thematically