Author Archives: TonyAttwood

  by Jochen Markhorst I           That dog song In the connection between Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd, there seems to be a well working diode; the current only goes in one direction. From Dylan to Pink Floyd, that is. And … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe First, a little Poe-try: Ring them bells ye heathen From the city that dreams Ring them bells from the sanctuaries Cross the valleys and streams For they’re deep, and they’re wide And the world is on its … Continue reading →

The index to all the Never Ending Tour articles is to be found here. The previous article in the series was NET, 1999, part 6. Honky Tonk Dylan: Despair and sentimentality. —————– By Mike Johnson (kiwipoet) Dylan surged into the … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst II          Lovely, lovely song It is not until 1983 that Elvis’ first, original version of “One Night” is released, the song Presley recorded over a quarter of a century earlier in 1957, after Smiley Lewis had already … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (part I) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part V) Bob … Continue reading →

The last episode in this series was All Directions 60: After the interregnum, the compositions of 1996  The index to the series, with yet another attempt at getting the numbering to make sense, can be found here. ————– As the title … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst   I           Real groovy “In May, 1964, Bob Dylan dropped in at London’s Marquee Club to listen to The Manfreds, declaring them to be ‘real groovy’. They return the compliment with their performance of Dylan’s controversial With … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Back in 2019 Ashley Hutchings of Fairport Convention put together the Million Dollar Bash festival to celebrate 50 years since Dylan’s performance at the Isle Of Wight.   And for the event Hutchings put … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies part 1 Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part V) Bob … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood On this site we look at cover versions of Dylan songs in two ways.  One is simply by listing covers that we enjoy, song by song as in: Covers of Dylan songs The other is … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Early Roman Kings (2012) part I: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall Early Roman Kings (2012) part II: Anything goes Early Roman Kings (2012) part III: He had a left like Henry’s hammer Early Roman Kings (2012) … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood This article is part of the Bob Dylan and Friends series.   You can find an index to other articles in this series here. Tony: Bob and Van Ronk knew each other from back in … Continue reading →

The Never Ending Tour This series charts the NET from its origins in 1987 to the present day, with multiple examples of Dylan’s performances through the period in question.  The full index is here. NET, 1999, Part 1: Every night in … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies part 1 Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part V) Bob … Continue reading →

This continues from part one which can be found here. Me and Eric by Roger Gibbons It was a struggle to get to meet Eric Clapton.   His address was well documented and his driveway gate was generally open.  Of course, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The last episode in this series was All Directions at Once: Dylan at the end of 1990 The index to the series, with yet another attempt at getting the numbering to make sense, can be found here. … Continue reading →

Early Roman Kings (2012) part I: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall Early Roman Kings (2012) part II: Anything goes Early Roman Kings (2012) part III: He had a left like Henry’s hammer Early Roman Kings (2012) part IV: You … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies part 1 Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part II) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part III) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part IV) Bob Dylan: Cooking Up More Mythologies (Part V) by … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood The people we are looking at in this series are going to be artists who have a direct connection to Dylan and his work or life. So they could be from his backing bands, … Continue reading →

by Roger Gibbons I went to school with Sir Kazuo Ishiguro.   Well I vaguely remember a Japanese boy who was in his first year at Woking Boys grammar school when I was in my last year.   I had been a … Continue reading →