Author Archives: Tony Attwood

by Tony Attwood In this series I am trying to find a recording of a concert in each year, which represents in some way what Bob was doing and sounding like in that particular year. A list of all the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Perhaps extremely unwisely, I recently began a set of articles about some of the series that have been published on Untold Dylan since we first emerged some 17 years ago – series that I thought were interesting … Continue reading →

This series looks at the songs Bob Dylan chose to cover in volume “The Philsophy of Modern Song”   Links to the previous articles in this series are given at the end. By Tony Attwood Tutti Frutti by Little Richard (who … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The title of this series is “No Nobel Prize for Music” reflecting on the fact that Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, not for songwriting, because there is no Nobel Prize for music or … Continue reading →

My Rough And Rowdy Ways by Jochen Markhorst   I           But if you want to yodel, that’s ok too Even Dylan’s False Prophet, who 25 years later would proclaim himself “I’m first among equals, second to none,” apparently still ranks … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood If you have been with Untold Dylan for a few years you’ll know about our Never Ending Tour Series.   It is the first item highlighted on this site, just under the picture of the rising sun … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood In this series in which we try and find a recording of a concert in each year we are getting into the troublesome zone where either there were no gigs, or no recordings, or copyright issues.   But … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Previously in this series The series we should never forget: The album covers The series we should never forget: Songs Bob played just once or twice  The series of articles we should never forget  – “I … Continue reading →

Preface: This series is not a set of reviews of what Bob said about each song, but rather it contains my own reaction to each song – and sometimes found Bob’s articles a little hard to follow. The titles of … Continue reading →

The full title of this series is “No Nobel Prize for Music” reflecting on the fact that Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, not for songwriting, because there is no Nobel Prize for music or any aspect … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Below, a wisecrack reference to “Now I’ll Tell”, a movie that involves a necklace placed around a teddy bear’s neck, the necklace supposedly stolen by Shirley Temple: & a bunch of old Shirley temple pictures with her … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst XXII      From the chord fairy “Quite advanced playing, which requires precision and dexterity — not for the faint of heart!” says Eyolf Østrem on his acclaimed website Dylanchords – The Complete Chords and Lyrics of Bob Dylan (dylanchords.com). … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Revision note: although my link to the concert noted below worked ok when I first put it up, it has now been blocked – at least in the UK.   But if you find it blocked what you … Continue reading →

Previously in this series The album covers Once or twice    By Tony Attwood The idea behind “The series we should never forget” is simple.  Untold Dylan was started in 2008, and since then we have published nearly 4,000 articles, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Preface: This series is not a set of reviews of what Bob said about each song (you can, of course, buy a copy of Bob’s  “Philosophy” book and see what he said), but rather it contains my … Continue reading →

The last episode in this series was  The best ever version of “Where are you tonight sweet Marie?” Episdoe 32.  1966 (continued) In previous articles in the “No Nobel Prize for Music” series I have dealt somewhat on the failure … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and US History Part 1 Bob Dylan and American History II  Bob Dylan and American History III Bob Dylan and US History IV Bob Dylan and US History V By Larry Fyffe Below, a spoof of a newspaper … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst XXI       Here sit I, forming mortals after my image “My Own Version Of You” is, apart from the oddball “Murder Most Foul”, the only song on Rough And Rowdy Ways that is not named after the … Continue reading →

Learn more about Bob Dylan’s perception of stage lights and how it has affected his shows. Discover the list of casino venues where he successfully performed. When you think of great names such as Bob Dylan, amazing concerts, shows, and … Continue reading →

Videos selected by Tony Attwood with the idea of finding a representative concert for each year since Bob started performing live.    If you have any suggestions for videos we ought to include, please do drop a note to tony@schools.co.uk  … Continue reading →