Author Archives: Tony Attwood

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 →

By Tony Attwood As part of my work in publishing a new article about Bob Dylan about 350 times a year I also do a fair amount of checking back through the almost 4000 articles already on the site, and … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood CIA Man  The Fugs 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) … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood (Prelude: my reference in the title to the best ever, does not refer to the above version of the song under discussion, fun though that is.  The “best ever” is a version from the Never Ending … 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 By Larry Fyffe From the back cover of Bob Dylan’s fourth album: henry miller stands … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst   XX        If you’re okay, say something One strike of lightning is all that I need And a blast of ‘lectricity that runs at top speed Show me your ribs – I’ll stick in the knife … Continue reading →

  Videos selected by Tony Attwood with the idea of finding as good a recording as possible for on interesting concert each year – where possible!  This one is from Kansas City The musical programme…. 1. Watching The River Flow … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood It is very rare for me, secured in my East Midlands village in middle England, to meet those people who so kindly and willingly give up their time to write for Bob Dylan. And indeed once … Continue reading →

    by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan and US History Part 1 Bob Dylan and American History Part II Bob Dylan and American History: Part III Below, a humorous spoof on Roy Rogers (birth name Leonard Slye), a.k.a “King Of The … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood You can, of course, buy a copy of Bob’s  “Philosophy” book and see what he said about each song that I am covering in this series – and then turn to the recordings of the music … Continue reading →

An index of previous articles in this series is given at the foot of the page. By Tony Attwood My argument in this series is that Bob Dylan faced two major issues as he evolved his form of writing.  One … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst   XIX       The striding of the gods You got the right spirit – you can feel it you can hear it You got what they call the immortal spirit You can feel it all night you … Continue reading →

  By Robert Eli Cohen Unquestionably, when asked to cite his most weighty explorations, perorations and extreme flights of fancy, the majority of his aficionados and the professors that have been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books, would cite … Continue reading →