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Tombstone Blues (1965) part XII by Jochen Markhorst   XII        The malicious nightingale  “In general, the inhabitants of Göttingen are divided into students, professors, philistines and cattle, which classes are nothing less than strictly separated. The cattle class is the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Let the Light shine on me Make me a pallet on the floor Deportees “Let the Light shine on me” is one of those traditional gospel / blues songs that has meandered through the traditions, and on … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst The story so far Tombstone Blues  part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues  III         Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues part IV    Medicine Man Tombstone … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The first article in this series is at Dylan obscuranti: the new album  So, rather obviously, this is the second track from my invented album which Aaron is kindly creating on our YouTube channel It is an … Continue reading →

By Arron Galbraith and Tony Attwood It being the time of year for being jolly and silly (at least in the parts of the world where we are), Aaron has come up with a new series for Untold Dylan based … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is part 28 of Bob Dylan: Moving All Directions at Once.  An index to the series  is available here. (The previous episode is at If you see her, you’ll be twisted by fate, moving in All … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As we all know Bob has sold his music catalogue for vast amounts of money.  He obviously knows that when his time finally comes, and he passes away to wherever it is that people pass away to, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is part 27 of All Directions at Once.  An index to the series  is available here. (The previous episode is at Oh Bob you’re such a big boy now; just watch out for that storm) In … Continue reading →

NET, 1994, part 1. In Full Voice; Absolutely vintage Dylan Greatest ever “Hard Rain” – Never Ending Tour, 1994, Part 2: Absolutely Vintage Dylan Again NET: the full index of articles, reviewing the Never Ending Tour from 1987 onwards By … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst X          Ludwig Van Tombstone Blues  part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues  III         Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues part IV    Medicine Man Tombstone Blues part … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Will the circle be unbroken This was performed three times ranging from May 1961 through to July 2019 – so it has a longevity in Dylan’s memory even if only rarely played. It was written in 1907 … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Tbis is part 26 of All Directions at Once.  An index to the series  is available here.   The last episode was “After the tour” As we have noted in recent articles, Bob Dylan had a prolonged period … Continue reading →

Tombstone Blues (1965) part IX You must leave now by Jochen Markhorst Tombstone Blues  part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues  III         Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues part IV … Continue reading →

Note from the publisher: if you are outside the UK you might find one or more of these videos unavailable in your country.  If so, it is always worth going onto your search engine of choice and simply typing in … Continue reading →

By Patrick Roefflaer This is article number 30 in our series reviewing the art work of Dylan’s albums.  An index to all the articles can be found here. Released:                       October 19,1970 Photographer                  Len Siegler Art-director                     ? Bob … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) The news that Bob Dylan was selling the copyright of 600 of his songs to Universal Music reminds me of a story I read somewhere about how assiduous the young Dylan was in amassing that intellectual … Continue reading →

Tombstone Blues: Tombstone Blues  part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues  III         Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues part IV    Medicine Man Tombstone Blues part V: he was kiddin’ … Continue reading →

This is part 25 of “All Directions at Once” which attempts to look at Dylan’s songwriting in a way that is slightly different from that used by other commentators: creativity as a wave form. An index to the  previous articles … Continue reading →

By Christopher John Stephens This article first appeared in Pop Matters and is reproduced by kind permission of the author. Those of us who have followed the life and times of Bob Dylan understand that the only real through line … Continue reading →

By Tim Johnson I’ve been a Bob Dylan fan since the early 60’s. Influenced by my dad’s eclectic music taste, I was already collecting country blues records and everything I could find by Woody Guthrie, the Carter Family and Jimmie … Continue reading →