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- Theme Time Radio Hour number 7: Wedding
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- The Philosophy of Modern Song: London Calling with a voice you never expected
- After “Lily” and “Tangled” what on earth could Bob compose next?
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- Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour: Father
- Key West part 5: Doc Pomus liked my songs
- The Philosophy of Modern Song: “Volare”
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry12: You don’t whistle in church
by Jochen Markhorst XII You don’t whistle in church On Dutch radio, the 2020 single receives airplay to this day, “Gypsy Woman (She Is Homeless)” the cover of Crystal Waters’ ultimate dance hit from the summer of 1991, performed … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan – Complete Concert – The Beacon Theatre NYC, 21 November 2o21
Commentary by Tony Attwood. This is episode 16 of the series of videos and recordings of Dylan concerts (and one rehearsal) between 1961 and 2025. A list of the previous articles, each of which focuses on one concert (except … Continue reading
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If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 8: from Denise to Mama
An index to our current and recent series can be found on the home page. By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more 2: From Hattie Carroll to … Continue reading
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry part 11: “Dylan opted for the slower version”
by Jochen Markhorst XI “Dylan opted for the slower version” The many similar stories of studio musicians over the decades, the specific memories of the H61 sessions of Frank Owens, Al Kooper, Harvey Brooks and Michael Bloomfield, and our … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan: The Concert Series No 15. Largo, Maryland; 15 January 1974
Series selected by Tony Attwood This is episode 15 of the series of videos and recordings of Dylan concerts (and one rehearsal) between 1961 and 2025. A list of the previous articles is given below. A complete guide to … Continue reading
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If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 7: Bending the form to its very limits
An index to our current and recent series can be found on the home page. By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more 2: From Hattie … Continue reading
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry part 10: No one had any idea what to do
by Jochen Markhorst X No one had any idea what to do Quincy Jones knows exactly what he is doing when he invites Pete Townshend for a session: a rock god’s guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” breaks … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan: The Concert Series. 15 January 1980, Seattle
Series selected by Tony Attwood So far in this series of videos and recordings we have covered 13 Dylan concerts and one rehearsal between 1961 and 2025; so this is concert number 14 These recordings are collected from the … Continue reading
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If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music: Chimes of Freedom and Tambourine Man
By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more 2: From Hattie Carroll to the incoming ship 3: From Times to Percy’s song 4: Combining musical traditions in unique ways … Continue reading
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It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – A History in Performance, Part 2: 1975. The vagabond who’s rapping at your door
Previously…. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue; A History in Performance, Part 1: 1965. Crying like a fire in the sun Articles relating to earlier songs from the album are listed at the end. The vagabond who’s rapping at your … Continue reading
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry: 9. “It’s not such a terrible song to do”
by Jochen Markhorst IX “It’s not such a terrible song to do” With the wisdom of hindsight, it is the recording that marks Elvis Costello’s entrance pass to the Pantheon, the opening song of the album with which Costello … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan – the concert series. Palo Alto, California 14 October 2019
Series selected by Tony Attwood This series of videos and recordings are collected from the internet and put into chronological order to help anyone (including me) to hear what happened to Bob’s concerts across time. A list of the other … Continue reading
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If only there had been a Nobel Prize for music 5: Using music to take us to a world of hope
By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more 2: From Hattie Carroll to the incoming ship 3: From Times to Percy’s song 4: Combining musical traditions in unique ways … Continue reading
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 8: The words are all mighty
by Jochen Markhorst VIII The words are all mighty Well, I wanna be your lover, baby I don’t wanna be your boss Don’t say I never warned you When your train gets lost Our great storytellers do like a … Continue reading
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Dylan Live: the complete concert (and some rehearsals). Fort Collins 23 May 1976
By Tony Attwood I can take no credit for the links to this collection of videos given below; it has merely come about because on occasion I have been searching for a video from a certain year, and wished I … Continue reading
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If only there had been a Nobel Prize for music 4: combining musical traditions in unique ways
By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 2: From Hattie Carroll to the incoming ship … Continue reading
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry part 7: It hurts me too
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (1965) part 7 by Jochen Markhorst VII It Hurts Me Too Well, I wanna be your lover, baby I don’t wanna be your boss Don’t say I … Continue reading
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If only there had been a Nobel Prize for music 3: From Times to Percy’s song
By Tony Attwood If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music 1: We might have noted the musical innovations more If only there had been a Nobel Prize for Music part 2: From Hattie Carroll to the … Continue reading
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It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue; A History in Performance, Part 1: 1965. Crying like a fire in the sun
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – A History in Performance, Part 1: 1965 – Crying like a fire in the sun By Mike Johnson [I read somewhere that if you wanted the very best, the acme of Dylan’s pre-electric … Continue reading
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (1965) part 6 : Those old Baptist hymns
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (1965) part 6 by Jochen Markhorst VI Those old Baptist hymns I been into the baggage room where the engineer’s been tossed I stomped on a 100 compasses, … Continue reading
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