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Bob Dylan spends close to nine minutes in “Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts” telling a story in which nearly every important character is named after a playing card, and almost nothing is spelled out. There is a robbery, … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

A review of “I’M GLAD I’M NOT ME” by Ethan Warren Published by Columbia University Press. Review by Tony Attwood These days the view seems to be that by and large everything Dylan does is significant.  But I have been … Continue reading →

  The Philosophy of Modern Song was Bob Dylan’s publication provided after he was awarded an honorary doctorate for his work as a songwriter.   My suspicion was that Bob didn’t actually realise that he was going to be required to … Continue reading →

    In case you missed it: Murder Most Foul part 1: It was a dark and stormy night by Jochen Markhorst II          Wait a minute, boys! Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb Say wait a minute … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As you may have noted in the past, occasionally readers of Untold Dylan do send us their own recordings of Dylan songs, and from time to time I do like to publish one or two of these.  … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood “The Philosophy of Modern Song” was Bob Dylan’s publication, provided after he was awarded an honorary doctorate for his work as a songwriter.   My suspicion was that Bob didn’t actually realise that he was going to be … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst I           It was a dark and stormy night ‘Twas a dark day in Dallas – November ‘63 The day that will live on in infamy President Kennedy was riding high A good day to be living and … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

    Fifty years after it was written, ‘Isis’ still opens the same way, with a marriage on the fifth day of May and a narrator who cannot sit still. What follows is a fever dream of the American West … Continue reading →

There is a strange moment that happens when you return to a Dylan record you have known for years. The words arrive exactly where you expect them, you know when the harmonica is coming, and yet suddenly there is a … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood “Let It Be Me” was originally released in 1954 in French under the title “Je t’appartiens”, but later, with an English version of the lyrics it was a hit for the Everly Brothers in some six … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” was written by Pete Seeger in 1967.   It tells the true story of a platoon attempting to wade a deep river with an officer pushing the men on despite it … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Recently on one of the Sky TV channels in the UK we had The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival.    It was first broadcast on BBC Four on October … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst This is a chapter from the new book “Bob Dylan’s Rough And Rowdy Ways – Side C”  It’s 16 March 1971, and Dylan reports for duty in a small, relatively new studio on Spring Street in … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood An interesting choice from Bob as I can remember as a child buying this track – and listening to it now, I am sure why.   Certainly, at the age I bought it I don’t think I fully … Continue reading →