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By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

Previously in this series Part 1: Lay down your weary tune Part 2: What is really sacred? Part 3: Every Grain, Released and Chimes of Freedom Part 4: What is Really Sacred?  Ring them bells, Sad Eyed, Nobody ‘cept you by Taigen … Continue reading →

  “So much beauty, so little time,” my grandmother used to sigh, standing in front of her record cabinet. And mind you, she only had one single Dylan record (Greatest Hits) – Rough And Rowdy Ways she did not live … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll is not a Dylan song I would ever feel moved to pick out from  the collection and play; it makes an incredibly important point, but it is a point I know, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

  Previously in this series Part 1: Lay down your weary tune Part 2: What is really sacred? Part 3: Every Grain, Released and Chimes of Freedom by Taigen Dan Leighton Ring Them Bells “Ring Them Bells” appeared on Dylan’s … Continue reading →

Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 1 Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 2: All songs lead back t’ the sea Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 3: An amazing ability Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 4: The truth was not known Goodbye … Continue reading →

  By Mike Johnson An index to the entire series can be found here. In 2017 Dylan was still drawing heavily from Tempest (2012), with five songs regularly played. Before turning to those, however, let’s catch up with a few other … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: I found some interesting details on the song from the SecondHandSongs website where we are told that aka “Blue Eyed Boston Boy” the “Two Soldiers” is “an American Civil War ballad written by … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is one of my favourite songs, and I’ve always felt there is a lot one could do with it not least because of those opening lines… Prayed in the ghetto with my face in the cementHeard … Continue reading →

  Previously in this series Part 1: Lay down your weary tune Part 2: What is really sacred? by Taigen Dan Leighton Every Grain of Sand In 1981 Dylan wrote “Every Grain of Sand” released on the “Shot of Love” … Continue reading →

Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 1 Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 2: All songs lead back t’ the sea Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 3: An amazing ability Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 4: The truth was not known Goodbye … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed his songs over time, in particular looking for the progression in his feelings … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) An index to the entire series can be found here. The Setlist which Dylan had developed in 2014, which saw him essentially playing the same concert night after night, was still in place in 2017, although … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: “Come Rain or Come Shine” was written for the Broadway musical St. Louis Woman, which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances. Here is the St. Louis Woman – Original … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood In running this series, which started as a diversion during Covid lockdown in England, when we were more or less refused permission to leave our houses, while (it later emerged) the government was throwing parties in Downing … Continue reading →

  by Taigen Dan Leighton Part 1: Lay down your weary tune The word “weary” recalls a line from the great 19th century songwriter Stephen Foster (1826-1864), “All the world is sad and weary everywhere I go” from “The Old … Continue reading →

    Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 1 Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 2: All songs lead back t’ the sea Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 3: An amazing ability Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 4 by Jochen Markhorst IV         … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Details of this series which looks at songs by other composers that Bob has recorded, can be found at the foot of the article. Aaron: First published in the 1847 edition of “Popular Rhymes … Continue reading →

Dean+Barb on Wiki Commons, under CC BY 2.0 License. You can’t talk about unique visionaries in music without mentioning the eclectic artist Bob Dylan. His anthems still ring true, transcending generations, as evidenced by his 10-date tour in the UK … Continue reading →