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  Previously: 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 5: Using music to take us to a world of hope 6: … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst XIV      I ride on a million train baby The Top 5 Best Covers of any Dylan song is dominated by the ladies. Who are also more often than not at Number 1. Indigo Girls’ “Tangled Up … Continue reading →

    There are details of our current and many recent series on the home page of this site. By Tony Attwood A list of the songs in this concert, followed by a list of previous concert recordings selected for … Continue reading →

  Details of the earlier articles in this series are given at the end. By Tony Attwood This series is about the music of Bob Dylan, (as opposed to the lyrics of Bob Dylan), and in the previous nine episodes … Continue reading →

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (1965) part 13 by Jochen Markhorst XIII       Just a basic whack thud Chris Smither has many qualities for which we admire him, and one of those many qualities … Continue reading →

The Concert Series Episode 17.    Commentary by Tony Attwood. The Isle of Wight 1969 A list of the concert videos included in this series is given below, and I am now at the stage of trying to fill in the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Details of the previous eight episodes of this series are given at the end. Now to begin with, you might perhaps be bemused.  This is a series about music, and Bob Dylan’s musical achievement.   And yet here … Continue reading →

  Details of the articles covering the other three tracks on side two of “Bringing it all back home” are given at the end of this piece. Previously in this series on this song….  Part 1: 1965. Crying like a … Continue reading →

  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 →

  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 →

  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 →

  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 →

  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 →

    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 →

  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 →

  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 →

  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 →

  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 →

  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 →

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 →