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Mystic Nights
The making of Blonde on Blonde in Nashville.
Best Article Arts History Music
The making of Blonde on Blonde in Nashville.
Sean Wilentz Oxford American Jan 2007 25min Permalink
A profile.
Tom Piazza Oxford American Oct 2018 30min Permalink
An interview with Dylan, 75, on the power of recording standards.
Bill Flanagan, Bob Dylan bobdylan.com Mar 2017 35min Permalink
“After listening to him since I was a kid and seeing him live for—gulp—nearly 40 years, I think I’m beginning to figure it out.”
Bill Wyman New York Jul 2014 15min Permalink
The memories of rock stars’ ex-lovers.
Alexandra Molotkow The Believer Jul 2014 25min Permalink
A boy attempts to find common ground with his troubled younger brother.
"Dad glanced at me and his eyes were angry and pointed, but I thought his stern look was the end of it. We pulled into Friedrich a minute later and dropped Tommy off with the other kids in front of the lower school, waiting under the graying sun to be led single-file into classrooms by their teachers. When we got to the middle school carpool, Dad drove right around the circle and back toward the exit without dropping me off. Normally I would’ve been excited at the prospect of being late for school, but as we pulled out onto the main road a thick sense of dread sloshed around in my stomach."
Sean Hammer The Fiddleback Oct 2013 20min Permalink
The inside story of Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks.
Nick Hasted Uncut Jan 2005 25min Permalink
In 1963, William Zantzinger was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Hattie Carroll and then immortalized – and somewhat defamed – by Bob Dylan. What’s he been up to since then?
Ian Frazier Mother Jones Nov 2004 15min Permalink
Six months after playing an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival, a rambling Dylan holds forth on style, songwriting, and fame. “People have one great blessing—obscurity—and not really too many people are thankful for it.”
Nat Hentoff Playboy Feb 1966 35min Permalink
When Bob Dylan met Allen Ginsberg; a chapter from Sean Wilentz’s forthcoming Bob Dylan in America.
Sean Wilentz New Yorker Aug 2010 45min Permalink