Bob Dylan’s love for the blues reached new heights in his ode to Blind Willie McTell. This video was taken by a fan in October 2006. Bob Dylan wrote Blind Willie McTell in 1983 for the CD Infidels but it was left off the release. The song had been circulating in bootlegs for almost a [...]

Suzie Rotolo dead at 67 February 20, 2011 In memory of Suze Rotolo, immortalized on the cover of The Freewheelin Bob Dylan and in many of his early songs like Don’t Think Twice Suze Rotolo, one of Bob Dylan’s most famous girlfriends, has died after a long illness at 67. “Village Voice critic Jim Hoberman [...]

Words and music copyright Bob Dylan, performance copyright Sony Music. Used in music commentary only. What Was It You Wanted is a dark and witty narrative from Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy CD that show cases Mason Ruffner’s guitar. The song also features some funky 5th chords that make it usual. We’ll cover all of that. [...]

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Amazon.com company event It’s hard to believe this vituperative song got toned down over the decades but here is Dylan mellow. Where is the spit, the venom, the anger and put-down? All lost in the years. When I’m feeling high I pound the keys just like it was 1966 all over again. This is the [...]

Rare version of Blind Willie McTell from Amazon.com company event 2006 Performance data The video is dated October 25th, 2006. Dylan appeared in Seattle on October 13th, 2006 at the Key Arena. Glen Boyd wrote a review Concert Review: Bob Dylan And His Band – October 13, 2006 at Key Arena, Seattle WA of that [...]

The performance is from Live at The Supper Club November 1993 Although the song is deeply religious, it took Dylan until 1989 long past his Christian period to write it. It’s featured on Oh Mercy, his first collaboration with Canadian producer and musician Daniel Lanois. Oh Mercy is a gem of a CD with every [...]

It was an historic performance of how far we have come in granting our fellow man his human rights. From “In Performance At The White House” Bob Dylan’s song Times They Are A Changing has been used to push everything from youth rebellion in the 60s to banking in the 90s. It never seemed more [...]

John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen. Hammond retired from Columbia Records in 1975. Hammond was the producer who signed Bob Dylan to Columbia in 1962. From PBS American Masters 1990 John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen The PBS special was released on VHS and Laser-disc in 1990. Both are out of [...]