The Blind Willie McTell Dylan name-checks in the song as the ultimate blues singer toiled away in relative obscurity in the first half of the twentieth century before his singing and 12-string ...

Bob Dylan will release two previously unreleased versions of “Blind Willie McTell” on a 7″ single via Third Man Records. One of the versions (take 5) will be included on the upcoming ...

On Monday (August 2), Bob Dylan announced plans to release “Blind Willie McTell” on a new seven-inch vinyl. Issued via Third Man Records, the release will include two previously unreleased ...

The chorus of Dylan’s lyrics tells us that “no one could sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell”. He was, indeed, one of the foremost country bluesmen, well known from the streets of Atlanta.

And, in a tribute from one troubadour to another, Bob Dylan wrote a song about McTell in 1983. Its haunting refrain goes "And I know no one can sing the blues/ Like Blind Willie McTell." ...

The 1980s are widely seen as the absolute low point of Bob Dylan's career, a time when he drifted from gospel music to half-assed albums like Knocked Out Loaded and even forgotten movies like ...