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Bob Dylan broke out the 1947 Hanks Williams classic 'On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain' for the first time in his career at a show in New Orleans.
Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour touched down Monday night at the Sanger Theatre in New Orleans. The venue is just a little under six miles from Lake Pontchartrain, which is probably why ...
At the time of this writing, Bob Dylan has released 40 studio albums, 10 of which have arrived in the 21st century. ... Tribute to Hank Williams. Open the Youtube video.
Certainly, no great shade, but he is mentioned in passing in Dylan’s essay on the country great Hank Williams and his 1952 hit, Your Cheatin’ Heart. It’s a classic. That is beyond controversy. Learn 4 ...
Simon & Schuster issued an apology Sunday — as well as $600 refunds — after saying that books "hand signed" by Bob Dylan were not individually inscribed by the music legend himself. “To ...
In 2004, Bob Dylan released an autobiography of sorts. Chronicles: Volume One methodically charted the singer’s life, but then took enough factual detours to make the whole thing suspect. Now we ...
As a longtime Bob Dylan admirer who even caught one of his shows in the Sixties, Chris Frantz of Talking Heads was happy to pre-order a copy of The Philosophy of Modern Song, Dylan’s quixotic ...
Hank Williams set many a music-biz template. He was a “rollin’ stone” before Mick Jagger, and a guitar rogue before Keith Richards. A singer/songwriter before Bob Dylan.
A list of 20 of the best songs from studio albums released by Bob Dylan from the year 2000 onward, ranked by UCR. ... and Hank Williams was most certainly one of them.
No frills. No small talk. Almost no acknowledgement of his audience. Monday April 1, at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Bob Dylan stayed focused on music and the sly poetry that fills his songs.
Bob Dylan's 'The Philosophy of Modern Songs' is one of the most fun books ever written about 20th century music, but it helps to have an appreciation for hardboiled language as well as pop history.