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Thanks to:
Friday:
Sven Simonsen, Ken Cowley, Joerg Passarge, Tommy Lidgren, Marc Percansky, Jens Alexander Hacke, Frank-Juergen Witt,
Tapio Raunio, Arthur Yin, Robby Prince, Recordmecca, Greg Brodsky, Jürgen Villers, Alexander Pivecka, Kees Goubitz,
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Joan Muntanyola, Niels Henrik Pedersen, Sveinbjörn K Thorkelsson, Ed Grazda, massimo martinelli, Dan Levy,
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Jeffery Wilday, Christopher Dunn, Jesper Christensen, Dietmar Mueller, Klaus Hornischer, Christoph Nahrgang,
Francois Guillez, Thomas Waldherr, Max Koster, David Paterson, Michael Moravek, Jay Luxenberg, Ulrike Mallin-Röbbecke,
Noel Mayeske, Ouida Freeman, Jamie Johnston, Donald Jensen, Erhard Grundl, Groeber Michael, Bob Sagerer (“The Muse”),
Anne Sofie Lassen, Rochus Ensslin, Michael Kruhöffer, Karl Wickinghoff, Ulrich Bayer, Lawrence Gilbert, Geoff Ashby,
Kristian Skoglund, Andrea Brillo, Wolfgang Stille, Richard Fox, Paul Buitenhuis, Leif Hansson, Joshua Nelson,
Andreas Volkert, Thomas Skinner, Bernhard Seuser, Tom Moore, Robert Schlochoff, Tor Østraat, Steinar Utne,
Kaj Borum, Richard Sonnecken, Nick Kocz, Schrader, Peter Shanks, Ron Mura, Dave Ely, Klaus Danielowski,
Tom Davidson, Paula Jones, Niall Carroll, Jake Siegel, Peter Callas, Robert Hudson, Joseph Galvin, Coral Press,
Stephen Rapposelli, Curtis Lindsay, Anthony Bozanich, William Fugate, Casey Martin, Robert Polito, David Rose,
Ulrike Prechtl-Froehlich, Christopher Perry, Andreas Schmal, Svein Gulbrandsen, Orjan Gerhardsson,
Wilhelm Burger, Erich Brantl, Niels J Dinnesen, Daniel Jaques, Norman Yamada, Mark D. Scheithauer,
Markus Atzmüller, Tim out of mind
Saturday:
Antonio Iriarte In memoriam Thomas Eckhardt, Rita Erb, Malcolm Barr-Hamilton, Douglas Desmarais,
Luis Quevedo, Thomas Schreck, Markus Hengefeld, Peter Schalken, Peter Koehler, Jürgen Rosch,
Juergen Wasser, Stefan Pauleit, Jürg Bollinger, Woody Veneman, John Stokes, Rüdiger Willmer,
Eric Gobet, Enoch Hendry, Effric Smith, Hans Borsje, Tom Garvey, Adrian Spary, Craig Stolow,
Andy Maultby, Francesca Chiarelli, Daniel Cheetham, Robbert van der Vos, Yngve Kero, Mario Bernardes,
Ira Transport, Dan Jordan, Peter White, Robert Harwood, Francis Mangin, Michael Anderson, Terry Gans,
Richard Paddock, Patrick Shea, Alan Gordon, Tom Wilkins, Steve Lockwood, Liamy Mac Nally,
Mark Ferguson, rh lamars, Tony Lewis, Peter Peters, Mark Hall, Patrick Bauer, Jeremy Rutter,
Boundary Books, Richard Ettinger, Robert Stapperfenne, Steven Smith, Antonio Curado Ferrera,
David Scott, Denis Grilliat, Fundación por la Preservación del Dylanismo y el CD player de Garcia Noblejas
Saturday, June 6, 2026
at 0600 CEST
Dylan related
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Bob Dylan Played a ‘Basement Tapes’ Song for the First Time Since Recording It 59 Years Ago (Rolling Stone / Yahoo) from Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan Launches Summer Tour at McMenamin’s Edgefield Amphitheater With Rarities & Classics (SHOW RECAP) (glide) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan Live In Portland Review: Never-before-played Basement Tapes song unveiled in a subtly evolving show (Mojo) from Cliff Warnken
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Last Night in Troutdale (by Dave Depper) 2026-06-04, McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale, OR (Flagging Down the Double E's) from Ray Padgett
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Tonight is the first show of our tour with Bob Dylan (Lucinda Williams on Facebook) from Scott Miller
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When Bob Dylan Lost Himself (think Christian) from Cliff Warnken
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Bob Dylan: ‘I’m a Religious Person’ Who Reads Scripture Daily (ChurchLeaders) from Scott Miller
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61 Years Ago, Bob Dylan Released a UK Single That Would Cause a Panic in the US One Month Later (American Songwriter) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan – Hallelujah Review (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken
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Bob Dylan – Temples in Flames Review (Cult Following) by Ewan Gleadow
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Art to What End? Bob Dylan and Jacques Maritain on Artistic Integrity (Renovatio) from Cliff Warnken
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Use of Rhetoric in 1960's Protest Music: A Case Study of Bob Dylan's Music By Colleen Wilkowski (Rollins College) from Cliff Warnken
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Dylan’s “Baby won’t you be my baby”: from parental restrictions to the end of the world (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
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“Baby, Won’t You Be My Baby?” Dylan, Attwood and Kermit the Frog By Jochen Markhorst (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
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DYLAN BOOKS Monthly (Dylan Book) from Oreo Pagus
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Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways (Album of the Year) from Cliff Warnken
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Bob Dylan In Performance (David Marx:Book Reviews) from Scott Miller
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John Radosta and Bob Dylan (daletphillips) from Scott Miller
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The Hollow Horn: Why Bob Dylan’s Songs May Not Stand the Test of Time. (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
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I’ve got the Judas complex and the recycling blues : Bob Dylan as cultural theft By Christophe Lebold (persee) from Cliff Warnken
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Our Next Meeting: June 14th, 2026, we will discuss Keith Nainby and John Radosta’s Bob Dylan in Performance: Song, Stage, and Screen (2019) (Bob Dylan Book Club) from Scott Miller
Other
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With His New Museum, Obama Offers a Trip to a Parallel America Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
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Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music to Open June 13 at Monmouth University (Bruce Springsteen) from Scott Miller
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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi Lead Music America Concerts Celebrating Nation’s 250th Birthday (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
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Paul Simon Will Celebrate His Comeback Tour With a New Album and Film (Ultimate Classic Rock) from Bob Harwood, Jacob Daniel
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Paul McCartney announces unique live event to celebrate new album The Roundhouse London, June 10 (Liverpool Echo)
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Bob Dylan introduced him to The Beatles, he married the girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, and he played with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and meditated with David Lynch. Donovan looks back... (Louder) from Scott Miller
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Paul McCartney extends his lead as the most successful albums act of all time on the Official Chart with The Boys of Dungeon Lane (Official Charts) from Scott Miller
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Paul McCartney’s inspiration – and what’s been lost to the boys of Dungeon Lane (theguardian) from Scott Miller
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How “Competence and Arrogance” Managed To Save James Taylor’s Career From Never Taking Off (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
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Johnny Cash's Emotional Final Performance Still Haunts Country Fans (Mental Floss) from psamdancin
Audio/Video
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Listen to Bob Dylan play a Basement Tapes rarity live for the first time (Uncut) from Scott Miller
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Baby, Won't You be My Baby Bob Dylan BS11 (YouTube) from Scott Miller, Jacob Daniel
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Bob Dylan ~ Gotta Serve Somebody & Blowin' In The Wind, Iconic Recordings (Remastered by Bennyboy) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
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Stonewall: In His Own Words (Part 1) Subscr. (Bob Dylan on Patreon)
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Tim Swaddling - "Gotta Serve Somebody" (Choose a Music Service) from Tim Swaddling
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TZAIR LANETZACH - FOREVER YOUNG, de Bob Dylan e Rami Kleinstein - CORAL SHARSHERET (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
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Bob Dylan Desolation Row June 20 2025 Clarkson Mi Nunupics (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
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Paul Simon: The Quiet Celebration Concert | Official Trailer (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
More 1000
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Neil Young goes deep on his friendship with Bob Dylan (The Joker and the Thief)
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Bob Dylan – Pay in Blood: Live at Santa Barbara Bowl Review (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken 1400
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David Ford, Scarlet Rivera & Rob Stoner – 50 Years of Desire: Live Review (At The Barrier) from Cliff Warnken
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A starry show at Hotel Chelsea dredges up Dylan, Warhol and old ghosts Subscr. (The Washington Post) from Cliff Warnken 1500
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Ep. #1101: Gina Gershon (Kreative Kontrol) from Vish Khanna 1600
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Gina Gershon on punching Bob Dylan (he was fine with this) (YouTube) from Vish Khanna
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Sheryl Crow - "A Hard Rain’s A‐Gonna Fall" (Dylan) - Monmouth Univ-Long Branch, NJ - 6/5/26 (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken
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20 albums that shaped the sound of modern music (Quartz) from Cliff Warnken
Friday, June 5, 2026
at 0600 CEST
Dylan related
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Last night's Bob Dylan Troutdale setlist - (Bob Links)
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Troutdale, Oregon – 4 June 2026 – ‘Live’ SET LIST (Expecting Rain Discussions)
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Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour Began 36 Years Ago This Week With a Show Critics Scorched (Rolling Stone/Yahoo) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
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The Lost Rolling Thunder Show (The Dylan Review) from Scott Miller
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Listen to Bob Dylan’s rare reimagining of Gotta Serve Somebody ‘cut from Shadow Kingdom’ (Cult Following) by Ewan Gleadow
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Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde turns 60 in June (musicconnection) by Harvey Kubernik
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Reconsidering Bob Dylan (Ted Hammett: Commentaries of An Old Fart) from Cliff Warnken
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On Bob Dylan’s “Chimes Of Freedom” (From Insults to Respect) from Cliff Warnken
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Bob Dylan on Vulnerability, the Meaning of Integrity, and Music as an Instrument of Truth (the marginalian) from Cliff Warnken
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Bob Dylan: A Psychological Look at His Unique Mind By Gildas Garrec (Psychologie & Sérénité) from Cliff Warnken
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Illusion of life in Bob Dylan’s “murder most foul” (Taylor & Francis) from Cliff Warnken
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How Bob Dylan is Teaching Humility Sign in (Medium) from Cliff Warnken
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Born in Time: Conditional Tenses and the Changin’ Lyrics of Bob Dylan (The Causal Tentacle) from Scott Miller
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The Philosophy of Modern Song: Long Tall Sally (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan and Rabbi Moshe Ben Tov (Photographs) (NSF) from Ugur Oral
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Music of Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan come alive this weekend Sat June 6 (CyprusMail) from Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan Live at Starlight to Feature Post-Show Fireworks Display (Broadway World) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
Other
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Keith Richards created the most iconic riff in rock in his sleep – and other key moments from the new Rolling Stones biography (Independent) from Scott Miller
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Epiphone launches $229 Hummingbird Tribute to the acoustic beloved by Bob Dylan, Jimmy Page and Keith Richards (Guitar World) from Cliff Warnken
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Remembering When The Band Broke Out of Their Creative Doldrums With a Stellar Covers Record in 1973 (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
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Leonard Cohen's Son Recalls Singer's 'Dazzling' Last Appearance Before Death, Where He Joked He'd 'Live Forever' (People) from Scott Miller
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NOLINKYET (source) from xxx
Audio/Video
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Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody (Rare 2021 Ionic Original Recording) (YouTube)
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Bob Dylan ~ May 21, 2008 in Halifax, Nova Scotia plus Bonus Material (Remastered by Bennyboy) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
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3 Rock Songs From the 1960s You Didn’t Know Were Written About Real People (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
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Absolutely sweet Marie Bob Dylan 1992 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan June 4, 2016 Why Try to Change Me Now? Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, WA (YouTube) from Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan June 4, 2016 Scarlet Town, Autumn Leaves Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, WA (YouTube) from Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan June 4, 2016 Spirit on the Water Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, WA (YouTube) from Scott Miller
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Behind the history of "This Land is Your Land" and how it has inspired Americans CBS Mornings (YouTube) from Scott Miller
More 1000
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Inside the making of Norway’s ‘Viking’ photo for World Cup Shared article (NY Times)
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Bob Dylan makes unprecedented change to setlist as he plays bootleg track for first time (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken 1300
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From Buddy Holly's glasses to Taylor Swift's scarf: 31 objects that defined music history (Classical Music) from Cliff Warnken
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“He was clearly unique, charismatic…” – this was the start of Bob Dylan (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
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“This doesn’t sound like Bob Dylan – well, that’s the f*****g point!” Why this was one of Dylan’s most intense and divisive years (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
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“Let’s try it this way…” — the making of Bob Dylan’s masterpiece, Blood On The Tracks (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
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“He didn’t go country, it was already part of him” – in the studio with Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
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“A floating ship of crazies!” All aboard Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
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“He was in a strange place with strange musicians…” The inside story of Bob Dylan’s landmark Blonde On Blonde sessions (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
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It was f*****g terrifying” – Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dave Grohl and more share their favourite Bob Dylan stories (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
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59-year-old Bob Dylan song played for the 1st time during summer tour premiere show (clutchpoints) from Cliff Warnken 1500
Thursday, June 4, 2026
at 0600 CEST
Dylan related
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Bob plays Troutdale tonight (etix)
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The Reader Top 100 A full third of all voters included Dylan on their ballots.. Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller, Carol Bertolotti, Jacob Daniel
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Your Back Pages: Readers Share Dylan Memories Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
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'After the Flood' argues Bob Dylan's late career is just as potent as his early years (npr) from Jacob Daniel
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Tangled Up: the Fractured Narratives of Bob Dylan (The State pf the Arts) from Cliff Warnken
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Echoes of a Fantasy: On Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue (vestopr) from Cliff Warnken
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I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
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Dreams and the Guillotine: Absurdity in the Work of Bob Dylan (The Naked Academic) from Cliff Warnken
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The Persistent Genius of Bob Dylan: Unravelling Murder Most Foul (farrago) from Cliff Warnken
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Bob Charlatan - Deconstructing Dylan's Chronicles Scot Warmuth. Subscr. (Scribd) from Cliff Warnken
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‘115th Dream’: The first sign of Bob Dylan’s fascination with ‘Moby-Dick’ (Far Out) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
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Bob Dylan fan adopts donkey Dylan after Isle of Wight Festival memory (Isle of Wight County Press) from Jacob Daniel
Other
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On This Day in 1970, The Kinks’ Ray Davies Made a (Second) 6,000-Mile Round Trip to Save This Song From Getting Banned (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
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How Rick Danko Previewed the Band's Stirring '90s Resurgence (Nick DeRiso) by Nick DeRiso
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Remembering When an Unmade Movie Script Inspired a Neil Young Breakthrough Album in 1970 (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
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“Tom got really angry with me. He said, ‘You’re one of the best songwriters I know. You don’t need my help.
You don’t need anybody’s help!’”: How Tom Petty inspired Stevie Nicks to make a comeback – and why she felt misunderstood by Prince (musicradar) from Bob Harwood
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Buffalo Springfield (Americana UK) from Scott Miller
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Can Rock Royalty Really Make Art Worth Owning? (Observer) from Cliff Warnken, Jacob Daniel
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Harpo speaks! New recordings reveal mute Marx brother chatting with audience (theguardian) from Harold Lepidus
Audio/Video
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Carolyn Hester Interview (10/14/23) About Dylan: 25:00 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
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Carolyn Hester - Buddy Holly's Lonesome Tears (YouTube) from Scott Miller
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2 Songs You Didn’t Know Buddy Holly Wrote for Other Artists (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
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Beyond Here Lies Nothin',Bob Dylan (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
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Reaction to "Anne Reburn - A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (Bob Dylan)" | THE WOLF HUNTERZ Jon and Dolly (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
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Bob Dylan live , Masters Of War , Cagliari 2000 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
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Alto-Falante entrevista! Daniella Zupo. conversa sobre o icônico artista Bob Dylan (YouTube) from Arnaud Pierre Courtadon
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Remembering Raul Malo, lead singer and guitarist for The Mavericks (npr) from Jacob Daniel
More 1000
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David Ford, Scarlet Rivera & Rob Stoner celebrate 50 Years of Bob Dylan’s Desire in Camden Last night (London Post) from Jacob Daniel
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Bob Dylan fans share summer tour theory as attendees hope for songs they ‘haven’t heard before’ (Cult Following) by Ewan Gleadow
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Wilbury’s ‘Girl From the North Country’ is achingly beautiful but ultimately disappointing (Boston Globe) from Ed Grazda 1200
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John Lennon drawings to be unveiled for first time in 60 years at Beatles museum (Cult Following) by Ewan Gleadow
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Why Rock’s Octogenarian Hitmakers Own The Summer (That Eric Alper) from Cliff Warnken 1400
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Three Bob Dylan Re-Recordings to Go Up for Private Sale Via Christie’s: ‘Simple Twist of Fate,’ ‘Gotta Serve Somebody,’ ‘Masters of War’ 2023 (Variety)
* 1600
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Bob Harris to step down from Radio 2 after 56 years on air (BBC) from Steve Lockwood
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Seasick Steve - The Last Season of America (Official Video) (YouTube) from Steve Lockwood
Archives
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Number of Dylan concerts a year, according to
Olof's Files |
| 1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
60s |
| 0 |
36 |
33 |
19 |
45 |
67 |
48 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
252 |
| 1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
70s |
| 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40 |
31 |
26 |
0 |
114 |
26 |
239 |
| 1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
80s |
| 70 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
60 |
36 |
71 |
99 |
417 |
| 1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
90s |
| 93 |
101 |
92 |
80 |
104 |
116 |
86 |
94 |
110 |
119 |
995 |
| 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
00s |
| 112 |
106 |
107 |
98 |
111 |
113 |
99 |
98 |
97 |
98 |
1039 |
| 2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
10s |
| 102 |
89 |
86 |
85 |
92 |
87 |
75 |
82 |
84 |
77 |
859 |
| 2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
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|
20s |
| 00 |
22 |
82 |
75 |
78 |
82 |
62 |
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401 |
Never Ending Tour, from 7 June 1988 - 3423 |
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Total |
4158 |
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Last |
update |
21.04. |
2026 |
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