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Monday, July 20, 2026
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Dylan related
1. Last night's Bob Dylan Bridgeport setlist - (Bob Links)
2. Three Paintings: Bob Dylan and Norman Raeben in 1974 (Medium) by Fred Bals
3. “Back then, he didn't know anything about electric guitar… It was like, ‘Don't worry Bob, I'll adjust the amp for you, it sounds great, don't worry’”: Robbie Robertson on Bob Dylan's rocky electric transition (Guitar World) from Cliff Warnken
4. Bob Dylan’s Liverpool - The singer’s strong links with the north west (Lancashire Life) from Cliff Warnken
5. Desertion and betrayal The costs of art, as "A Complete Unknown" sees them (The Big Picture) from Cliff Warnken
6. I’m Not There (2007) (John Varley) from Cliff Warnken
7. Bob Dylan: Love and Theft (the absolute sound) from Cliff Warnken
8. Bob Dylan Wearing a Bandana (NSF) from Ugur Oral
9. Everything Is Broken: Bob Dylan In The 80s - The Playlist (What is this shit?) from Cliff Warnken
   
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10. The Story and Meaning Behind “Slip Slidin’ Away,” a Paul Simon Leftover that Became a Huge Hit (American Songwriter) from Jacob Daniel
    
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11. "Knockin' On Dylan's Door (BobFest)" "Bob 2026 Tour, ready for Forest Hills, NY" Select: Listen Live 88.1 FM WCWP 9-11 pm DST (WCWP 88.1 FM) from G. Walsh
12. The Bruce Springsteen Story 1. My Hometown (BBC) from Martin Cowan
    
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13. 61 Years Ago Today: ‘Greatest Song of All Time’ Was Released (Men's Journal) from Cliff Warnken
14. Bob Dylan gig-goers fume as show slammed as ‘worst’ of the tour so far (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken
15. Filmmaker Robert Gordon talks ‘Newport & the Great Folk Dream’ (Memphis Commercial Appeal) from Cliff Warnken 1500

Sunday, July 19, 2026
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Dylan related
1. Last night's Bob Dylan Gilford setlist - (Bob Links)
2. Bask in the sounds of living legends Bob Dylan and Lauryn Hill this week in CT arts (Hartford Courant) from Cliff Warnken
3. Concert Review: At 85, Bob Dylan Still Defies Expectation Boston (the arts fuse) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
4. Bob Dylan and his band turn in a sterling Boston performance of mostly newer material (Media Nation) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
5. Christopher Nolan's Odysseus says much about our culture, and Homer’s (The Dallas Morning News) from Scott Miller
6. Quote Of The Day By Bob Dylan: 'Happiness Is Not On My List Of Priorities.' (Grunge) from Jacob Daniel
7. Dylan’s “False Prophet” and Wilder’s Alcestiad: A Supposal (Ad Fontes) from Scott Miller
8. Bob Dylan, Poet (LongAndWastedYear) from Scott Miller
9. Bob Dylan On The Way Home Odyssey quote (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
10. From Minnesota to Manhattan to Newport: Biopic About Balladeer Bob Dylan’s Odyssey is Positively Electrifying (The Progressive) from Scott Miller
11. Wheels on Fire: Bob Dylan Hires a Band and Changes Rock and Roll – Part 2 (The Strange Brew) from Cliff Warnken
12. One of the strangest phenomenons in autograph collecting is Bob Dylan handwriting his songs on hotel stationery. (X) from Scott Miller
13. Dylanology I, II, III The Greek Bob Dylan, Dionysis Savvopoulos (U Texas) from Scott Miller
14. Fans Rediscover Bob Dylan's 1994 MTV Unplugged Performance: 'The Greatest Poet of Our Generation' (Parade) from Scott Miller
15. Geoff Johnson: Bob Dylan’s words are as relevant as ever (Times Colonist) from Cliff Warnken
16. Dylan, Morrison and the Muses One Irish Rover (Desolation Road) from Scott Miller
17. Essay Day – "Bob Dylan, Dont Look Back, and the Reflexivity of Direction" (Fade to Lack) from Cliff Warnken
18. The building best known for its Bob Dylan mural has been sold (Facebook) from Scott Miller
    
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19. Cream Wheels Of Fire Super Deluxe Edition Reviewed: Expanded edition of the moment ’60s supergroup went supernova (Mojo) from Scott Miller
20. The Day Cream Formed (Ultimate Classic Rock) from Scott Miller
21. Springsteen vs. Trump: Why Bruce is a magnificent example for the music world (El País) from Scott Miller
22. Freddy Cannon, Early Rocker With 3 Top Ten Singles, Dies (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
23. Joe Melson, 91, Dies; Wrote ‘Only the Lonely’ and Other Hits With Roy Orbison Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
24. Fleadh On Film: Van Morrison: One Irish Rover Fleadh On Film, Belfast. Showing: 02 August 2026 (Queen's Film Theatre) from Harold Lepidus
    
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25. Bob Dylan - Live in Boston, Massachusetts | July 16th, 2026 (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken
26. Bob Dylan Every Grain Of Sand X 4 2023-2025 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
27. Bob Dylan - Completely Unplugged, November 17/18th 1994 (FULL AUDIO) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
28. NEW UNRELEASED Beatles song from Let It Be - Abbey Road 3:14 & 5:37 A Case of the Blues (YouTube) from Scott Miller
29. Bob Dylan Wrote More Grateful Dead Songs Than Barlow (Sort Of) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
30. Bob Dylan 20-Jul-2001 ~ Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy (Audio, Complete Set) (YouTube) from Joanne
31. Bob Dylan June 30, 2026- False Prophet -Jonathan Remaster (YouTube) from Scott Miller
32. I Shall Be Released - 16 July 2026 - Boston, Massachusetts (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken
33. The Dylan Hours: Streams live every Sunday, 9 - 11 am Pacific. Today: I am away this weekend, please join my esteemed colleague, Pat Baker, for: ¿ SCRAMBLED BOB ? (thesocalsound.org) from Lisa Finnie 1200
34. Bob Dylan Sings "Auguries of Innocence" by William Blake (AI Cover) (YouTube) from Arno Meyer
    
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35. Bob Dylan thrills with ‘new arrangements’ following line-up change and ‘exceptional’ last song (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken
36. SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN Dion (Powerline) from Cliff Warnken

Saturday, July 18, 2026
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Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan goes classy with five night London Royal Festival Hall residency (shortlist) from Scott Miller
2. Two Shadow Kingdom Cast Members Recall Filming in Secret with Bob Dylan "You should never stare at a genius. Ever." (Flagging Down the Double E's) from Ray Padgett
3. Totems, Authenticity, and Bob Dylan (New English Review) from Cliff Warnken
4. “Mature Poets Steal”?: Dylan and Eliot (Updated) (Ad Fontes) from Cliff Warnken
5. Classic Albums: World Gone Wrong by Bob Dylan (Twittering Machines) from Cliff Warnken
6. Bob Dylan at 72 (Finally Acting His Age) (The Cinch Review) from Cliff Warnken
7. Review & setlist: Bob Dylan was spookily stellar on a smoky night in Boston (Boston) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
8. The metamorphosis of Bob Dylan Richard F. Thomas explores how the Nobel laureate was influenced by Homer and Ovid (TLS) from Scott Miller
9. Joan Baez on her relationship with Bob Dylan: “He’s a nutcase… but I have nothing bad to say” (Far Out) from Scott Miller
10. Bob Dylan Among the Romans and the Greeks (chimesfreedom) from Scott Miller
11. The Same Distant Places: Bob Dylan's Poetics of Place and Displacement (Academia) from Cliff Warnken
12. Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue (Detroit Metro Times) from Cliff Warnken
13. Bob D. on Thucydides (PostModernConservative) from Scott Miller
14. Album Review: Bob Dylan – Desire (BRUTALLY HONEST ROCK ALBUM REVIEWS) from Scott Miller
15. “YOU THAT BUILD THE DEATH PLANES”: BOB DYLAN, WAR, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (Arizona Journal) from Cliff Warnken
16. “THIN WILD MERCURY: DYLAN 1966” OPENS JULY 18, 2026 AT BOB DYLAN CENTER (BOB DYLAN CENTER) from Scott Miller
17. The Weeklings reinvent Dylan’s ‘Rainy Day Women’ on tribute album (LISTEN HERE) (NJ Arts) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
    
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18. “Frank took an extended 10-minute solo. I walked off stage. David Bowie and Iggy Pop were standing there”: Adrian Belew on how he went from playing with Frank Zappa to joining David Bowie’s band (Guitar World) from Jacob Daniel
19. Elvis' pay stub: $37.91 Before The King's coronation (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
20. Jeff Beck’s Seven Decades of Evolution (Pop Matters) from Scott Miller (amazon.com - .co.uk - .de)
21. He hung out with Hendrix, got shock treatment with Ronnie Wood, shared girlfriends with Keith Moon, and was friends and rivals with Clapton and Page: Jeff Beck’s wild times (Louder) from Scott Miller
22. “I didn’t like the band when I met them. They didn’t seem particularly eager to welcome me.” Jeff Beck on the day he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds (Guitar Player) from Scott Miller
23. The Rolling Stones Are Considering Residencies. What Could That Mean? (Rolling Stone) from Steve Lockwood
24. Graham Nash, His Voice Undiminished, Wows a Red Rocks Crowd—Live Review (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
    
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25. Bob Dylan - Desolation Row (Live at Sony Studios, New York, NY, 1994) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
26. Emma Swift - Positively 4th Street (Live at Skinny Dennis) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
27. “Thin Wild Mercury: Dylan 1966” Exhibit Trailer ob Dylan Center (YouTube) from Scott Miller
28. Bob Dylan FULL Philly SHOW 2026, July 14 -Fantastic field recording from last row of The Mann Center (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken, Jacob Daniel
29. Watching The River Flow ... Under The Red Sky - Bob Dylan Boston 16th July 2026 (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken, Jacob Daniel, Scott Miller
30. Bob Dylan – It’s Hard To Be Blind – 22 December 1961 (Version 3) (NSF) from Ugur Oral
31. Jeff Beck & Seal ~ Like A Rolling Stone (YouTube) from Scott Miller
32. The Story Behind "Like A Rolling Stone" by Seal & Jeff Beck (YouTube) from Scott Miller
    
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33. Madonna Breaks A Historic Tie And Passes Bob Dylan (Forbes) from Cliff Warnken
34. Bob Dylan hailed for ‘genuinely unbelievable’ show following European tour announcement (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken
35. Arts Commentary: Notes on Bob Dylan (the arts fuse) from Cliff Warnken
36. ‘Renaldo and Clara’: the bizarre 1978 movie that became Bob Dylan’s strangest endeavour (Far Out) from Cliff Warnken
37. Narrative and 'Fiction' Bob Dylan at the Movies (Furious) from Cliff Warnken