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Monday, June 29, 2026
at 0800 IST in Sigiriya

Dylan related
1. Bob Britt has left Dylan’s band. Along with the earlier departure of Doug Lancio. (The Joker and the Thief on Substack) from andrew nieurzyla
2. ‘Sayonara Bobby’: Bob Dylan guitarist Bob Britt quits with jazz musician drafted in (Cult Following) by Ewan Gleadow, from Cliff Warnken
3. Bob Dylan makes changes to live band as two long-serving guitarists step away (NME) from Cliff Warnken
4. Bob Dylan’s Live Band Shakes Up Guitarists Mid-Tour (Consequence) from Cliff Warnken
5. NOT DARK YET: ANOTHER LOOK AT BOB DYLAN (Atticus Review) from Cliff Warnken
6. I TRAVELED EACH AND EVERY HIGHWAY: BOB DYLAN – SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT (Catcher in the Reel) fromCliff Warnken
7. The horrifying real-life murder that Bob Dylan turned into a folk song in 1963 (Dangerous Minds) from Cliff Warnken
8. True Lies: The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (PlanetSlade) from Cliff Warnken
9. Bob Dylan Revisited (The Zurich English Student) from Cliff Warnken
10. NEVER-ENDING GREATNESS: BOB DYLAN AND HIS BAND AT HILL AUDITORIUM 2019 (pulp.aadl.org) from Cliff Warnken
11. Bob Dylan called me a “scurrilous little wretch with a hard-on for comedy” (Salon) from Eric Dylan DeBeck
    
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12. 'Some of the rarest records in the world' being sold (BBC) from Martin Cowan
13. The 1966 chart-topper that is entirely out of tune (Far Out) from psamdancin
    
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14. "Knockin' On Dylan's Door (BobFest)" "June anniversaries, Blonde, Self P, Basement, Street Legal, Saved, Empire B, Rough and Rowdy, plus Bob’s current 2026 Tour" Select: Listen Live 88.1 FM WCWP 9-11 pm DST (WCWP 88.1 FM) from G. Walsh
15. the answer my friend ... .. . (YouTube) from Mr Jones
16. Jay Bennett Mermaid Ave Demos (bandcamp) from Thad Williamson
17. Johnny Winter The Derek Trucks Band - Highway 61 Revisited.mpg (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
18. Bob Dylan Things Have Changed 2026 Woolhall Original Montage (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
19. Natalie Goldberg's Bob Dylan Moment (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
20. Tim Swaddling - The Wicked Messenger (Pre-Save) from Tim Swaddling
    
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21. Interview: Guitarist Bob Britt talks Leon Russell, Delbert McClinton and Bob Dylan 2020 (Americana UK) from psamdancin

Sunday, June 28, 2026
at 0700 IST in Anuradhapura

Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan gives an intimate, listening-room-style performance in Mankato (the current) from Cliff Warnken
2. On this day in 1975, “The Basement Tapes” by Bob Dylan and The Band was officially released.s (Bob Dylan Center on Faebook) from Scott Miller
3. The subject matter of the Basement tapes compared to other Dylan songs (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
4. The Philosophy of Modern Song: Come over to my place (and save the last dance….) (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
5. Bob Dylan by Jerry Schatzberg: A Pictorial Journey Through Iconic Moments (Medium) from Scott Miller
6. Sample Chapter: Bob Dylan’s Love and Theft (Tim Riley Author) from Cliff Warnken
7. Allusions to Bob Dylan and the Folk Music Revival in Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif” (uga.edu) from Cliff Warnken
8. Ask Greil: June 26, 2026 (Greil Marcus / Letter in the Ether) from Scott Miller
9. New Book ‘Bob Dylan As Filmmaker’ Explores The Nobel Winner’s Overlooked Life Behind The Camera (That Eric Alper) from Scott Miller
10. The 1927 song that gave birth to Bob Dylan’s ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ (Far Out) from Scott Miller
11. Editor’s Note: Listen to Bob Dylan During COVID-19 (Minnesota Monthly) from Cliff Warnken
12. Bob Dylan Facts By Letters (A to Z of Bob Dylan Facts) (NSF) from Ugur Oral
13. On Bob Dylan: A Computational Perspective (arxiv.org) from Cliff Warnken
    
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14. On This Day in 1966, The Beatles Hit No. 1 With the Loudest Song They’d Ever Recorded (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
15. Tom Petty—Archival Interview from 1980: ‘I Just Want to Write Good Songs; Is That Asking Too Much?’ By Harvey Kubernik (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
16. How the Who Become the World’s Loudest Band (Ultimate Classic Rock) from Scott Miller
17. The Beatles’ biggest turning points come alive in two new books (Salon) from Scott Miller
18. Billy Bragg on protest music, Woody Guthrie's lyrics and performing 'Mermaid Avenue' again (wbur) from Scott Miller
    
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19. The SoCal Sound's 2026 END-OF-FISCAL-YEAR POP-UP DRIVE is well under way! Listener-supporters will be automatically entered into a BLONDE ON BLONDE 60th ANNIVERSARY SWEEPSTAKES for pledges of support! To support The DYLAN HOURS during the live broadcast Sunday, June 28, from 9 - 11am, Pacific, please call 1-818-677-3636 or donate online at thesocalsound.org. from Lisa Finnie
20. Neil Young: Harvest Time (Recording of Harvest 1971) (YouTube) from Eric Dylan DeBeck
21. Bob Dylan & His Band w/ special guest Julian Lage concluding show at Palm Desert, 20th June 2026 (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken
22. eTown Interview - Steve Jenkins | Bob Dylan Center (YouTube) from Scott Miller
23. The Beatles Had 8 Drummers. How Many Can You Name? (YouTube) from Scott Miller
24. Bob Dylan - Always was a Roving Blade (2024 RARW Tour Compilation) (YouTube) from Joanne
25. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue - 1976 RTR rehearsals (2026 Remix) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
26. Bob Dylan - If I Was A King (2026 edit and enhanced audio) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
27. Bob Dylan ~ June 25, 1999 in Chula Vista, CA (Remembered with Artwork by Bennyboy) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
28. backstage with Lou... '85 Bob Dylan backstage with Lou Reed Farm Aid September 22 1985 (YouTube) from Mr Jones
29. aerial view of Dylan's childhood home in Duluth ... (YouTube) from Mr Jones

Saturday, June 27, 2026
at 0700 IST in Sri Lanka

s Dylan related
1. Last night's Bob Dylan Albuquerque setlist - (Bob Links)
2. RIP Chris Cooper Chris Cooper aka The Caretaker has died suddenly. He was part of The Restoration Team, collecting and archiving Dylan's work for over 40 years. from Andrew Nieurzyla, Scott Miller
3. TIGHT CONNECTION, UK the newsletter of 'The Cambridge Bob Dylan Society' 1990-1999 (Come Writers And Critics) from Scott Miller
4. FREEWHEELIN', UK (Come Writers And Critics) from Scott Miller
5. Letters Never Sent #18: Alfred Hitchcock to Tennessee Ernie Ford Subscr. (Bob Dylan on Patreon)
6. Who is America’s Homer? (Ploughstack) from Cliff Warnken
7. Bob Dylan’s dream, riddle, and prayer (Paste) from Scott Miller
8. 51 Years Ago Today, Bob Dylan Released His Most Anticipated Album Ever (Parade) from Scott Miller
9. Bob Dylan & Vocation (The Living Church) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
10. Bob Dylan and the Ballad of his ‘Essence’ (Medium) from Cliff Warnken
11. Cutting Class Nobly: Toby Thompson on Bob Dylan (University of Minnesota Press Blog) from Cliff Warnken
12. Never Say Goodbye (Luke McKernan) from Cliff Warnken
13. On Bob Dylan (Cass’s Substack) from Cliff Warnken
14. THE TOUR THAT BROUGHT DYLAN BACK TO THE STAGE (Facebook) from Scott Miller
15. Play it Again, Bob (uMich) from Cliff Warnken
16. Do the"Chimes of Freedom" still ring? Springsteen closes with Dylan's 1964 classic. Why? (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
17. Q&A With Larry Starr, Author of Listening to Bob Dylan (UU of Illinois Press Blog) from Cliff Warnken
18. German: „The Still Freewheelin‘ Bob Dylan“ oder warum er mit 85 immer noch viel cooler ist als manch anderer ("I'm in a cowboy band") by Thomas Waldherr
    
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19. Decades after his death, this Woody Guthrie album will finally be played live Register to read for free. (The Washington Post) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller, Steven Zweifler
20. You've Made Me So Very Happy (Wikipedia) from psamdancin
21. Youth prison almost destroyed me. It must change By David Clayton-Thomas. Gift article. (The Globe and Mail) from Ian Marquis
22. “It would have been great for the Beatles to cover.” George Harrison wanted the Fabs to record this song in 1963. Twenty-four years later, it gave him one of the biggest hits of his career (Guitar Player) from Scott Miller
23. A Voice for Change: How Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating With New Generations (Capital & Main) from Scott Miller
24. Remembering When an Engineer Inadvertently Dictated Which Song Closed Out The Beatles’ Final Album in 1969 (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
25. Bringing Cameras to a Bob Dylan Show 2022s ( ABQ Green Room) from Cliff Warnken
    
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26. Heath De Fount-Haberlin in "Jules at Eight" Julian Lage doc (YouTube) from Andrea Rabufetti
27. Joan Baez and Her Son Play "Wade In The Water" - Live In Concert - 2026 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
28. "Dark" Dylan - I Can Tell (Bo Diddley Cover) (Bob Dylan @ The Rady Shell San Diego June 21, 2026) (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
29. "Dark" Dylan - Tryin' to Get to Heaven (Bob Dylan @ The Rady Shell San Diego June 21, 2026) (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken
30. More "Dark" Dylan (Joel Yancey on YouTube) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
31. Bob Dylan - What Kind of Friend is This (enhanced audio 2026) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
32. BOB DYLAN: A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL (FROM 'DIG YOURSELF')/ Poetic Protest/ Social Comment Chris Gregory (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
33. The Caretaker aka Coops (YouTube) from Scott Miller
    
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34. Bob Dylan has just recruited one of the world's greatest jazz guitarists – and no one quite knows what's going on Virtuoso Julian Lage (Guitar World) from Cliff Warnken
35. Flashback Friday: Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” (Howl & Echoes) from Cliff Warnken
36. Peter Case Discusses Fred Neil, Sessions (Apple Podcasts) from Harold Lepidus
37. 61 Years Ago Today, the Byrds Went to No. 1 With the Song That Convinced Bob Dylan To Go Electric (American Songwriter) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
38. “I’m a fool for you”. Bob Dylan exploring feeling rather morose in the Basement (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
39. Bob Dylan and the Band - I'm a Fool for You (2026 edit and enhanced audio) (YouTube) from Scott Miller