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Saturday, December 6, 2025
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Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan played two gigs at INEC and we’ll never see a video of it! (Killarney Advertiser) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
2. 60 Years Ago, Bob Dylan Released the Greatest Rock Song Ever Written From His Album 'Highway 61 Revisited' (Collider) from Cliff Warnken, Jacob Daniel
3. When Bob clearly said, “Songs don’t have to mean anything:” The Whiffenpoof Song. (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
4. John Sebastian describing Bob Dylan (Facebook) from Scott Miller
5. Garth Brooks Made a Bob Dylan Song Legendary (Parade) from Cliff Warnken
6. My book on Bob Dylan, freshly reviewed (Christopher Rollason) from Chris Rollason
   
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7. Spotify Wrapped Says My Listening Age Is 79 – and One Coworker's Is 100 (cnet) from Scott Miller
8. John Sebastian Wants You to Know ‘He Was There’ in New Doc About the ‘Zelig’ of Rock (Rolling Stone/ Yahoo) from Scott Miller, Harold Lepidus
9. Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
10. The value of physical media, finding old records. A time capsule for humanity (The Stute) from Cliff Warnken
11. Little Richard: Awopbopaloobop alopbamboom!s (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
12. The Story Behind the Beatles’ ‘We Can Work It Out’ (Ultimate Classic Rock) from Scott Miller
13. From this moment on Some thoughts on the Beatles' new/old/new "Real Love" and the trippiness of time (No Such Thing As Was) from Martin Cowan
14. Hanif Abdurraqib on Ellen Willis’s Review of Elvis in Las Vegas (New Yorker) from Scott Miller
15. The Mavericks’ Saxophonist Max Abrams and the Art of ‘Seeing Things’ (American Blues Scene) from Jacob Daniel
16. Grateful Dead still making musical mark at 60, gets Guinness record (USA Today) from Jacob Daniel
17. Meet the Orpheists Chapter Four - What’s the Story with Those Two? (Muddy Water) by William Routhier
18. John Sebastian Returns To Bethel Woods, New Documentary Premiere (NYS Music) from Scott Miller
19. That first phone call...to a girl Seinfeld episode "The Phone Message" sparks a memory (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
    
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20. Bob Dylan — Killarney, Ireland. November 23, 2025. Recording of the full show (YouTube) from Steve Lockwood
21. The Damned - See Emily Play (Visualizer) | New Album "Not Like Everybody Else" Out 23rd Janaury (YouTube) from Harold Lepidus
22. Steve Cropper Stories - Levon Helm, Jeff Beck & John Prine (YouTube) from Scott Miller
23. Leoni Jansen & Izaline Calister - Blowin' In The Wind (YouTube) from John Spoor
24. Make You Feel My Love Pembroke College Chapel Choir (YouTube) 1100
25. This Made My Head Spin. Vocal ANALYSIS of The Beatles "Eleanor Rigby" (YouTube)

Friday, December 5, 2025
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Dylan related
1. The Real Stars of Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Celebration Hid in Plain Sight (Nick DeRiso) from Scott Miller
2. Theme Time Radio Hour: The Annotated “Coffee” Episode (Medium) by Fred Bals
3. Tom Palaima: Bob Dylan Across the Borderline (utexas) from Scott Miller
   
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4. Yusuf/Cat Stevens U.S. Book Tour is Cancelled: ‘It’s Befuddling to Us All’ (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky, Scott Miller
5. On this day in 1988: Roy Orbison Plays His Last Show (Ultimate Classic Rock) from Bob Harwood
6. Steve Cropper obituary (theguardian) from Scott Miller
7. From Otis Redding to Booker T, Steve Cropper was a strong yet subtle force that shaped so many soul classics (theguardian) from Scott Miller
8. Brian Wilson needed a hug (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
   
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9. Bob Dylan’s Best Songs of The 1960s, According to Lou Reed (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
10. 4 ‘Basement Tapes’ Songs by Bob Dylan and The Band That Received Early Exposure via Cover Versions (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
11. The Beatles don’t need help winning new fans Music writer Rob Sheffield joins the season finale of "Everything Fab Four," celebrating "Rubber Soul" turning 60 (Salon) from Scott Miller
12. Bob Dylan the concert series: 13 November 2008 (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
13. LISTEN: Singing River’s “I Thought I Heard Bob Dylan Say” Brings Captivating Songwriting to Life (glide) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
14. Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers | Blue Christmas | Full Performance | Christmas In Nashville 2025 (YouTube) from psamdancin
15. The 2025 Tour is `All Over Now, Baby Blue` Bob Dylan & His Band Leeds 14th November 2025 (YouTube) from Scott Miller, Jacob Daniel
16. Bob Dylan ~ Best Covers of the Rough & Rowdy Ways Tour from 2023 - 2025 (with Bonus Material) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
17. Steve Cropper: 9 Essential Songs (NY Times) from Scott Miller
    
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18. Bob Dylan – Stuttgart 2019 Review (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken
19. James Coburn on Bob Dylan Sam Peckinpah + Mickey Rooney - Later with Bob Costas 3/3/93 (YouTube) from psamdancin 1600

Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Dylan related
1. The last Bob Dylan song I really wanted to play (The Joker and the Thief)
2. Blood on the Tracks was second rate Dylan (Ted Burke LIKE it or NOT) from Scott Miller
3. Bob Dylan’s Words, Music and Influence Transcend Generations (This is Beirut) from Scott Miller
4. Harvey Brooks and Bob Dylan’s Highway 61: It Was 50 Years Ago (Almost) Today in 2015 (territorial imperatives) from psamdancin
5. Local Music History, Mapped Out in the Greenwich Village Historic District (Village Preservation) from Cliff Warnken, Jacob Daniel
6. Dylan, Springsteen, and the Musical Biopic Genre | Something to Say (WDIY) from Cliff Warnken
   
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7. Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84 (theguardian) from Scott Miller
8. Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
9. Southern Rapture The 1993 play with Dwight Yoakam (Variety) from Scott Miller
10. THEATER REVIEW : A Florid Yoakam Can’t Lift ‘Rapture’ (LA Times) from Scott Miller
11. In the Rearview: Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 (The Vinyl District) from Scott Miller
12. Rock and roll as we know it began with Rubber Soul (Paste) from Scott Miller
13. Paul Anka on his incredible, star-studded career: ‘Revenge is a motivator like you wouldn’t believe’ (theguardian) from Scott Miller
14. Graded on a Curve: The Kingsmen, “Louis Louis” (The Vinyl District) from Scott Miller
15. Learning to play guitar - why not? (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
16. Dylan, Clapton & Cropper. MSG photo (Facebook) from Scott Miller
    
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17. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Steve Cropper (1987) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
18. Jorma Kaukonen’s 85th Birthday Celebration At Carnegie Hall In New York, New York, USA 11/29/25 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
19. 1959 HITS ARCHIVE: It Doesn’t Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly (#1 UK hit) Written by Paul Anka (YouTube) from Scott Miller
20. The Chelsea Hotel Collection – Volumes 1 – 4 (paullyrics) by Paul Robert Thomas 1000
21. Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970) (YouTube)
22. Booker T & The MG's - Green Onions, Last Night (Live in Oslo, 1967 HD) (YouTube)
    
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23. Becoming Bob Dylan: Steve Berkowitz enhances music legend's legacy with hidden archive treasures (Jerusalem Post) from Cliff Warnken
24. White Rabbit signs Jim Windolf's 'new interpretation' of Bob Dylan and the Beatles (The Bookseller) from Cliff Warnken (amazon.com - .co.uk - .de)
25. 3 Unconventional Bob Dylan Songs That Simply Don’t Get Enough Praise (American Songwriter) from Cliff Warnken