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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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Dylan related
1. BEHIND THE PICTURE FRAME, Genesis Publications Signed (?) item (Come Writers And Critics) from Michel Pomarede
2. The role David Lynch and Bob Dylan played in Serbia’s Oscar entry ’Sun Never Again’ (Screen Daily) from Scott Miller
3. Ace Records’ second volume of black artists’ Dylan covers out in January 2026 (Americana UK) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
4. Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart "and the great Chicago session guitarist Phil Upchurch" (theguardian) from Scott Miller
5. Phil Upchurch in interview on Bob Dylan Provides a rare insight into Bob Dylan's working process (Süddeutsche/Facebook) from Scott Miller
6. 2009: Christmas in the Heart - Bob Dylan (Together Through Life) from Scott Miller
7. Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and The Beatles Changed Each Other – and the World Windolf book, April 2026 (Waterstones) from Martin Cowan
8. From A Buick 6 part 7: The steam shovel and the dump truck (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
9. No Nobel Prize for Music, but an honorary degree nevertheless. But why was Bob not pleased? (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
10. The rocky friendship of Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard (The Joker and the Thief)
    
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11. John Lennon Was Killed 45 Years Ago Today. Relive the Beatles Frontman's Most Legendary Career Moments in Photos (People) from Scott Miller
12. Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges (theguardian) from Scott Miller
13. A plan to get Paul Westerberg back Let's get devious - It just might work! (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
14. Phil Upchurch, Famed Guitarist Who Worked With Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson, Dead at 84 (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
15. Trump claims rave reviews for hosting Kennedy Center Honors – before ceremony even ends (theguardian) from Scott Miller
    
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16. Tedeschi Trucks & Hot Tuna - "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (Bob Dylan cover) - December 5, 2025 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
17. Dylans Minnesota (ORF) from Ed Newman
18. “I knew a little bit about history, too –” : A Conversation with Court Carney (Infinity Goes Up On Trial) by Erin Callahan

Monday, December 8, 2025
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Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan Announces 2026 Tour (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
2. On Tour (bobdylan.com)
3. The Advance Man Who Announced Rolling Thunder to Small-Town America "Bob came after me. He was restrained by a couple of security people." (Flagging Down the Double E's) by Ray Padgett
   
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4. Willie Nelson is 92 and Feeling Lucky ... writing new material with Bob Dylan: “I can’t read your mind. The letters are too small.” (GQ)
   
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5. "Knockin' On Dylan's Door (BobFest)" "Bob, Beatles, Wilburys and remembering John Lennon" Select: Listen Live 88.1 FM WCWP 9-11 pm EST (WCWP 88.1 FM) from G. Walsh
6. Remembering the life and legacy of guitarist Steve Cropper, who died at age 84 (abc News) from psamdancin s
7. 10 Bob Dylan Songs That Feel Like Short Stories (NSF) from Ugur Oral
8. Geese - "Tombstone Blues" (Bob Dylan cover), May 24, 2024, Bloomington, IN (YouTube) from Mike Smith
9. A rare "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from back when it wasn't rare: June 2, 1990, at NAC, Ottawa, ON (YouTube) from Carol Casper
   
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10. Bob Dylan Announces Extensive 2026 United States Tour (Rolling Stone/ Yahoo) from Cliff Warnken
11. Highway of Diamonds - Black America Sings Bob Dylan. CD: amazon.com - .co.uk - .de, Vinyl: amazon.com - .co.uk - .de. from Harold Lepidus 1600
12. The Byrds’ ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’ Offered a Message of Hope in Troubled Times (Something Else!) from Cliff Warnken

Sunday, December 7, 2025
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Dylan related
1. A Legal Journalist Remembers Covering the Rolling Thunder Prison Show—And Helping Set 'Hurricane' Free (Flagging Down the Double E's) by Ray Padgett
2. Bob Dylan: With God On Our Side (Here Comes the Song) from Scott Miller
3. Bob Dylan: Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts – A Spiritual Transformation (Spirit-Rockmusic.eu) from Scott Miller
4. A Complete Bob Dylan Delray Beach, FL, Feb 4 (Delray Beach House) from Cliff Warnken
5. bob. An interpretation of Dylan Charleston Pour House, Charleston SC, Thu Dec 11 (eventbrite) from Scott Miller
6. bob. An Interpretation of Bob Dylan featuring Al & Vinnie from moe. Decatur, GA, Fri Dec 12 (Eddie's Attic) from Scott Miller
   
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7. Before “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, The Byrds Were About to Cover Another Bob Dylan Song Before It Was Ultimately Rejected (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
8. Why is Timothée Chalamet suddenly everywhere? Seven things you need to know – from Oscars to puppies (theguardian) from Scott Miller
9. Paul McCartney’s Lost Album: The Story Of Cold Cuts, book Nov 23 from amazon.com - .co.uk - .de. from Harold Lepidus
10. The Who’s Debut Album, ‘My Generation’: Sharks Circling in the Water (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
    
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11. The Dylan Hours: Streams live every Sunday, 9 - 11 am Pacific Standard Time. Today: ANGELS ꒰♡꒱ (thesocalsound.org) from Lisa Finnie
12. Nick Cave’s Veiled World: the starry tale of how sometimes the devil doesn’t have the best tunes (theguardian) from Scott Miller
13. The Wainwrights – If We Make It Through December (YouTube) from Scott Miller
14. Rig Rundown: Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
15. Billy Strings w/Michael Cleveland!! 🔥 “Sally Goodin / My Rose of Old Kentucky” Louisville Ky 12/5/25 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
16. DWIGHT YOAKAM - "Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room" (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
17. Bob Dylan and his band Swansea 9.11.2025 Watching The `Music` River Flow (YouTube) from Scott Miller
    
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18. I Can’t Play Harmonica with Bob Dylan Center Feb 21, free, online also (Tulsa Community College) from Cliff Warnken
19. Skalgubbar Cut out people for visualizations of unbuilt architecture (Skalgubbar.se) 1600
20. Theme Time Radio Hour: The Annotated Christmas & New Year Episode (Medium) by Fred Bals 1700