Bob Dylan
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"The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes...
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One of the most enduring American folk singer/songwriters to emerge during the 1960s, Bob Dylan is a important and compelling contributor to the history of rock & roll. Dylan's non-chronological memoir, Chronicles, Volume One is the story of the man and his art. Here, he looks back at the many crossroads and intellectual crises of his career, offering deeply personal reflections on his life experiences.
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Molly McGuire is about to be seduced by the business of rock 'n' roll. She works in a Pennsylvania Turnpike tollbooth by day and sings in a bar by night. However, her life will soon change-drastically-when she meets former rock star Billy Parker in a small town bar. McGuire goes with him to England, where pop superstar James Colt decides to help her with her career. Now, thrust into the high-powered world of rock 'n' roll, Molly discovers the price...
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Bootleg volume 14
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The eagerly anticipated new chapter in the acclaimed Dylan Bootleg Series unveils previously unreleased studio performances from 1974's mythic Blood on the Tracks Sessions, showcasing revelatory alternate NYC versions of all ten songs from the original album and unreleased take of Up to Me.
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Bootleg volume 9
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Features 47 songs recorded by Bob Dylan, accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, harmonica, and occasionally piano, for his first music publisher, Leeds Music, in January 1962, and for his second publisher, M. Witmark & Sons, between 1962 and 1964.
12) Bob Dylan
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Dylan's debut album which features two Dylan penned originals and several covers. The heavy influence of Woody Gutherie can be heard on the album, but it is the punk-like aggressivness to Dylan's singing and playing that set the folk singer apart.
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On October 16, 1992, an impressive group of artists gathered at Madison Square Garden in New York City to celebrate the music of Bob Dylan on occasion of his 30th anniversary of recording. The four hour show celebrated a truly remarkable lifetime of songs. The show was broadcast around the world and featured a cast of musical notables performing carefully chosen selections from the Dylan songbook. At evening's end, Dylan appeared on stage and gracefully...
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Bootleg volume 12
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Between 1965 and 1966 Bob Dylan recorded three albums that many believe changed the course of modern music: Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde. The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Volume 12 takes you inside the studio during the recording of those three albums.
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Bootleg volume 13
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Highlights from Bob Dylan's legendary 1979, 1980, and 1981 tours are compiled in a collection that includes performances of such songs as Slow Train; Solid Rock; and Every Grain of Sand.