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In 1983 Bob Dylan recorded Blind Willie McTell, but it remained unreleased until The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3, and became one of Dylan's most revered songs. It finally appeared in concert in 1997 where it remained an occasional highlight for a long long time. On this episode we dive into this well loved Dylan song with Michael Gray, who researched and wrote extensively about it in his book Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan. This is the twelfth episode in our walk through The 50th Anniversary Series release - we're well into Volume 2, with this discussion covering material in Chapter 6. It's deep dive into a song Gray knows well, and a man he wrote a whole book about. As usually, we cover a bunch here but the book goes way deeper. ** There is a video version of this episode at TheFM.Club website for Premium Members.** LINKS Michael Gray Website (includes autographed first editions of his Blind Willie McTell book) Song & Dance Man Vol.2 Book Website Song & Dance Man Vol 1, 2, 3 Book Series Amazon Our Blind Willie McTell: The Song & The Man Playlist Seven Days: Our Weekly Bob Dylan Newsletter EXTENDED EDITIONS To get Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows: Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price !) Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

To listen to the Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows you can either: Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more.   VIDEO AVAILABLE • • This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. LINKS Michael Gray Website Song & Dance Man Book Website Song & Dance Man Books Amazon Seven Days Weekly Dylan Email SignUp VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Dylan's participation in The Traveling Wilburys was a clear career bright spot of the 1980s. What started as a few friends dropping by the house turned into a hit record. In this episode Musician Jeff Slate talks to us about how this happened, what it produced, and what it mean to Dylan and his career. ** This Episode is available on video for FM Premium Members. ** LINKS Jeff Slate Website (AppleMusic) (Spotify) The Last Day of Summer (New Record) CD, Bonus Tracks Photo (US) CD - Limited Edition DigiPak (Rest of World) Traveling Wilburys Website The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys (Documentary YouTube) Videos Handle With Care End of The Line We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network EXTENDED EDITIONS To hear the Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows: Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

In this special episode we're sharing the premiere episode of a new podcast called 'Infinity Goes Up On Trial' hosted by Erin Callahan. It's monthly show with discussions about the ideas and emotions in Dylan's work, with artists, activists, educators, and more. SHOW NOTES The emotions and ideas in Bob Dylan’s work have an expansive reach that extends beyond his fan base. We see threads of these in myriad aspects of our lives. In this episode, Jason Nodler, Founding Artistic Director of The Catastrophic Theatre, discusses how Dylan’s focus on feeling has influenced his approach to writing and directing. He also shares the values he learned from Dylan’s work and how they’ve influenced him throughout his life. Jason has directed more than 50 productions in Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Providence, Pittsburgh, and New York. His original plays include Bluefinger: The Fall and Rise of Herman Brood, Life is Happy and Sad, Speeding Motorcycle, Meatbar, King Ubu is King, and In the Under Thunderloo.  He was recently awarded the Best Director Award for 4:48 Psychosis by  The Houston Press, is a NEA/MacDowell Colony fellow, a four-time MAP Fund grantee, and a recipient of an individual artist grant from Creative Capital. He is currently co-directing Sarah Kane’s Cleansed. **There is a video version of this episode available at TheFM.Club.** Some future episodes of Infinity Goes Up On Trial will appear in this feed, but to make sure you don't miss any subscribe directly in your favorite podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and everwhere great podcasts are shared. LINKS Infinity Goes Up On Trial Substack Infinity Goes Up On Trial Home Page Erin Callahan on Twitter FM+ Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more.   FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Continuing our discussion with Michael Gray on his book Song & Dance Man Vol.2, we discuss Chapter 4 which focuses on Groom Still Waiting At The Altar and also covers Angelina and Caribbean Wind. Michael explains the biblical references from the title of Groom, we discuss the lyrical changes as sung from those in the lyric books, the various and adventurous rhymes, and Dylan's impassioned delivery. Michael reads several passages from Chapter 4, covering both Groom Still Waiting and Angelina. There is an Extended Version of this episode available to FM+ Subscribers and Premium Members. Details below. LINKS Groom Still Waiting Playlist - Dylan + Covers (AppleMusic) (Spotify) Song & Dance Man: Vol.2: Yonder Comes Sin Paperback at Amazon Kindle at Amazon Song & Dance Man: Vol.1 (Amazon) Michael Gray's Website FM+ Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more.   VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Bob Dylan struggled in many ways in the mid 80's, no matter how you look at it. We talk about the perception and reality of that struggle, along with his triumphs, with Professor Erin Callahan. Erin often hosts The Dylantantes podcast, is co-author/co-editor of The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances - a recent book looking at Dylan through the lens of his live setlists, and has another book coming - this one about Bob Dylan in the 1980s. She's a Professor of English at San Jacinto College in Houston, Texas. This is an extended version of this episode exclusively for FM+ Subscribers and FM Club Premium Members. LINKS The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances (Amazon) Erin Callahan on Twitter Eric Callahan Interviews on The Dylantantes VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. GET THE EXTENDED VERSION Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price !) Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more.   ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

We continue our series with Michael Gray on Song & Dance Man, Vol. 2 with a discussion of two chapters on great songs from Bob's Born-Again Period. The first is Yonder Comes Sin, and outtake captured at a live show soundcheck, and unreleased until the Trouble No More Bootleg Series. The Second is the beloved Every Grain of Sand. This is an extended version of this episode exclusively for FM+ Subscribers and FM Club Premium Members. The nature of Michael’s work and writing is such that if time permitted I would discuss near every paragraph - it’s very tough to choose the quotes used in these episodes and narrow down the discussion. So for this episode even more than all the others, it’s highly recommended that you get the book and read the full chapters. LINKS Yonder Comes Sin (Rehearsal) Apple Music Yonder Come Sin (Rehearsal) Spotify Every Grain of Sand (Demo) Apple Music Every Grain of Sand (Demo) Spotify Every Grain of Sand (Live) Apple Music Every Grain of Sand (Live) Spotify Song & Dance Man: Vol.2: Yonder Comes Sin Paperback at Amazon Kindle at Amazon Song & Dance Man: Vol.1 (Amazon) Michael Gray Website EXTENDED EDITIONS To listen to the Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows you can either: Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more.   VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Dylan & The Dead is much more than an album, it's a relationship. In this episode we talk to Dylan and Dead expert Harold Lepidus about all aspects of that history, the shows, the rehearsals, the inspiration, and the impact. This a part of our 'Five Worst Years' series looking at all sides of 1984-1988. Dylan first started spending time with The Dead in '87, rehearsing and then playing live shows - some of which resulted in the 1988 Dylan and The Dead album. ** The Extended Version of this Episode is 50 Minutes long and available to FM+ Subscribers ** ** Premium Members Get a Video Version ** Dylan & The Dead Links The Complete Studio Rehearsals (5+ Hours) YouTube Dylan & The Dead - Jerry's Version (Alt Live Album) YouTube July 4, 1987 LIVE Pro-Shot (Pt.1) (Pt.2) (Pt.3) (Full Show) Jul 12, 1987 LIVE Pro-Shot (Pt.1) Pt.2) (Pt.3) Jul 26, 1987 LIVE Pro-Shot (Pt.3) Postcards of the Hanging - Grateful Dead Cover Dylan (AppleMusic) (Spotify) Garcia Plays Dylan (AppleMusic) (Spotify) Harold Lepidus on Twitter Harold Lepidus Interviews Ray Padgett & Michael Gray EXTENDED EDITIONS To listen to the Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows you can either: Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One price covers all network podcasts ! ) Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more.   ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. Watching The Covers Flow - Cover of and by Bob Dylan. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Following 18 months after Infidels, nothing about the making of this record - the recording process, the sound, the songs, or even the cover art - suggested that Dylan was on solid footing. The times were a-changin' again. Yet the music did impress some: Rolling Stone asked: "Is Dylan “back”? Again? One is tempted to trumpet some such tidings. ...Empire Burlesque is nothing as straightforward as a simple return to rock & roll form for Dylan." In this episode we look at the first proper release in our focus years of 1984-1988, talking with music writer Jim Beviglia about Empire Burlesque and each of the songs it contains. ** The Extended Version of this Episode is 55 Minutes long and available to FM+ Subscribers ** Jim writes about music for American Songwriter, Culture Sonar, and has written a series of books called Counting Down Their 100 Finest Songs with editions on Dylan, Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, and many others. A post on the website CountDown Kid led us to talk to Jim about this record. For more background on the recording history of this album, as discussed in the episode, check out wikipedia or get Clinton Heylin's book: Bob Dylan Recording Sessions. EXTENDED EDITIONS To listen to the Extended and Bonus Episodes of our shows you can either: Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) Join FM Premium: Get an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, a weekly bonus email and more.   ——————————————————————— MORE LINKS PLAYLIST: Empire Of The Loaded Groove - The Best of Bob Dylan's 1984-1988 Spotify Apple Music We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Bob Dylan has had an incredible career for over sixty years. But Dylan hit a bit of a rough patch in the 1980's - especially the mid 80s. Or did he? This is the question we're going to look at as we revisit the years 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988 - and everything that took place during those years - through this and a whole bunch of episodes ahead on Dylan.FM. In this introductory episode we set the stage, discussing how the 1980s sit within Dylan's history and legacy, and looking at exactly what happened in these five years, and why we think they're worthy of special attention. PLAYLIST: Empire Of The Loaded Groove - The Best of Bob Dylan's 1984-1988 Spotify Apple Music ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network Become an FM+ Subscriber ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. MORE LINKS The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Dylan fans have always focused on setlists, but this may be the first book to use them as a theme, around which a series of writers look at how the list of songs Bob chooses to sing in any given night or tour has evolved, the different roles certain songs have played over the years, and the larger story or message contained within a sequence of songs (intentionally or not). Another by-product of the pandemic, The Power and Politics of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances - Play a Song for Me, is anchored by chapters from co-editors Erin Callahan and Court Carney, who are joined by a baker’s dozen of other writers mostly professors, or academics or teachers or working in pursuit of advanced degrees. The result is a scholarly, thoughtful, interesting, well written and researched book, filled with essays that take a wide range of approaches to Dylan’s work and performance and live shows drill in and expand on different aspects of them. In this episode we spoke to Erin Callahan and Court Carney about all of it, both the overall concepts of the book and then briefly each of the chapter the book contains. You can order The Power and Politics of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances at Amazon. Order with a 20% discount from the publisher. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network EXTENDED & BONUS EPISODES Sign up for FM+ or FM Premium: (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) You can subscribe to FM+ directly in Apple Podcasts VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. MORE LINKS The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

In this episode we talk with author Michael Gray about Chapter One of Volume 2 of Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan - Yonder Comes Sin, which was just released. Much of the discussion is about Street-Legal, and how that album revealed Dylan's evolving search for salvation - in a way that perhaps foreshadowed the gospel years much more clearly than anyone caught at the time. LINKS: Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan - Volume 2: Yonder Comes Sin Paperback at Amazon Kindle at Amazon Greil Marcus's 1978 Review of Street Legal (It Ain't Pretty) ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network EXTENDED & BONUS EPISODES Sign up for FM+ or FM Premium: (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) You can subscribe to FM+ directly in Apple Podcasts VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. MORE LINKS The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Mixing Up The Medicine is a new book that takes us all inside The Bob Dylan Archives, and shares a wealth of photos, memorabilia, manuscripts, and new original writing. We talk with authors Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel to learn how they created it. ** The Extended Version of this Episode is 30 Minutes long and available only to FM+ Subscribers ** You can order Mixing Up The Medicine at Amazon. Mark Davidson has a PhD in musicology and is Senior Director of Archives and Exhibitions for both the Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie Centers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Parker is an archivist who has done archival consulting and production work for Third Man Records, Sony and others, and served as co-curator of the inaugural exhibitions at the Bob Dylan Center. Subscribe to Seven Days (our weekly Bob Dylan Newsletter) to be eligible to win a free copy of Mixing Up The Medicine - (Courtesy of Callaway). Winner will be chosen from among all subscribers (free or paid) on Oct 30, 2023 ** There is an Extended Version of this episode available. Details below. ** LINKS: Mixing Up The Medicine - Order at Amazon Bootleg Series Whiskey and Book Combo - Order at HeavensDoor The Bob Dylan Center S02.07 - Steven Jenkins, Director of The Bob Dylan Center ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network EXTENDED & BONUS EPISODES Sign up for FM+ or FM Premium: (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) You can subscribe to FM+ directly in Apple Podcasts ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. MORE LINKS The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Nobody Else Can Be Influenced By The Pre-War Blues like Bob Dylan - or so says author Michael Gray in Chapter 8 in Song & Dance Man Vol.1 (The 50th Anniversary Edition). In 112 pages in that book he explains Dylan's relationship with the blues, which we discuss in this episode. Our Guest Reader for this episode is Scott Bunn of ReclinerNotes.com ** The Full Extended Version of this Episode is 45 Minutes long and available only to FM+ Subscribers. ** ** Details on joining FM+ are below. ** Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full. You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle. ABOUT SCOTT BUNN (@reclinernotes on Social Media) Scott Bunn is the publisher of ReclinerNotes, a website filled with essays and interviews on the music he loves. It includes a huge number of thoughtful analysis of Bob Dylan songs written in 2021 and 2022. ——————————————————————— LINKS: Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon) Song & Dance Man - Book Website Pre-War Blues Dylan Influenced Playlist (AppleMusic) Michael Gray Website Scott Bunn's Recliner Notes Website ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network EXTENDED & BONUS EPISODES Sign up for FM+ or FM Premium: (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) You can subscribe to FM+ directly in Apple Podcasts VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. MORE LINKS The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Only one song from Dylan's 1960s output earned a dedicated chapter in Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1), and it's a song that Dylan never even released until over 20 years later. In this episode we talk to Michael Gray about "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" (later released on Biograph in 1985 and later on Side Tracks). The song is called out for special attention, because as Michael explains, it is unlike any other in Dylan's catalog before or since. We'll learn why in this episode. Selections from Chapter Six are read in this episode by Jim Salvucci, the host of The Dylantantes - another great podcast on The FM Podcast Network. ** Premium Members can watch the video version of this interview at TheFM.Club Website ** Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full. You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle. ABOUT JIM SALVUCCI (@jimsalv on Twitter) Jim Salvucci, the founder and keeper of The Dylantantes, has spoken on Bob Dylan on three continents. His writing on Dylan appears in books, journals, and blogs. His admiration for Dylan dates back to his teenaged years and promises to continue well into his dotage. ——————————————————————— LINKS: Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon) Song & Dance Man - Book Website Michael Gray Website Music Books Podcast - Michal Gray on Song & Dance Man The Dylantantes Podcast The Chameleon Poet by John Bauldie (Amazon) Bob Dylan - The Early Years - A Retrospective - Edited by Craig McGregor (Amazon) ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network EXTENDED & BONUS EPISODES Sign up for FM+ or FM Premium: (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) You can subscribe to FM+ directly in Apple Podcasts VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. MORE LINKS The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

Following our two episodes on complexity in Dylan's lyrics, our discussion turns to the trend towards simplicity in the late 60's and early 70's work. This covers Chapter 5 in Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1) and includes comments on John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline, New Morning, Self Portrait, Planet Waves and Blood On The Tracks. We'll listen to passages from the book and then Michael comments, adds new thoughts, and answers questions. The selections for Chapter Five are read in this episode by Rob Kelly, the podcaster and host of Pod Dylan. ** An Extended Version of this episode is available to FM+ and Premium Subscribers ** ** Premium Members can watch the video version of this interview at TheFM.Club Website ** Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full. You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle. ABOUT ROB KELLY (@Pod_Dylan on Twitter) Rob Kelly is an award-winning podcaster, writer, and illustrator. He hosts POD DYLAN as well as numerous other podcasts devoted to his pop culture passions: FADE OUT (movies), M*A*S*HCast (TV), and TREASURYCAST (comic books). ——————————————————————— LINKS: Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon) Song & Dance Man - Book Website Michael Gray Website Pod Dylan - Michael Gray on 'Too Late' Music Books Podcast - Michal Gray on Song & Dance Man Anne Margaret Daniel Website ———————————————————————

In this fourth episode in our Series on the new book release Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1) we talk to author Michael Gray about Chapter Four: Dylan's Use of Language: Toward Complexity. We discuss the changes on songs seen over the course of Dylan's first seven albums - from Bob Dylan through Blonde on Blonde. The changes Bob Dylan went through from 1962 through 1966 are myriad, as everyone who has listened to the run of albums and live shows from that period knows. Dylan started playing primarily covers of folk songs and other ballads, and quickly became a distinctive songwriter (with early songs including the notable Song to Woody and Blowin In The Wind) who then grew and changed at perhaps the most incredible pace ever (literally) recorded. ** There is an Extended Version and Video of this episode available. Details below. ** **S02.14 is a Pt.2 - Another 40 Minutes - Discussing This Chapter - Available to FM+ Subscribers** One of the many things going on in this period is a trend towards complexity of lyric. It's a long way from 'How Many Ears Can One Man Have' to 'Your Matchbook Songs and Your Gypsy Hymns'. Michael Gray talks about these changes, illustrates them, and highlights the most interesting of them. As in the prior episodes, we'll listen to passages from the book and then Michael comments, adds new thoughts, and answers questions. The selections for Chapter Four are read in this episode by Anne Margaret Daniel, a writer and professor and author from Woodstock NY. Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full. You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle. ABOUT THE READER: ANNE MARGARET DANIEL (@VenetianBlonde) Anne Margaret is a widely published writer on Bob Dylan - teaches at The New School in NYC and at Bard College. Anne has edited several volumes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, including the WW Norton edition of The Great Gatsby, and a complete collection of his short stories. Links to her writing and website. ——————————————————————— LINKS: Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon) Song & Dance Man - Book Website Michael Gray Website Pod Dylan - Michael Gray on 'Too Late' Music Books Podcast - Michal Gray on Song & Dance Man Anne Margaret Daniel Website ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network EXTENDED & BONUS EPISODES Sign up for FM+ or FM Premium: (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) You can subscribe to FM+ directly in Apple Podcasts VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. MORE LINKS The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com. Featuring "Blues Walking With Billie" by Michael Kobrin

In this third episode in our Series on the new book release Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1) we talk to author Michael Gray about Chapter Three: Dylan and Rock Music. We discuss the influence the early Rock & Roll performers had on Dylan. Things he heard over those distant AM Radio signals in his youth: Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley - among others. As in the prior episodes, we'll listen to passages from the book and then Michael comments, adds new thoughts, and answers questions. The book selections for Chapter Two are read in this episode by Paul Metsa, a musician and author from Minnesota. ** There is an Extended Version and Video of this episode available. Details below. ** The Song & Dance Man book was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full. You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle. ABOUT PAUL METSA Huffington Post called Paul Metsa “the other great folksinger from Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range.” He is a critically acclaimed songwriter, winner of 7 MN Music Awards, has 12 original recording projects, and has performed over 5,000 shows. He is also an author, of 3 books including being the co-author of Blood in the Tracks (The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece) on the UofMN Press imprint  out on 9/12/23 ——————————————————————— LINKS: Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon) Song & Dance Man - Book Website Michael Gray Website Pod Dylan - Michael Gray on 'Too Late' Music Books Podcast - Michal Gray on Song & Dance Man Paul Metsa Website ——————————————————————— THE EXTENDED EDITION To listen to the Extended and Bonus Episodes of all our shows you can: Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) Join The FM Premium: Includes an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, events and more in the world of Bob Dylan. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. ——————————————————————— QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.

In this second episode in our Series on the new Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1) we talk to author Michael Gray about Chapter Two: Dylan and The Literary Tradition. We talk about the influence both classical english writers as well as both early and modern American writers had on Dylan, and what he came to do with that influence. ** There is an Extended Version of this episode available to FM+ Members. Details below. ** As in the prior episode, we'll listen to passages from the book and then Michael comments, adds new thoughts, and answers questions. The book selections for Chapter Two are read in this episode by Allison Rapp, a music writer based in New York. The Song & Dance Man book was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full. You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle. ——————————————————————— LINKS: Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon) Pt 1 of this Podcast Series - Chapter One: Dylan and Folk Music Song & Dance Man - Book Website Michael Gray Website Pod Dylan - Michael Gray on 'Too Late' Music Books Podcast - Michal Gray on Song & Dance Man Allison Rapp - Website Allison Rapp - Writing ——————————————————————— EXTENDED EDITIONS & BONUS EPISODES To get all Extended and Bonus Episodes of this and all FM Podcast Network shows: Subscribe to FM+ : Click the subscribe button in Apple Podcasts or sign up here. Join The FM Premium: Includes an FM+ Subscription plus video interviews, blog posts, events and more in the world of Bob Dylan. As an FM+ or Premium member you get all Extended and Bonus Episodes from Dylan.FM, Pod Dylan, A Bob Dylan Primer & The Dylantantes - with more to come. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Seven Days - everything in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. ——————————————————————— QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.