‘A Complete Unknown’ starts and ends with Dylan & Woody Guthrie in Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains New Jersey. In this episode we learn more about Dylan’s time there with Guthrie from two people who were directly involved, Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie and his friend Jahanara Romney (then known as Bonnie Beecher). Beecher’s name will be familiar to Dylan fans because The Minnesota Hotel Tape was made in her Apartment in by Tony Glover in December 1961 - so she was in fact a friend of Bob’s from the time period just before he came to New York. She is also, not incidentally, often referred to as the original Girl From The North Country (but in reality is likely just one of the characters in the composite), and the subject of an early Dylan original called “Bonnie, why'd you cut my hair.” which an be found on those Minnesota Hotel Tapes. These interviews were done about six years ago by the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital Oral History Project by Stephanie Kipp. A second interview with Jahanara is here too - telling much the same story, but 25 years earlier. That version is from an interview originally done by Markus Wittman. Not Completely Unknown This episode is the seventh in an ongoing series offering a guided tour of Bob Dylan's work to new Dylan fans and anyone interested in better understanding his music. Companion posts and bonus materials are published on our blog. Links Guthrie at Greystone - Excellent Documentary on YouTube Nora Guthrie - Video Interview Jaharana Romney - Video Interview Greystone Oral History - Website MORE DYLAN REVISITED - On Substack Sign Up for the Dylan.FM Substack SEVEN DAYS - Our Free Weekly Bob Dylan Email Newsletter. SIGN UP Dylan.FM is a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.
In this episode of Dylan Revisited, host Colm Larkin takes us into The Gaslight to talk about Dylan’s work and recordings there. These are visits that took place in the very early years of Dylan arriving in New York. We'll hear about two famous Dylan shows there, one from September 1961 and another from 1962 that has later been officially released. These shows took place in the very early years of Dylan's time in New York, right in the heart of the first section of the movie 'A Complete Unknown'. Not Completely Unknown This episode is the sixth in an ongoing series offering a guided tour of Bob Dylan's work to new Dylan fans and anyone interested in better understanding his music. Companion posts and bonus materials are published on our blog. Links MORE DYLAN REVISITED - On Substack Sign Up for the Dylan.FM Substack: https://thefm.substack.com/ SEVEN DAYS - Our Free Weekly Bob Dylan Email Newsletter. SIGN UP Dylan.FM is a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.
Our Not Completely Unknown series continues, with Episode 2 from A Bob Dylan Primer, this time focusing on Dylan's life and work between the release of his debut album and the release of Another Side of Bob Dylan just two years later. Host Michael Hacker tells the story of this pivotal period when Dylan the songwriter came to the forefront. This all within the period of the A Complete Unknown Movie, during the time of Dylan’s first two visits to Newport but a year before the ’65 appearance when he went electric. Not Completely Unknown This episode is the fifth in an ongoing series offering a guided tour of Bob Dylan's work to new Dylan fans and anyone interested in better understanding his music. Companion posts and bonus materials are published on our blog. Links Sign Up for the Dylan.FM Substack: https://thefm.substack.com/ SEVEN DAYS - Our Free Weekly Bob Dylan Email Newsletter. SIGN UP Dylan.FM is a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.
Today we hear from Elijah Wald, who wrote “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night that Split the Sixties” the book on which the movie 'A Complete Unknown' is based. As the title suggests, the book looks at the events of this period based on Seeger and his role in the established folk Music, Dylan’s arrival and ascension, and the dramatic events that took place at Newport ’in 1965. That structure is what Mangold and Jay Cocks used to create their script - which is informed by but is not entirely faithful to many of the details as told in the books itself. But the book is more of the true story than the movie is, which is why a lot of us are picking it up to read or re-read having enjoyed the movie version. Stu Levitan interviewed Elijah Wald when the book was new, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Newsport ’65, for his show ‘Books & Beats with Stu Levitan, which was originally broadcast on 92.1 FM - The Mic in Madison Wisconsin. He kindly gave permission to reshare that 2015 interview. Not Completely Unknown This episode is the fourth in an ongoing series offering a guided tour of Bob Dylan's work to new Dylan fans and anyone interested in better understanding his music. Companion posts and bonus materials are published on our blog. Links Get The Book: Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night that Split the Sixties (Amazon) 2024 Interview: Elijah Wald - Rock and The Beat Generation The Story of The Movie: Turning Music Rights Into A Bob Dylan Biopic - The Town Podcast SEVEN DAYS - Our Free Weekly Bob Dylan Email Newsletter. SIGN UP Dylan.FM is a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.
The Bob Dylan portrayed in A Complete Unknown finds those incredible songs pouring out of him—a characterization we’ve often heard about Dylan. While the blistering pace at which they emerged is astonishing, it’s important to understand the influences, borrowing, and creative remaking that played a huge role in this period of his life. Far from diminishing his achievements, understanding these factors only deepens the sense of awe. One of the most compelling aspects of Song & Dance Man is how it illustrates Dylan’s process of learning from—and transforming—the folk traditions, rock music, literature, The Bible, and the blues that shaped him. These aren’t really revealed as the building blocks of his genius; they are more like nutrients that sustained and enriched him, or tools that he sometimes used, sometimes reshaped, and sometimes ignored to suit his unique vision. The result is utterly fascinating and endlessly instructive. In a happy coincidence, A Complete Unknown focuses on folk music and so does the very first Chapter of Song & Dance Man. It’s an excellent place to start exploring Dylan’s influences and abilities beyond those you can hear by simply listening. We published an excerpt from this chapter today, and in this podcast we talk with Micheal about the way folk music taught and fed Dylan and what he then did with those lessons and that fuel. Not Completely Unknown This episode is the third in an ongoing series offering a guided tour of Bob Dylan's work to new Dylan fans and anyone interested in better understanding his music. Companion posts and bonus materials are published on our blog. Links Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1) - Amazon FREE Excerpt from Chapter 1 Michael Gray Website SEVEN DAYS - Our Free Weekly Bob Dylan Email Newsletter. SIGN UP Dylan.FM is a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.
Just 10 months after he arrived in New York City, Bob Dylan found himself at Columbia Records recording his first record. This episode tells the story of what was then considered a rather unspectacular debut. This is the first episode of Dylan Revisited, a new podcast by Colm Larkin that grew out of his Twitter/Bluesky thread posts. Not Completely Unknown This episode is the second in an ongoing series offering a guided tour of Bob Dylan's work to new Dylan fans and anyone interested in better understanding his music. Companion posts and bonus materials are published on our blog. Dylan.FM is a proud member of The FM Podcast Network MORE DYLAN REVISITED - On Substack SEVEN DAYS - Our Free Weekly Bob Dylan Email Newsletter. SIGN UP QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.
Before television, a boy was born in springtime Minnesota. 25 years later he was the most beloved, and most reviled – pop star on the planet. A Bob Dylan Primer is a series that tells the story of the work and life of Bob Dylan. Over the course of 16 episodes it covers the time period from Dylan’s youth in Minnesota and early days in New York City up to the release of Dylan’s Time Out Of Mind in 1997. Not Completely Unknown This episode is the first in an ongoing series offering a guided tour of Bob Dylan's work to new Dylan fans and anyone interested in better understanding his music. Companion posts and bonus materials are published on our blog. Links: Greenwich Village Folk Riot – 1961 Greenwich Village During the Beat-Nik Era Folkies Kingston Trio – Tom Dooley – 1958 Bob Dylan – Remember Me – East Orange, NJ – 1961 Dylan – First recorded concert – May 6, 1961 Bob Dylan on Oscar Brand Radio Show – November 1961 We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network SEVEN DAYS - Our Free Weekly Bob Dylan Email Newsletter. SIGN UP QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at abobdylanprimer@fmpods.com.
We're kicking off a new series on Dylan.FM called “Not Completely Unknown” focused on helping new Dylan fans learn more about the guy they met in the film, or the musician that they've never taken the time to get to know well. This will be an ongoing series of podcasts, blog posts, and social media chirps (primarily on Bluesky @dylan.thefm.club). Three sources will frame the series: A Bob Dylan Primer: This is a 16 part series that walks through Bob Dylan’s career one phase at a time. It was created and produced by Michael Hacker, who has revised and updated the series for this presentation. One episode of this series will be released each week. Dylan Revisited: What began as a series of Tweet Threads which exquisitely condensed and presented key albums and events in Dylan’s life, later became a series of blog posts. and is now a podcast - all by writer Colm Larkin. A new episode and associated blog post will appear every week or two. Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan: The first and many still believe best serious critical analysis of Dylan’s work comes from Michael Gray in his Song & Dance Man books. New excerpts from the book and recut versions of our chapter-by-chapter talks with Michael will be released throughout this series. To get the posts and bonus material that accompany this series: Sign Up for Our Substack : The free level will include most of the series; there will be bonus material for paid supporters. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at dylanfm@fmpods.com.
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.