"Her heart blood did flow": Bob Dylan's Murder Ballads of the Early 1960s

Update: 2023-05-17

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TW: murder, suicide, racial violence

When Bob Dylan began his career, murder ballads were having a bit of a moment. In this episode, we’ll look into the influence these songs had on the young artist, and how they inspired a particular subset of his own early songs.

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"Her heart blood did flow": Bob Dylan's Murder Ballads of the Early 1960s

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"Her heart blood did flow": Bob Dylan's Murder Ballads of the Early 1960s

Laura Tenschert

"Her heart blood did flow": Bob Dylan's Murder Ballads of the Early 1960s