For those that want to read an interesting riff on the Bob Dylan story, I highly recommend Boy from the North Country by Sam Sussman. Lots to think about.
I fully agree that Dylan deserved the Nobel Prize for Literature. I heard that Arlo Guthrie once said that if you’re trying to write a great song don’t fish downstream from Bob Dylan (something like that).
If Tomorrow Wasn’t Such A long time is one of my favorites. And yes, Odetta’s cover is wonderful.
When I was about 14 and my older sister had just graduated from college we were riding in the car and “Like A Rolling Stone” came on the radio. She started singing along at the top of her lungs and crying. My first clue I think that becoming an adult might not always be fun.
Happy Birthday Bob! And thank you for all the great songs.
Wonderful recollections. If you ever get chance to see "Girl From the North Country" it is a wonderful show. All of the music is Dylan's. My friend, Artie, was the stage manager when it played at the Public Theater in New York. He had to hold back tears every night when Mare Wenningham sang "Forever Young." Dylan was truly one of a kind. I loved him, too.
Thanks for this - memories!
For those that want to read an interesting riff on the Bob Dylan story, I highly recommend Boy from the North Country by Sam Sussman. Lots to think about.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776752/boy-from-the-north-country-by-sam-sussman/
I fully agree that Dylan deserved the Nobel Prize for Literature. I heard that Arlo Guthrie once said that if you’re trying to write a great song don’t fish downstream from Bob Dylan (something like that).
If Tomorrow Wasn’t Such A long time is one of my favorites. And yes, Odetta’s cover is wonderful.
When I was about 14 and my older sister had just graduated from college we were riding in the car and “Like A Rolling Stone” came on the radio. She started singing along at the top of her lungs and crying. My first clue I think that becoming an adult might not always be fun.
Happy Birthday Bob! And thank you for all the great songs.
Wonderful recollections. If you ever get chance to see "Girl From the North Country" it is a wonderful show. All of the music is Dylan's. My friend, Artie, was the stage manager when it played at the Public Theater in New York. He had to hold back tears every night when Mare Wenningham sang "Forever Young." Dylan was truly one of a kind. I loved him, too.