Bob Dylan s celebrates his 81st birthday on Tuesday. When he snagged the Nobel Prize for Literature a few years ago, I pulled out all the stops by posting a big set of my favorite covers of his songs. I don t have any stops left to pull, but I m adding a few covers this morning in honor of his birthday this week. In my estimation Dylan is first and foremost a
Tuesday is the birthday of Minnesota native son Bob Dylan; he turns the ripe old age of 81. It s not dark yet, but it s getting there. We re going to celebrate him as long we re both still around to enjoy the occasion. He is a remarkable artist, self-invented, deep in the American grain. A few years back I visited Dylan s old home at 2425 7th Avenue East in Hibbing. The house
I am warming up for our annual Bobfest in honor of Dylan s birthday next month. As long as it s not dark yet, we will continue to celebrate him. These notes on David Bromberg are something of a placeholder in advance of May 24. There is of course a Dylan connection with Bromberg. Dylan is one of the many great artists with whom Bromberg has played and recorded over the years.
Emmylou Harris turned 75 yesterday. In the world of the Cosmic American Music, celebration is in order. Skipping over great swaths of her career, I thought I might take the occasion to draw on previously posted notes to revisit her story along with a few of the videos that reflect her artistry. As always, we are at best only munching like giraffes on the top of the trees. I was
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