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Bob Dylan: “Mr. Tambourine Man”, Newport Folk Festival 1964 (video) (read more) Bob Dylan took part in an afternoon workshop on the first day of the Newport Folk Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, New York State, USA. The three-day event also features Pete Seeger, Jose Feliciano and many others. Dylan played 2 songs: It Ain’t Me, Babe (not in general circulation) Mr. Tambourine Man
James ‘Jim’ Armstrong (born 24 July 1944, in Belfast, Co Antrim) is a guitarist from Northern Ireland. Armstrong’s musical career started while he was still a schoolboy, when he played in Belfast’s top showband, The Melotones, who were resident in the city’s Romano’s Ballroom. Armstrong played and recorded in the mid-’60s with Van Morrison and Them, touring both Europe and America (where he lived – playing and recording – for 4 years). Of the 51 tracks recorded by Morrison and Them (1964–66), Armstrong played on over half, and while living in America met and played with Jim Morrison & The Doors, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa. During this time he was voted 3rd best guitarist in the world (after Jimi Hendrix & Frank Zappa).
Bob Dylan’s Masked and Anonymous was released in 2003 (read more) Masked and Anonymous is a 2003 comedy-drama film directed by Larry Charles, who is better known for his writing on successful TV sitcoms, Seinfeld and Mad About You and for executive producing episodes of The Tick and Dilbert. The film was written by Larry Charles and Bob Dylan, the latter under the pseudonym “Sergei Petrov”.
“Begin the Beguine” is a song written by Cole Porter (1891–1964). Porter composed the song between Kalabahi, Indonesia, and Fiji during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard Cunard’s “Franconia”. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.
Spotify Playlist – July 24

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July 24: Bob Dylan & others: The Weight, Virginia Beach, Virginia 2013 (video)

July 24, 2014 Egil

… then a real thrill: Tweedy and Jim James are introduce, and the band broke into the opening chords of “The Weight.” Time stood still! Bob started off the lyric very strong, then the group botched the chorus, but James and Tweedy each shined on their vocals and were clearly enjoying the moment, as was Dylan. Tweedy practically died and went to heaven on stage. Really quite a treat to see that.
~Thad Williamson (boblinks.com)

Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
24 July 2013

Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar, grand piano & keyboard)
Stu Kimball (guitar)
Colin Linden (guitar)
Donnie Herron (violin, mandolin, steel guitar)
Tony Garnier (bass)
George Receli (drums & percussion)
Jim James and Jeff Tweedy on acoustic guitars
Peter Wolf (vocal)

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Bob Dylan, Cover versions

Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder sings Bob Dylan

July 20, 2014 Hallgeir

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We really like Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam, we especially like it when they slow things down and of course when they sing the songs of our hero Bob Dylan. We have trawled the web to find some of her great cover versions.

Please tell me in the comments section if I have missed any of their Dylan covers.

Pearl Jam – Masters Of War (live at the Bob Dylan 30th anniversary):

Neil Young & Pearl Jam – All Along the Watchtower (live, 2004):

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July 20 in music history

July 20, 2014 Hallgeir


Bob Dylan released Like A Rolling Stone in 1965 (read more) “Like a Rolling Stone” is a 1965 song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Its confrontational lyrics originate in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England. After the lyrics were heavily edited, “Like a Rolling Stone” was recorded a few weeks later as part of the sessions for the forthcoming album Highway 61 Revisited. Check out Egil’s post on Like A Rolling Stone in his countdown of the best Dylan songs
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican and American rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, Latin music and jazz fusion. The band’s sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at number 15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Check out: Carlos Santana and Bob Dylan moments
Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave.He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991. He is known for his wide vocal range, spanning B1-G5 in full-voice, and up to E6 in falsetto, as well as his powerful vocal belting technique. He was the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his former roommate, Andrew Wood. He has released three solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), and Scream (2009).Cornell was ranked 4th in the list of “Heavy Metal’s All-Time Top 100 Vocalists” by Hit Parader.
Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966) is an American musician who serves as the rhythm and lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. Gossard is also known for his work prior to Pearl Jam with the 1980s Seattle, Washington-based grunge rock bands Green River and Mother Love Bone, and he has made contributions to the music industry as a producer and owner of a record label and a recording studio. Gossard has also been a member of the side project band Brad. In 2001, Gossard released his first solo album, Bayleaf.
Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956 in Hammersmith, London) is an English drummer and member of Sex Pistols.He met Steve Jones. In 1972–1973, Cook and Jones, along with their school friend Wally Nightingale, formed a band, The Strand. Cook was the first member of the group to actually invest in a piece of equipment (a drum kit). Within the next three years The Strand evolved into the Sex Pistols.
Spotify Playlist – July 20