“This song was written by a man who changed the face of popular music forever back in the 60s, and I want you all to sing it with us. The words are gonna be up there on the screen…a song written by Mr. Bob Dylan!”
– Don Henley (intro)
Some weeks ago we had a post where Bob Dylan sang one of Don Henley’s songs, today we do it the other way around…
Don Henley – The Times They Are A Changin’ (live, 1993):
– Hallgeir
August 7: Happy 64th Birthday Rodney Crowell (read more)
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Bob Dylan records: Ballad Of Hollis Brown, With God On Our Side, Only A Pawn In Their Game & Boots Of Spanish Leather in 1963 – 51 years ago.
The 2nd The Times They Are A-Changin’ session, produced by Tom Wilson @ Studio A – Columbia Recording Service, NYC (read more) |
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“The message isn’t in the words, …. I don’t do anything with a sort of message. I’m just transferring my thoughts into music. Nobody can give you a message like that.” ~Bob Dylan (to Ray Coleman, May 1965)—- Dylan’s third album reflects his mood in August-October 1963. It is also a product for his need to live up to and expand on the role he found himself in, topical poet, the restless young man with something to say, singing to and for a new generation. |
Continue reading Bob Dylan: The Times They Are a-Changin’, released 50 years ago today
I didn’t want to stay in the Stones, and be stuck in a position having to play a music I didn’t like anymore and that restricted me from doing all the others things I’m interested in because of time.
~Bill WymanI wanted a variety in my life but after a couple of years I thought that music is what I do so maybe I should start doing it again.
~Bill Wyman
| Birth name | William George Perks |
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| Also known as | Lee Wyman |
| Born | 24 October 1936 (age 76) Lewisham, London EnglandUnited Kingdom |
| Genres | Rock, rock and roll, swing,rhythm and blues, jazz, blues,skiffle |
| Occupations | Musician, composer, author,record producer, film producer,bandleader, photographer,inventor |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar,keyboards, percussion,autoharp |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | Velvel, Koch International,Rolling Stones, BMG |
| Associated acts | The Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Wilie & the Poor Boys, The Cliftons |
| Website | www.billwyman.com |
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings – Chicken Shack Boogie:
Bill Wyman (born William George Perks; 24 October 1936) is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. He has worked producing both records and film, and has scored music for film in movies and television.
Wyman has kept a journal since he was a child after World War II. It has been useful to him as an author who has written seven books, selling two million copies. Wyman’s love of art has additionally led to his proficiency in photography and his photographs have hung in galleries around the world. Wyman’s lack of funds in his early years led him to create and build his own fretless bass guitar. He became an amateur archaeologist and enjoys relic hunting; The Times published a letter about his hobby (Friday 2 March 2007). He designed and markets a patented Bill Wyman signature metal detector, which he has used to find relics in the English countryside dating back to the era of the Roman Empire.
As a businessman, he owns several establishments including the famous Sticky Fingers Café, a rock & roll-themed bistro serving American cuisine first opened in 1989 in the Kensington area of London and later, two additional locations in Cambridge and Manchester, England.
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Albert Lee & Peter Frampton – Green River:
From allmusic – Jason Ankeny:
As a member of the Rolling Stones for three decades, Bill Wyman established himself among the greatest bassists in rock & roll history; in tandem with drummer Charlie Watts, he belonged to one of the most stalwart rhythm sections in popular music, perfectly complementing the theatrics of Mick Jagger and the gritty guitar leads of Keith Richards. …. read more @ allmusic.com
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Album of the day – Bill Wyman – Compendium Complete Solo Recordings:
I hear it sometimes on the radio or a record player and I see that it’s badly mixed and it doesn’t sound very good, but what can you do? I’ve got, on Columbia Records alone, 21 or 22 albums out. So every time you make an album, you want it to be new, good and different, but personally, when you look back on them for me all my albums are, are just measuring points for wherever I was at a certain period of time. I went into the studio, recorded the songs as good as I could, and left. Basically, realistically, I’m a live performer and want to play onstage for the people and not make records that may sound really good.
~Bob Dylan (Lynn Allen interview, Dec 1978)
A list of “Dylan album” posts @ alldylan.com:
-Egil