A Tour of Bob Dylan’s ‘Complete Unknown’-Era Greenwich Village, With Day-One Fan Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf's book 'Waiting on the Moon' includes a fascinating chapter about Bob Dylan's early days in New York — Wolf took ...
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“Why Should I Hire This Guy?”: How Bob Dylan’s Early Competition in the NYC Folk Scene Turned Into a Colleague
When Bob Dylan first entered the NYC folk scene in the late 1950s, one of his biggest competitors was also one of his greatest mentors.
Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers guitarist goes deep in new memoir
Mike Campbell, Tom Petty's right-hand-man in the Heartbreakers until Petty's death in 2017, details the group's history and ...
Wild Mountain Thyme — stirring ballad has become a folk-music fixture
Originating in Scotland, it was modified by Irish singer Francis McPeake and later sung by artists such as Bob Dylan and Judy ...
David Crosby on the producer who wrecked The Byrds: “A total idiot”
The Byrds may have been one of the biggest answers to the British invasion, but David Crosby thought some people tried to ...
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Something in the water: Why have so many major artists gotten their big break after performing at Brandeis?
Dylan’s appearance at Brandeis in 1963 may have been his first time at the University, but it was not the last. More than a ...
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The Traveling Wilburys Misconception Tom Petty Used To Have to Clear Up After Roy Orbison’s Death
The lineup was almost absurdly good, featuring five musicians who were all rock stars in their own rights: Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan ... Who’s Roger McGuinn would ...
Mike Campbell on the First Time He Met Tom Petty
From the couch, the guitarist stood and said hi. He was tall, with a handsome, boyish Irish face and long brown hair. He said his name was Tom too. Tom Leadon. Leadon pointed to the big red-cheeked ...