Never a dull moment for Mr. D, he contracts a serious infection of the heart, sings for the Pope, and releases his strongest album in 20 years.
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Dylan somehow stops his creative slide at the end of the 1980s and turns it all around, again.
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Few who lived through the nineteen-eighties would claim the decade as their greatest era. Dylan is no exception.
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Twenty years into his career, Bob Dylan unleashes his most shocking transformation
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It seemed like Bob Dylan was finished.
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Would you believe Dylan almost became a movie director?
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The sixties are ending, long live the sixties. How does the single most iconic performer leave the decade that defined him and move in the 1970s? Find out in Episode 7 of A Bob Dylan Primer, What’s New?
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In 1969, America is coming apart at the seams. Rock music is exploding into densely complex forms. Bob Dylan releases an album of pure … country music
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“Live fast, die young” is the mantra of many a dead rock star – but what happens if you live fast, and survive? Maybe that’s the toughest test of all.
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Imagine you’ve bought a ticket to see your favorite artist in concert. Imagine then that you’re horrified at what that artist plays – would you consider them a traitor? Would you call them Judas?
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What does it mean to be a “rock star?” Attitude? Swagger? Shades? Can a folk singer turn into a rock star? Let’s find out –
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Once, a single song could change the world. In 1963, a 22-year-old kid wrote a song called Blowin’ In The Wind … and it changed the world.
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Before television, a boy was born in springtime Minnesota. 25 years later he was the most beloved, and most reviled – pop star on the planet.
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A short intro about what is happening with this series of broadcasts – launching in January 2019. It’s rolling, Bob.