Our series with Michael Gray discussing chapters from Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.2 continues. Extended Episode for Paid Members.
In 1983 Bob Dylan recorded Blind Willie McTell, but it remained unreleased until The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3, and became one of Dylan's most revered songs. It finally appeared in concert in 1997 where it remained an occasional highlight for a long long time.
On this episode we dive into this well loved Dylan song with Michael Gray, who researched and wrote extensively about it in his book Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan.
This is the twelfth episode in our walk through The 50th Anniversary Series release - we're well into Volume 2, with this discussion covering material in Chapter 6. It's deep dive into a song Gray knows well, and a man he wrote a whole book about. As usually, we cover a bunch here but the book goes way deeper.
LINKS
Michael Gray Website (includes autographed first editions of his Blind Willie McTell book)
Song & Dance Man Vol.2 Book Website
Song & Dance Man Vol 1, 2, 3 Book Series Amazon
There is a playlist to accompany this episode. It has Dylan, Covers, and the Blind Willie McTell songs Michael discusses in this episode.
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Paid Members: Extended Episode & Video
The Extended Version of this episode is 45 Minutes. This and a full video version are available for paid members below.
