New Podcast: Watching The Covers Flow with Ray Padgett
Diving Deep into Covers of and by Bob Dylan
This new podcast is rolling out on The FM Podcast Network this weekend. Members/Subscribers will get first listen, then all public feeds will have it.
Covers are a big part of the world of Bob Dylan. That’s how most people heard him back when Peter Paul and Mary recorded Blowin’ In The Wind, and we all know the impact - for better or worse - Adele and Billy Joel and the rest had with Make You Feel My Love.
More importantly, as fans we know that many cover versions show us a different side of these great songs, or just present fun new ways for us to hear them.
And Bob himself can do a lot with a cover song, from those that filled his debut album, to the many he’s played live through the years, to the mid-90’s acoustic albums, the Sinatra years, and some great ones he did on live TV in the 2000s.
And there’s nobody better to be our guide to Bob Dylan cover songs, both of and by, then Ray Padgett.
Most of you know Ray from his phenomenal Flagging Down the Double E’s newsletter, his tremendous…