This is the 4th in our series talking with Michael Gray about Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan. A complete video of the conversation is below for paid members.
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In this fourth episode in our Series on the 50th Anniversary Release of Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1) we talk to author Michael Gray about Chapter Four: Dylan's Use of Language: Toward Complexity. We discuss the changes on songs seen over the course of Dylan's first seven albums - from Bob Dylan through Blonde on Blonde.
The changes Bob Dylan went through from 1962 through 1966 are myriad, as everyone who has listened to the run of albums and live shows from that period knows. Dylan started playing primarily covers of folk songs and other ballads, and quickly became a distinctive songwriter (with early songs including the notable Song to Woody and Blowin’ In The Wind) who then grew and changed at perhaps the most incredible pace ever (literally) recorded.
