Seven Days: July 8 - 14, 2024 (Bonus Edition)
This Week in Bob Dylan
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News
Mavis Staples Children's Book Giveaway at Dylan Center. (BWST) [3]
"Beginning July 10, the Bob Dylan Center and Woody Guthrie Center will give away 1,000 copies of Mavis Staples’ new children’s book, “Bridges Instead of Walls,” to children 10 years of age and younger."
The Story and Meaning Behind “Sara" (American Songwriter) [3]
The Village of Slane ‘Besieged’ Before Dylan Took The Stage [Irish Independent) [3]
The Wicklow Teacher Who Sang with Bob Dylan in 1984 (Irish Independent) [1]
“Tangled Up In Blue” Was Inspired by This Unimpressed Musician (American Songwriter) [1]
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Great writing by dedicated Dylan fans
1971 (The Fourth of Seven Lean Years) (Untold Dylan) [8]
"Most of the songs (about 70%) from those years simply evaporate. They aren’t played live, don’t appear on compilation albums, are covered remarkably little, are underrepresented in the various “100 best Dylan songs” lists."