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In this episode we talk with author Michael Gray about Chapter One of Volume 2 of Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan - Yonder Comes Sin, which was just released.



This is the Extended Version, available in the public feed until Dec. 1, 2023



Much of the discussion is about Street-Legal, and how that album revealed Dylan's evolving search for salvation - in a way that perhaps foreshadowed the gospel years much more clearly than anyone caught at the time.



LINKS:




Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan - Volume 2: Yonder Comes Sin

Paperback at Amazon



Kindle at Amazon





Greil Marcus's 1978 Review of Street Legal (It Ain't Pretty)




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PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time.



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Mixing Up The Medicine is a new book that takes us all inside The Bob Dylan Archives, and shares a wealth of photos, memorabilia, manuscripts, and new original writing. We talk with authors Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel to learn how they created it.



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You can order Mixing Up The Medicine at Amazon.



Mark Davidson has a PhD in musicology and is Senior Director of Archives and Exhibitions for both the Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie Centers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Parker is an archivist who has done archival consulting and production work for Third Man Records, Sony and others, and served as co-curator of the inaugural exhibitions at the Bob Dylan Center.



Subscribe to Seven Days (our weekly Bob Dylan Newsletter) to be eligible to win a free copy of Mixing Up The Medicine - (Courtesy of Callaway). Winner will be chosen from among all subscribers (free or paid) on Oct 30, 2023



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LINKS:




Mixing Up The Medicine - Order at Amazon



Bootleg Series Whiskey and Book Combo - Order at HeavensDoor



The Bob Dylan Center



S02.07 - Steven Jenkins, Director of The Bob Dylan Center




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In our review of Mixing Up The Medicine we quoted Dylan from his 1963 radio appearance with Studs Terkel. It has inspired us to start what will likely be an occasional series of bonus episodes featuring some great old Dylan interviews - exclusively for FM+ and Premium Members.

This interview took place before The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan was released, and is one of the great early interviews.

You'll hear all of it here, although the ending rendition of 'Blowin In The Wind' is clipped in our copy, so it is omitted here.

LINKS:
- Mixing Up The Medicine Review
https://thefm.substack.com/p/mixing-up-the-medicine-book-review-9cd

- Mixing Up The Medicine Author Interview Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dylan-fm/id1642248465?i=1000631473837

- Studs Terkel - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studs_Terkel

- Studs Terkel - NPR Obit
https://www.npr.org/2008/10/31/94573985/studs-terkel-oral-historian-and-radio-legend-96

- The Greatest Thing About Studs Terkel
https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/julyaugust/feature/the-greatest-thing-about-studs-terkel-was-studs-terkel

Nobody Else Can Be Influenced By The Pre-War Blues like Bob Dylan - or so says author Michael Gray in Chapter 8 in Song & Dance Man Vol.1 (The 50th Anniversary Edition). In 112 pages in that book he explains Dylan's relationship with the blues, which we discuss in this episode. Our Guest Reader for this episode is Scott Bunn of ReclinerNotes.com



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Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full.



You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle.



ABOUT SCOTT BUNN (@reclinernotes on Social Media)



Scott Bunn is the publisher of ReclinerNotes, a website filled with essays and interviews on the music he loves. It includes a huge number of thoughtful analysis of Bob Dylan songs written in 2021 and 2022.







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LINKS:




Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon)



Song & Dance Man - Book Website



Pre-War Blues Dylan Influenced Playlist (AppleMusic)



Pre-War Blues Dylan Influenced Playlist (Spotify - Pending)



Michael Gray Website



Scott Bunn's Recliner Notes Website




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MORE LINKS




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PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time.



The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers.



The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career.



Search all of our Dylan podcasts by album, song, or topic.




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Only one song from Dylan's 1960s output earned a dedicated chapter in Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1), and it's a song that Dylan never even released until over 20 years later. In this episode we talk to Michael Gray about "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" (later released on Biograph in 1985 and later on Side Tracks).



The song is called out for special attention, because as Michael explains, it is unlike any other in Dylan's catalog before or since. We'll learn why in this episode. Selections from Chapter Six are read in this episode by Jim Salvucci, the host of The Dylantantes - another great podcast on The FM Podcast Network.



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Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full.



You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle.



ABOUT JIM SALVUCCI (@jimsalv on Twitter)



Jim Salvucci, the founder and keeper of The Dylantantes, has spoken on Bob Dylan on three continents. His writing on Dylan appears in books, journals, and blogs. His admiration for Dylan dates back to his teenaged years and promises to continue well into his dotage.



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LINKS:




Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon)



Song & Dance Man - Book Website



Michael Gray Website



Music Books Podcast - Michal Gray on Song & Dance Man



The Dylantantes Podcast



The Chameleon Poet by John Bauldie (Amazon)



Bob Dylan - The Early Years - A Retrospective - Edited by Craig McGregor (Amazon)




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The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career.



Search all of our Dylan podcasts by album, song, or topic.




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Following our two episodes on complexity in Dylan's lyrics, our discussion turns to the trend towards simplicity in the late 60's and early 70's work. This covers Chapter 5 in Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.1) and includes comments on John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline, New Morning, Self Portrait, Planet Waves and Blood On The Tracks.



We'll listen to passages from the book and then Michael comments, adds new thoughts, and answers questions. The selections for Chapter Five are read in this episode by Rob Kelly, the podcaster and host of Pod Dylan.



** An Extended Version of this episode is available to FM+ and Premium Subscribers **



** Premium Members can watch the video version of this interview at TheFM.Club Website **



Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan was first released in 1972 in the UK, and 1973 in the US. It was updated twice before, in the early 80's and late 90's - eventually growing to over 900 pages. It's been loved by Dylan Scholars and fans for all these decades - The Observer (London) Said: "A mammoth work of scholarship, often enthralling and never less than illuminating." After over a decade out of print, is is being re-issued in three volumes for it's 50th Anniversary - with the full text and extensive footnotes of the Third Edition reproduced in full.



You can order Vol. 1 of the re-release series on Amazon in print or on kindle.



ABOUT ROB KELLY (@Pod_Dylan on Twitter)



Rob Kelly is an award-winning podcaster, writer, and illustrator. He hosts POD DYLAN as well as numerous other podcasts devoted to his pop culture passions: FADE OUT (movies), M*A*S*HCast (TV), and TREASURYCAST (comic books).



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LINKS:




Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan Vol.1 (Amazon)



Song & Dance Man - Book Website



Michael Gray Website



Pod Dylan - Michael Gray on 'Too Late'



Music Books Podcast - Michal Gray on Song & Dance Man



Anne Margaret Daniel Website




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The Dylan.FM Website



PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time.



The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers.



The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career.



Search all of our Dylan podcasts by album, song, or topic.




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