A New York state judge has ruled that the co-writer on many of Bob Dylan’s songs on the Desire album is not entitled to any further compensation as the result of Dylan’s sale of his catalog to Universal Music Group. Claudia C. Levy, the widow of co-writer Jaques Levy, filed suit in January following the …
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Attention: Spoiler Alerts Bob Dylan’s “Shadow Kingdom” streaming event debuted today (7/18/21) and as great as the music and vocals sounded, the performance keeps Dylan’s status as an enigma intact and leaves many questions unanswered. First off, this was not your typical live-streamed concert, but a pre-recorded, film noir presentation of Dylan in a supper-club …
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Bob Dylan studio albums are often masterpieces, but his live shows are an entity unto themselves. Classic recorded songs you know from the first note are often nothing like that live. And that changes from tour to tour. Many people don’t like Dylan live, but for me it is a chance to get insight into …
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A few weeks into the pandemic and lockdown, a mysterious thing happened. A new song, “Murder Most Foul,” appeared on the Bob Dylan Facebook page. As the weeks went on, a few more songs were released, and eventually the album Rough and Rowdy Ways was available. The album was critically well-received, but where did it …
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