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Updated: 05.27.2025 at 04:37 AM (EST)
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Tulsa World (JUL 24, 2025)
The year 1965 stands out as something of an annus mirabilis in the life and career of singer-songwriter Dylan.
Haute-Lifestyle.com (JUL 25, 2025)
The exhibit centers on Dylan's music as a lens through which to view some of the most defining events of the 20th century.
The Current (JUL 25, 2025)
On this day in 1965, Dylan performed at the Newport Folk Festival, marking an important transition in his career with his electric set.
NewsBreak (JUL 25, 2025)
On July 25, 1965, Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival and changed music history in just 15 minutes.
Rock 96.1 and 101.1 (JUL 23, 2025)
The exhibit delves into Dylan’s transformative early years in New York, chronicling his evolution from a little-known folksinger to the iconic figure we know today.
JamBands (JUL 23, 2025)
The Bob Dylan Museum in Tulsa, Okla., has announced a new exhibit, titled “Going Electric: Dylan ‘65.”
Variety (JUL 23, 2025)
Bob Dylan’s early years in New York — during which he metamorphosed from an unknown folksinger into Dylan — will be the subject of the Tulsa-based Bob Dylan Center’s first traveling exhibition.
The Newport Buzz (JUL 23, 2025)
On July 25, 1965, Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival and changed music history in just 15 minutes.
Rolling Stone (JUL 22, 2025)
Among the many films just announced as part of the annual Venice Film Festival in September is Newport & the Great Folk Dream, which documents the legendary festival in the pivotal folk-to-rock years between 1963 and 1966.
The TU Institute for Dylan Studies (JUL 24, 2025)
Most famous for playing on some of Dylan’s records, including Bringing It All Back Home in 1965, Bruce also played with numerous other musicians during their change from folk to folk-rock in the second half of the ’60s.

Dylan Articles

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BAMF Style (JUL 25, 2025)
Sixty years ago tonight, Dylan closed out his third consecutive appearance at the annual Newport Folk Festival by taking the stage with a backing band, signaling a seismic shift in music that stunned and polarized the attendees.
The Footy Almanac (JUL 22, 2025)
Over time, given the number, quality, impact and diversity of songs that Dylan has released, there has been a growing number of complete albums featuring only Dylan cover songs.
InStyle (JUL 26, 2025)
Dylan shares five children with his first wife, Sara Lownds: Maria, Jesse, Anna, Sam, and Jakob.
Untold Dylan (JUL 22, 2025)
The aim of this series is to provide one Dylan concert to listen to with reasonable acoustics for each year since Dylan started performing regularly.
Chicago Music Guide (JUL 27, 2025)
The priciest lyrics ever auctioned? That title belongs to Dylan with his 1965 classic "Like A Rolling Stone" sold for $2.045 million.
Artnet News (JUL 27, 2025)
An exhibition at NYU explores Dylan's early engagement with political and social justice movements through his protest-fueled folk songs of the 1960s.
Far Out Magazine (JUL 27, 2025)
Dylan’s decision to reject the Ed Sullivan Show marked a pivotal moment in his career that highlighted his commitment to artistic freedom.
ARA (JUL 27, 2025)
Bob Dylan arrived in Greenwich Village with the dream of making a living singing.
Far Out Magazine (JUL 26, 2025)
It’s verified Bramlett never wrote or co-wrote a line of Dylan lyrics and does not possess any demo tapes.
Screen Rant (JUL 25, 2025)
Dylan lent his voice to the trailer, speaking about the elements of the American spirit that have fallen away throughout time.
Far Out Magazine (JUL 25, 2025)
The spiritual power of Dylan’s music is evident in a musical prayer that famously brought Bono to his knees.
Georgia Public Broadcasting (JUL 25, 2025)
The Outlaw Music Festival arrives at Ameris Bank Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Ga., today, headlined by two living legends: Dylan and Willie Nelson.
WestminsterExtra (JUL 25, 2025)
Liam Martin-Lane insists it was the bar in Gray’s Inn Road where Dylan had his first UK gig, though others claim it was at the King & Queen pub.
Guitar World (JUL 25, 2025)
Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart grew up listening to Dylan – so you can imagine his surprise when, one day in the studio, he received a call from his hero out of the blue.
Newport This Week (JUL 24, 2025)
It has been 60 years since folk legend Dylan was backed by a rock band at the Newport Folk Festival, a pivotal moment in pop culture and music history that shook both genres to their core.
The Spokesman-Review (JUL 24, 2025)
Dylan's first album — released in March 1962, when he was just 21 years old — didn’t make much of a stir at the time.
Arab News (JUL 24, 2025)
Chalamet gained deserved plaudits for his portrayal of arguably the greatest singer-songwriter in the history of modern Western music, Dylan, in Mangold’s biopic — and he does a fine job, capturing the star’s fragile ego and magnetic charisma.
Far Out Magazine (JUL 24, 2025)
Dolly Parton once thought she offended Dylan, highlighting a rare personal connection between the two iconic musicians.
Wide Open Country (JUL 24, 2025)
A simple phrase from Dylan’s song, "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," inspired the young Charlie Daniels to pursue a life in music with a renewed sense of purpose.
Woman's World (JUL 22, 2025)
Before he was the greatest songwriter of all time, Dylan was just a complete unknown living in NYC.
Lewiston Morning Tribune (JUL 22, 2025)
Bob Dylan is a gifted and insightful artist, but he’s flat wrong about climate science — you actually need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
Untold Dylan (JUL 22, 2025)
In short Dylan’s cameo in Rock Band 2 and then in Guitar Hero 5 was part of a revolution that changed the genre of rhythm gaming.
The i Paper (JUL 22, 2025)
When recording her debut album, 19, then-obscure London soul singer Adele was looking for the perfect song to articulate her heartache after the end of a relationship.
Untold Dylan (JUL 21, 2025)
Have you ever wondered why some Dylan recordings seem to sound so wonderful so that you hear them over and over again, while others fizzle out in the background noise?

Blogs

Personal Posts

Untold Dylan (JUL 24, 2025)
It seems obvious that Dylan first decided that his creation should immortalise the song "Bring It To Jerome", and that his meandering inspiration then lingered on another gem by Bo Diddley and Jerome Green.
Untold Dylan (JUL 27, 2025)
If ever Dylan was giving us a message in consecutive songs it surely was in 1965 when he composed, one after the other, "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window" followed by "Positively Fourth Street".
Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More (JUL 25, 2025)
July 25, 1965, 60 years ago: Dylan crosses a rock and roll Rubicon performing electric at the Newport Folk Festival.
Untold Dylan (JUL 25, 2025)
I am now writing reviews not of the book but of the songs that Dylan chose to include in the book, and doing so totally from my own perspective.
SJ Thwaits (JUL 24, 2025)
Dylan continues to share iconic images and thoughts on his Instagram, providing fans a unique glimpse into his artistic life.
Flagging Down the Double E's (JUL 24, 2025)
“Mr. Tambourine Man,” surprisingly, is not one of Dylan’s ten most-played songs (he gave it a long break from 2010 until this year, which hurt its numbers).

Reviews

Announcements or Analysis on Music, Film, Books Etc.

Untold Dylan (JUL 23, 2025)
Dylan is quoted as saying that "It was the same road, full of the same contradictions, the same one-horse towns, the same spiritual ancestors … It was my place in the universe, always felt like it was in my blood."
Religion Unplugged (JUL 25, 2025)
Though Dylan seemed to pay “little attention to his Jewishness,” as Freedman notes, his lyrics are filled with Biblical references.
At The Barrier (JUL 24, 2025)
I Shall Be Released is an imaginative and welcome collection, thoughtfully compiled and packed with interesting reworkings of well-known songs suitable for Dylanologists and the uninitiated alike.
Cult Following (JUL 23, 2025)
Enough is Enough offers a brilliant collection of Dylan at his very best during a period when critics were out to get him, when fans were unconvinced by his spell of work in the 1980s.
The Pioneer (JUL 22, 2025)
Bob Dylan was introduced to the festival crowd in 1963 and his subsequent appearances catapulted him from relative obscurity to sublime popul.
On The Record (JUL 21, 2025)
If you’re a Dylan fan, this 1974 release surely deserves a chance to find a home in your collection.
Cult Following (JUL 27, 2025)
Almost every bootleg of the 1987 tour Dylan and Grateful Dead took part is better than the official release.
Cult Following (JUL 26, 2025)
Rock Im Park gives audiences what they think they want: rocked-out renditions of some of his most gorgeous and interesting ballads.
Cult Following (JUL 25, 2025)
Dark Eyes, shared between Dylan and Smith, captures the magic the studio version had failed to highlight.
Cult Following (JUL 24, 2025)
It feels like a payoff for sitting through a relatively turgid Gotta Serve Somebody and Wiggle Wiggle.
Commercial Appeal (JUL 22, 2025)
Crafted from largely never-before-seen footage of Dylan, Joan Baez, Howlin' Wolf, Mississippi John Hurt and other artists, Newport & the Great Folk Dream covers the mid-1960s glory years of the Newport Folk Festival.
American Songwriter (JUL 22, 2025)
Dylan27s addition of the final verse profoundly transformed 22Just Like a Woman22 into a masterpiece that captivates listeners decades later.
Cult Following (JUL 22, 2025)
Bob Dylan and His Orchestra offers a similar experience. Massive changes to the very best offer a new route to the heart of each song, the fresh take is a real thrill.
Untold Dylan (JUL 21, 2025)
Here I can see why Dylan chose this as one of the songs he wanted to include in "The Philosophy".
Cult Following (JUL 21, 2025)
Dylan hit a masterstroke with his most recent album and has toured it for four years, showing no sign of stopping.

Reviews

Announcements or Analysis on Music, Film, Books Etc.

Untold Dylan (JUL 23, 2025)
Dylan is quoted as saying that "It was the same road, full of the same contradictions, the same one-horse towns, the same spiritual ancestors … It was my place in the universe, always felt like it was in my blood."
Religion Unplugged (JUL 25, 2025)
Though Dylan seemed to pay “little attention to his Jewishness,” as Freedman notes, his lyrics are filled with Biblical references.
At The Barrier (JUL 24, 2025)
I Shall Be Released is an imaginative and welcome collection, thoughtfully compiled and packed with interesting reworkings of well-known songs suitable for Dylanologists and the uninitiated alike.
Cult Following (JUL 23, 2025)
Enough is Enough offers a brilliant collection of Dylan at his very best during a period when critics were out to get him, when fans were unconvinced by his spell of work in the 1980s.
The Pioneer (JUL 22, 2025)
Bob Dylan was introduced to the festival crowd in 1963 and his subsequent appearances catapulted him from relative obscurity to sublime popul.
On The Record (JUL 21, 2025)
If you’re a Dylan fan, this 1974 release surely deserves a chance to find a home in your collection.
Cult Following (JUL 27, 2025)
Almost every bootleg of the 1987 tour Dylan and Grateful Dead took part is better than the official release.
Cult Following (JUL 26, 2025)
Rock Im Park gives audiences what they think they want: rocked-out renditions of some of his most gorgeous and interesting ballads.
Cult Following (JUL 25, 2025)
Dark Eyes, shared between Dylan and Smith, captures the magic the studio version had failed to highlight.
Cult Following (JUL 24, 2025)
It feels like a payoff for sitting through a relatively turgid Gotta Serve Somebody and Wiggle Wiggle.
Commercial Appeal (JUL 22, 2025)
Crafted from largely never-before-seen footage of Dylan, Joan Baez, Howlin' Wolf, Mississippi John Hurt and other artists, Newport & the Great Folk Dream covers the mid-1960s glory years of the Newport Folk Festival.
American Songwriter (JUL 22, 2025)
Dylan27s addition of the final verse profoundly transformed 22Just Like a Woman22 into a masterpiece that captivates listeners decades later.
Cult Following (JUL 22, 2025)
Bob Dylan and His Orchestra offers a similar experience. Massive changes to the very best offer a new route to the heart of each song, the fresh take is a real thrill.
Untold Dylan (JUL 21, 2025)
Here I can see why Dylan chose this as one of the songs he wanted to include in "The Philosophy".
Cult Following (JUL 21, 2025)
Dylan hit a masterstroke with his most recent album and has toured it for four years, showing no sign of stopping.

Mentions

Other Articles that Namecheck Bob Dylan

Monocle (JUL 28, 2025)
Watch Hollywood music biopics such as A Complete Unknown, James Mangold’s recent Dylan movie, and you’ll be told that meaningful art is the product of individual insight and experience.
North Texas e-News (JUL 28, 2025)
Bob Dylan occasionally backed her up on harmonica and, according to Wikipedia, Karen Dalton was born July 19, 1937 in Bonham, Texas.
Far Out Magazine (JUL 27, 2025)
Dylan's profound songwriting has inspired numerous artists, including Bono who admires his enduring impact on music and culture.
The Journal (JUL 27, 2025)
To borrow Dylan’s words, “the order is rapidly fadin’.”
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers (JUL 25, 2025)
I thought, 'Oh, it’s sort of like a Dylan song, I guess.' So that’s when I got the idea to do it in the style of Dylan.
The Bluegrass Situation (JUL 23, 2025)
A lot about the way Dylan's record Nashville Skyline had a way of pointing out Nashville for the first time to anyone who didn’t live in the South or listen to country music.
Defector (JUL 23, 2025)
I was happily stuck in a Dylan and Lynyrd Skynyrd phase at the time the Sabbath episode aired, but recall being struck in the best way possible by “Paranoid,” by far the peppiest number.

Mentions

Other Articles that Namecheck Bob Dylan

Monocle (JUL 28, 2025)
Watch Hollywood music biopics such as A Complete Unknown, James Mangold’s recent Dylan movie, and you’ll be told that meaningful art is the product of individual insight and experience.
North Texas e-News (JUL 28, 2025)
Bob Dylan occasionally backed her up on harmonica and, according to Wikipedia, Karen Dalton was born July 19, 1937 in Bonham, Texas.
Far Out Magazine (JUL 27, 2025)
Dylan's profound songwriting has inspired numerous artists, including Bono who admires his enduring impact on music and culture.
The Journal (JUL 27, 2025)
To borrow Dylan’s words, “the order is rapidly fadin’.”
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers (JUL 25, 2025)
I thought, 'Oh, it’s sort of like a Dylan song, I guess.' So that’s when I got the idea to do it in the style of Dylan.
The Bluegrass Situation (JUL 23, 2025)
A lot about the way Dylan's record Nashville Skyline had a way of pointing out Nashville for the first time to anyone who didn’t live in the South or listen to country music.
Defector (JUL 23, 2025)
I was happily stuck in a Dylan and Lynyrd Skynyrd phase at the time the Sabbath episode aired, but recall being struck in the best way possible by “Paranoid,” by far the peppiest number.

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