Stories In The Press

December 5, 2025

Everything new in the world of Bob Dylan over the past day (or so).

Last Updated: 12/5/2025 at 5:16 PM EST

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Steve Cropper Remembered: The M.G.'s Had a Magic to It, Stuff Would Come Out of Us That We Didn't Even Know We Could Play

MOJO / Bob Mehr

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Steve Cropper discusses Stax origins, the MG's formation, Otis Redding collaborations, and his departure from Stax in a MOJO interview conducted in Nashville and Memphis.

Dylan Articles

MOJO / Bob Mehr

Steve Cropper Remembered: The M.G.'s Had a Magic to It, Stuff Would Come Out of Us That We Didn't Even Know We Could Play ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Steve Cropper discusses Stax origins, the MG's formation, Otis Redding collaborations, and his departure from Stax in a MOJO interview conducted in Nashville and Memphis.

Medium / Fred Bals

Theme Time Radio Hour ⭐⭐⭐

On 2006-05-31, Dylan hosted Theme Time Radio Hour Episode 5, a coffee themed radio program.

Far Out Magazine / Jordan Potter

The One Singer Dylan Called His Favourite ⭐⭐⭐

Far Out Magazine examines Bob Dylan’s vocal evolution and reports that Dylan named Umm Kulthum his favourite singer throughout his career.

Collider / Ryan Louis Mantilla

60 Years Ago, Dylan Released The Greatest Rock Song Ever Written ⭐⭐

Bob Dylan released Like a Rolling Stone as the lead single from Highway 61 Revisited in August 1965, amid concerns from Columbia Records about its length.

Far Out Magazine / Tim Coffman

The One Musician Sammy Hagar Picked Over Dylan ⭐⭐

The Far Out Magazine feature examines Sammy Hagar's influences, focusing on Donovan over Dylan and the 5150 era.

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Dylan Played Two Gigs at INEC and We’ll Never See a Video of It! ⭐

Bob Dylan performed two nights at INEC in Killarney on November 23 and 24 as part of the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour.

American Songwriter / Peter Burditt

3 Deep Cut Tracks Covered By Elvis We’re Almost Certain You Haven’t Heard Before ⭐

Elvis Presley released a 1966 version of Dylan's Tomorrow Is A Long Time on the Spinout soundtrack.

Dylan Posts

Flagging Down of the Double E's / Ray Padgett

Two Versions Of Rough And Rowdy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

On November 3, 2023 in Boston and November 4, 2025 in Cologne, Dylan's Rough and Rowdy performances are compared for setlist and instrumental changes.

Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood

The Whiffenpoof Song ⭐⭐

Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song and The Whiffenpoof Song are analyzed in an online article published on bob-dylan.org.uk.

The Joker and the Thief / The Joker and the Thief

The Last Dylan Song I Really Wanted To Play ⭐⭐

A Substack blog post analyzes which Dylan songs invite singing, tracing the range from the 1960s to the 2020s.

Bruce's Journal / Bruce S

The Dylan Steve Cropper Connection ⭐

Steve Cropper dies at 84; obituary notes his performance with Dylan at the 1992 Madison Square Garden tribute in New York.

Substack / John Nogowski

Learning To Play Guitar - Why Not? ⭐

John Nogowski describes learning guitar through Dylan songs and a Port Huron fundraiser in Michigan in a recent post.

Releases & Reviews

TheUrbanMusicScene.com / Administration

Denise King To Release New Album "People Get Ready" ⭐⭐

Denise King releases People Get Ready with CD/digital on Oct 17, 2025 and vinyl on Dec 5, 2025, with a 2025 tour across the United States, India, France and beyond.

Cult Following / Ewan Gleadow

Dylan Stuttgart 2019 Review ⭐⭐

Bob Dylan performed a 2019 Stuttgart concert in Germany, delivering an improved show after a notorious 1991 Stuttgart gig.

Dr Christopher Rollason: BILINGUAL CULTURE BLOG - ENGLISH / Gerald Smith

My Book on Dylan, Freshly Reviewed ⭐

On 2025-12-05, Rollason announced a new online review of his 2021 book Read Books, Repeat Quotations - The Literary Dylan by Gerald Smith, posted across DYLAN BOOKS social media spaces.