January 19, 2026
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Bob Dylan posted a cryptic Instagram slideshow over the weekend, prompting speculation about a forthcoming novel and possible AI authorship.
Dylan Articles
Dylan's John Wesley Harding (1967) is described as a restrained inward turn after the electric controversy, emphasizing language over spectacle.
George Harrison co-wrote "I'd Have You Anytime" with Bob Dylan in the late 1960s, and the song opened Harrison’s All Things Must Pass album.
In 1988 George Harrison, Bob Dylan and collaborators recorded Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 in informal locations including Dylan's home studio and Dave Stewart's kitchen.
Nada Surf revisits Blonde on Blonde on its 60th anniversary in 2026 in an online article.
The Dylanologists report on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 on the Substack site, noting the 1991 release and upcoming discussions of Volumes 2 and 3.
Dylan and other artists are discussed in a survey of crossover songs from the 1960s to the 1980s across American rock history.
Stan Lynch recalls Dylan tours in 1986 and 1987 with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers across New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Israel, Europe, and North America.
Hargus Pig Robbins died on January 30, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Bob Dylan discusses Love and Theft in a Far Out Magazine feature ahead of its 25th anniversary later this year.
Dylan's songs appear in the films Dazed and Confused (1993), Jerry Maguire (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998) in the United States.
On 2026-01-18, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion arguing for philosophy and critical thinking in the AI era.
Four artists Billy Joel, Jesus Jones, Counting Crows, and Hootie & The Blowfish name Bob Dylan in four hit singles released between 1989 and 1994, according to an online American Songwriter article.
In the late 1970s, John Lennon criticized Dylan's Gotta Serve Somebody in interviews, citing its religious message.
On 2026-01-18, Donovan's To Sing For You interaction with Bob Dylan during the 1965 UK tour is discussed, including the Savoy Hotel sequence filmed for Don't Look Back in London.
Dylan Posts
Johnny Cash and Dylan recorded Girl From the North Country for Nashville Skyline and performed it on the premiere of The Johnny Cash Show in 1969.
Nogowski's Substack post in recent weeks reflects on his decades of vinyl collecting and Dylan related items from Massachusetts and online.
Releases & Reviews
On 2026-01-19, Cult Following published a review criticizing Dylan's Gospel Plow and related playlists on the official YouTube channel for misrepresenting sources and context.
Dylan's live compilation The Best of Hammersmith Apollo, drawn from three 1993 performances at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, is reviewed.
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Nada Surf revisits Blonde on Blonde on its 60th anniversary in 2026 in an online article.
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Dylan's John Wesley Harding (1967) is described as a restrained inward turn after the electric controversy, emphasizing language over spectacle.
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Bob Dylan posted a cryptic Instagram slideshow over the weekend, prompting speculation about a forthcoming novel and possible AI authorship.
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On 2026-01-19, Cult Following published a review criticizing Dylan's Gospel Plow and related playlists on the official YouTube channel for misrepresenting sources and context.
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In 1988 George Harrison, Bob Dylan and collaborators recorded Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 in informal locations including Dylan's home studio and Dave Stewart's kitchen.
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The Dylanologists report on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 on the Substack site, noting the 1991 release and upcoming discussions of Volumes 2 and 3.
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Hargus Pig Robbins died on January 30, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Stan Lynch recalls Dylan tours in 1986 and 1987 with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers across New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Israel, Europe, and North America.
Added: 18 hrs ago
Dylan and other artists are discussed in a survey of crossover songs from the 1960s to the 1980s across American rock history.
Added: 18 hrs ago
George Harrison co-wrote "I'd Have You Anytime" with Bob Dylan in the late 1960s, and the song opened Harrison’s All Things Must Pass album.
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Dylan's songs appear in the films Dazed and Confused (1993), Jerry Maguire (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998) in the United States.
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Dylan's live compilation The Best of Hammersmith Apollo, drawn from three 1993 performances at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, is reviewed.
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On 2026-01-18, Donovan's To Sing For You interaction with Bob Dylan during the 1965 UK tour is discussed, including the Savoy Hotel sequence filmed for Don't Look Back in London.
Added: 27 hrs ago
Johnny Cash and Dylan recorded Girl From the North Country for Nashville Skyline and performed it on the premiere of The Johnny Cash Show in 1969.
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Best Of The Last 10 Days
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In an article on Flagging Down, the author surveys Bob Dylan's 1975–1978 live performances of "One More Cup of Coffee," including Rolling Thunder and 1978 tour versions.
In a Dylan Revisited blog post, the author analyzes Bob Dylan's 1961-62 Gaslight Cafe performances in New York's Greenwich Village and their 2005 partial Starbucks release.
In an analytical blog post on bob-dylan.org.uk, Tony Attwood studies Bob Dylan's 1973 love songs Something There Is About You and You Angel You.
In an online essay, a Substack writer examines Bob Dylans Its Alright Ma by comparing the 1965 studio recording with 1970s live performances, especially at Tokyos Budokan.
In 2026, The Spectator Australia published a review criticizing Ron Rosenbaum's Bob Dylan book Things Have Changed for speculative arguments and factual mistakes.
Robert Polito's feature on Dylan's memory palace was published by Mojo on 2026-01-13.
The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa announced Sooner Or Later: Celebrating The 60th Anniversary Of Blonde On Blonde at Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa.
A Spectator article reviews Ron Rosenbaum's Bob Dylan book Things Have Changed, critiquing its speculative arguments and treatment of Dylan's Holocaust and Christian-conversion themes.
On 2026-01-12, Cult Following published a review of Slow Coming Home, a bootleg album documenting Bob Dylan's 2022 Rough and Rowdy Ways tour performances.
On 2026-01-12, At The Barrier published a review of Ace Records' Highway Of Diamonds compilation of black American Bob Dylan covers.
On bob-dylan.org.uk the article analyzes why Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? has few successful covers since the mid 1960s.
In a 50th-anniversary retrospective, Glide Magazine reviews Bob Dylan's 1976 album Desire in the context of the Rolling Thunder Revue era.
In 1964, Bob Dylan released 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' in the United States as a consciously crafted civil rights anthem.
The article documents backstage conversations at Cain's Ballroom with Mikael Jorgensen and Ethan Miller about performing Bob Dylan songs for the Dylan Center's Going Electric concerts.
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Facts & Quotes
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Dylan brought a unique poetic language (echoing Rimbaud and the Beats) into 1960s popular song and thereby 'blew the lid off' conventional pop lyricism.
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Published by: Mitch Bogen Blog / Mitch Bogen in
Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
When Dylan brought his unique poetic language into the popular song of 60s, it blew the lid off everything for everyone going forward — Punk. Rap. Cosmic country. Classic rock.
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Dylan brought Beat-style incantatory, prophetic language and Rimbaud-like Symbolist leanings into 1960s popular song, freeing pop to embrace more ambitious forms.
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A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall was performed at the Gaslight days before the Cuban Missile Crisis became public and had its live debut the previous month at the Carnegie Hall Hootenanny.
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“I wrote that song at Hemingway’s house. I think there’s a lot of him in it. I don’t know for sure. I suspect it.” — Dylan (Liverpool, 3 Nov 2024)
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Dylan publicly embraced evangelical Christianity in 1979–1980, centered on the Warfield Theatre residency and the albums Slow Train Coming and Saved.
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Although A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall is often said to be about the Cuban Missile Crisis, Dylan performed it at the Gaslight days before the crisis became public and had debuted it earlier at the Carnegie Hall Hootenanny.
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Tom Taylor claims Dylan's 'Blowin' in the Wind' prompted 250,000 people to march on Washington.
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In Scorsese's No Direction Home, Allen Ginsberg said hearing 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall' showed the Beat torch had been passed to a new generation.
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Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
"I wrote that song at Hemingway's house. I think there's a lot of him in it. I don't know for sure. I suspect it." — Dylan, Liverpool, 3 Nov 2024
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Tom Taylor: 'Blowin' in the Wind' prompted 250,000 citizens to march on Washington.
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The Gaslight Tapes is the name given to a 1962 recording of a pair of live Dylan sets at New York’s Gaslight Café and are often considered one of rock music’s first bootlegs.
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Even after he was a world famous figure, what mattered most to him was what someone like the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg thought of his work.
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Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
Even after Dylan was world famous, what mattered most to him was what Allen Ginsberg thought of his work.
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Published by: Mitch Bogen Blog / Mitch Bogen in
Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
Dylan publicly embraced evangelical Christianity in 1979–1980, centering on the Warfield Theatre residency and the Slow Train Coming and Saved material.
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The Gaslight Tapes is the name given to a 1962 recording of a pair of live Dylan sets at New York’s Gaslight Café; they're often considered one of rock music’s first bootlegs.
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Even after he was a world famous figure, what mattered most to him was what Allen Ginsberg thought of his work.
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Published by: Mitch Bogen Blog / Mitch Bogen in
Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
Tony Attwood: Dylan said in Liverpool on 3 Nov 2024, 'I wrote that song at Hemingway’s house. I think there's a lot of him in it. I don't know for sure. I suspect it.'
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A September 6, 1961 Gaslight recording is one of the earliest recordings of Dylan playing his own compositions.
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Dylan: "I wrote that song at Hemingway's house. I think there's a lot of him in it. I don't know for sure. I suspect it."
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Tom Taylor writes: 'From John Lennon to David Bowie, a legion of stars cited Dylan as the turning point in pop.'
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Allen Ginsberg was moved to tears recalling how, upon hearing Dylan's 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall,' he knew the Beat torch had been passed to a new generation.
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Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
Chris Gregory: During the gospel years Dylan prioritized conviction and religious messaging over the lyrical ambiguity that had defined his earlier work.
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The gospel period shows Dylan prioritizing conviction and religious messaging over the lyrical ambiguity that had defined his earlier work, producing directness and dogmatism.
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Even after he was world famous, what mattered most to Dylan was what Allen Ginsberg thought of his work, not mainstream awards like the Grammys or the Nobel.
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Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
Authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon report Dylan gave a New York concert the day after JFK's assassination and launched into 'The Times They Are A-Changin''.
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Dylan performed 'A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall' live before the Cuban Missile Crisis became public, having given its live debut the previous month at the Carnegie Hall Hootenanny.
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Dylan performed 'The Ballad of Hollis Brown' at the Gaslight two years before its official release on The Times They Are A-Changin', including an extra verse about bed bugs and gangrene.
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Tom Taylor: 'Masters of War' kickstarted a revolution the FBI would actively try to neutralise.
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In Scorsese's No Direction Home, Allen Ginsberg was moved to tears hearing "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" and said the Beat torch had been passed to a new generation.
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Published by: Mitch Bogen Blog / Mitch Bogen in
Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
Biographer Clinton Heylin has pointed out moving into a tiny West 4th Street apartment marked a significant creative shift toward topical songwriting.
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According to Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon, Dylan gave a New York concert the day after JFK's assassination and launched into 'The Times They Are A-Changin'', receiving a huge standing ovation.
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This is Dylan's most powerful and visceral political album, containing 'The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll', 'The Times They Are A-Changin'', and poignant love songs like 'One Too Many Mornings'.
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Dylan performed 'The Ballad of Hollis Brown' at the Gaslight Café two years before its official release on The Times They Are A‑Changin'.
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"One More Cup of Coffee" is the most-played Desire song by some margin, with over 100 performances in 1978 alone.
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Beginning in 1976 Dylan began changing the bridge lyrics of "One More Cup of Coffee" so frequently that practically every performance featured new words; the author found four distinct stanzas.
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Dylan's first electric guitarist was Mike Bloomfield; Dylan's shift to electric was not a commercial calculation and his early electric tours generated boos from audiences.
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Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
Biographer Clinton Heylin said moving into a tiny West 4th Street apartment with Suze Rotolo marked a significant creative shift toward topical songwriting.
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The Gaslight Tapes is the name given to a 1962 recording of a pair of live Dylan sets at New York’s Gaslight Café; they’re often considered one of rock music’s first bootlegs.
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The 1978 tour developed two versions: At Budokan removed Scarlet Rivera's violin and added sax, backing vocals, and Bobbye Hall percussion; later 1978 stretched the song and added repeated 'to the valley below' refrains sung by backing singers and Dylan.
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Even after he was world famous, what mattered most to him was what Allen Ginsberg thought of his work, not mainstream awards.
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Published by: Mitch Bogen Blog / Mitch Bogen in
Never Just One Thing Pt XIX Dylan
In Liverpool on 3 November 2024 Dylan said: 'I wrote that song at Hemingway’s house. I think there’s a lot of him in it. I don’t know for sure. I suspect it.'
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Tom Taylor: "Did any of them prompt 250,000 upstanding citizens to march on Washington as 'Blowin' in the Wind' did?"
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After his relationship with Suze Rotolo ended, Dylan increased wine, marijuana, amphetamine and added LSD, and the LSD probably opened perceptions that led to songs like 'Mr Tambourine Man', 'Desolation Row' and 'Visions of Johanna'.
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The first Gaslight recording happened on September 6th, 1961, weeks before Dylan’s pivotal Gerdes show and before Dylan first met Columbia exec John Hammond.
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