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Not Completely Unknown is a series focusing on the complete story of Bob Dylan, for newbies or existing fans wanting to go a little deeper.

Not Completely Unknown is a series focusing on the complete story of Bob Dylan, for newbies or existing fans wanting to go a little deeper.

Not Completely Unknown is a series focusing on the complete story of Bob Dylan, for newbies or existing fans wanting to go a little deeper.

Elijah Wald wrote Dylan Goes Electric on which 'A Complete Unknown' is based. We share a interview he did when the book came out, with Stu Levitan in 2015.

Before television, a boy was born in springtime Minnesota. 25 years later he was the most beloved, and most reviled – pop star on the planet.   Episode links: Greenwich Village Folk Riot – 1961...

Before television, a boy was born in springtime Minnesota. 25 years later he was the most beloved, and most reviled – pop star on the planet.   Episode links: Greenwich Village Folk Riot – 1961...

Before television, a boy was born in springtime Minnesota. 25 years later he was the most beloved, and most reviled – pop star on the planet.   Episode links: Greenwich Village Folk Riot – 1961...

Not Completely Unknown is an introductory series to help new fans discover the breadth and depth of Bob Dylan's career.

In 1983 Bob Dylan recorded Blind Willie McTell, but it remained unreleased until The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3, and became one of Dylan's most revered songs. It finally appeared in concert in 1997 where it remained an occasional highlight for a long long time.

In 1984 Bob Dylan told Rolling Stone that Jokerman was 'very mystical', which may explain why many of us have been puzzling on the song for forty years. On this episode we dive into this well love Dylan song with Michael Gray.