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Bob hit the road again last night, starting his west coast swing. The setlist didn’t change, the presentation of a few songs apparently did: subscribers to Flagging Down the Double E’s got details in an email today.

The good news is the the iPhone Hostage Program did not stop the tapers: a copy of the show is already being shared at Expecting Rain.

LINKS:

• Ronnie Hawkins has died. (cbc)
• New Dylan Tour Leg Underway – Spokane Setlist

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653853805132{margin-top: 20px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]New Ionic Recording of Blowin’ In The Wind  

During the recording sessions that produced Shadow Kingdom we know that Dylan recorded a lot more than we got in the streaming show. At least one song was Blowin’ In The Wind, and that recording is being used as a ‘exclusive’ for T-Bone Burnett’s new Ionic recording venture – with the only copy of the song being set for auction and expected to fetch $1M or more.

Many are upset about this, although it is unlikely we will not get to hear this recording. But let’s not let the promotion (which is in fact making news) take attention away from the fact that the company has developed the first big advance in records in decades and promises to make scratches and noisy records a thing of the past and deliver super high-fidelity to all existing turntables and stereo systems.

Sure the first ones are expensive – but the price will come down and the production capacity will ramp up. Competitors will get into the game. Vinyl has sonic advantages but some real disadvantages too. It’s doesn’t make sense to be unhappy about the promise of better sounding music. Bob is supporting this advanced by lending a song.

• New ‘One Of’ Version of Blowin’ In The Wind Set for Auction (Rolling Stone)
• Christie’s Auction for New Blowin’ In The Wind (Pitchfork)
• Blowin’ In The Wind Heading For Auction (StereoGum)
• Dylan Re-Records Blowin’ In The Wind (The Guardian)
• The Exceptional Sale Presents (Christie’s)

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Mr. Dylan turned 81 on Tuesday and the world celebrated.

• Dylan at 80 (RollingStone)
• Reflection on Dylan at 80 (HotPress)
• Comments on Washington Square Park Dylan Birthday Tribute (Villager)
• Insta from Desi Dennis-Dylan about her dad (right)

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653871255585{margin-top: 20px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]Other Dylan Links  

• Spend The Night in Big Pink (Times Union)
• 81 Dylan Comic Book References (CBR)
• The Best Songs from Every Dylan Album (UCR)

Girl From The North Country – The Play  

• Talking Tulsa Dylan Center Pre-Opening (Boston Harold Podcast)
• A Love Letter to Girl From The North Country (Theaterly)
• Stars Discuss Their Meeting With Bob Dylan (broadwayworld)

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The world of Dylan covers is large and fascinating. In the first link below Cover.Me finds a bunch of great and often overlooked versions of the songs you don’t hear all the time.

• Rarely Covered Early Dylan Songs (Cover.Me)
• The Best Versions of 80 Dylan Songs (Q105)
• The Bob Dylan 1978 Documentary VIDEO (Peter Stone Brown)
  • Part I 
  • Part II
• John Lennon Sings George Jackson (VIDEO)
• Angel Olson covers New Morning for Shining Girls Soundtrack
  • AppleMusic
  • Spotify
  • All royalties going to Everytown for Gun Safety

Dylan-Related Events  

The big upcoming event is from the Tulsa University Center for Dylan Studies (affiliated with The Bob Dylan Center). You can sign up for 3 days of streaming events from an amazing array of speakers. Recommended.

• Dylan & The Beats @UTulsa June 3-5
• Streaming Registration Available
• Steve Earle Keynote Announced

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The Scott Warmuth episode of Man & God & Law linked below is an excellent intro to the world of Dylan’s late-period lyrics, and to one of our speakers for our June 11 live event. This episode is filled with interesting and wise commentary from both Scott and Steven Daniel Arnoff.

• • Man & God & Law
    • Dylan’s Memory with Scott Warmuth
  •  American Shakespeare
    • The Basement Tapes
  • Definitely Dylan
    • Can Chalamet Save Dylan Fandom?
  • Pod Dylan
    • The Bob Dylan Center
  • Jokermen
    • Music Videos With Molly Lambert

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