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Posts Tagged ‘Bob Dylan’
Concert for Bangladesh digital debut and movie stream
Written by admin on July 29, 2011 – 8:48 am - |
The Concert for Bangladesh made its exclusive digital debut on iTunes this week to mark the 40th anniversary of the event. |
Tags: Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Concert for Bangladesh, Concert for Bangladesh download, Concert for Bangladesh on iTunes, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr
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Dylan and Knopfler to tour together
Written by admin on July 16, 2011 – 8:44 am -Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler will go on the road together this autumn with a series of European dates, beginning in Dublin, Ireland on October 6.
Knopfler first worked with Dylan in 1979 when he played on the “Slow Train Coming” sessions. He also produced Dylan’s 1983 album “Infidels.”
Tags: Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan tour, Mark Knopfler, Mark Knopfler tour
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Lennon/Dylan-owned guitar and Elvis letter up for auction
Written by admin on July 12, 2011 – 9:34 pm -A guitar previously owned by both John Lennon and Bob Dylan, and a handwritten letter by Elvis Presley are among the star lots at an auction in Dallas, Texas later this month.
John Lennon purchased the Gibson J-160 E Sunburst acoustic-electric guitar in 1967 and used it throughout the following year, including during the Beatles’ expedition to Rishikesh, India. Lennon gifted the guitar to Bob Dylan around Christmas 1968 and Dylan used the guitar for recording and on tour for many years.
Tags: Anita Wood, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, John Lennon
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Song of the Week #60 – “Diamonds & Rust”
Written by admin on June 27, 2011 – 8:14 am -| Joan Baez’s ode to Bob Dylan, “Diamonds & Rust,” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Diamonds & Rust” was the opening track of her hit album of the same name, released in April 1975, and was also released on single three months later |
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Tags: Blackmore's Night, Bob Dylan, Diamonds & Rust, Joan Baez, Judas Priest
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Happy 70th Birthday Bob Dylan
Written by admin on May 24, 2011 – 6:12 am -| Happy Birthday to the legendary American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan who reaches 70 years old today.
Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. |
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Tags: Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan 70th birthday
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