Posts Tagged ‘Bob Dylan’
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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Bob Dylan plays first show in China
Written by admin on April 7, 2011 – 6:34 pm -Bob Dylan performed for the first time in China last night. The folk legend played a two-hour gig in front of a capacity audience of 5,000 at the Workers Gymnasium in Beijing.
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Promoters had tried to bring Dylan to China last year, but permission was denied by the country’s Culture Ministry. |
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Dylan tops best songs list
Written by admin on April 5, 2011 – 9:13 pm - |
The readers of Rolling Stone magazine have voted Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” as the number one song of the 1960s. |
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Before they were famous – high school yearbook photos
Written by admin on March 11, 2011 – 9:40 am -For many music stars, their image and persona is carefully crafted and an important factor in their success. Photographs of young, pre-fame stars can therefore be fun and revealing.
See if you can identify these stars before they were famous. Click on the images to enlarge and scroll down for the answers.
Tags: Axl Rose, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Cher, Debbie Harry, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Henry Rollins, high school yearbook photos, Iggy Pop, James Hetfield, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain, Madonna, Michael Stipe, Neil Young, Prince, Steven Tyler, Tina Turner, Willie Nelson
Posted in 60s pop, American Rock, Elvis, Folk, Rock 'n' roll | 4 Comments »
