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How Odetta Turned Bob Dylan Onto Folk and Recast the Genre

March 21, 2025, 7:00 am
A James Taylor Stage Musical Is in Development

March 18, 2025, 4:41 pm
The Era of Bob Dylan’s Career He Deemed the Worst: “The Mirror Had Swung Around”
The Career Hit Joni Mitchell Wrote in Response to Neil Young’s “Sugar Mountain”

March 17, 2025, 11:38 am
4 Songs That Made Folk Music Cool

March 17, 2025, 11:10 am
What Would Jimmy Buffett Do: 3 Songs That Highlight The Late, Great Musician’s Legacy

March 17, 2025, 10:18 am
The Meaning Behind “Diamonds and Rust” by Joan Baez and a Phone Call She Received From Bob Dylan

March 16, 2025, 5:30 am
5 Folk Music Classics by Pete Seeger

March 16, 2025, 5:00 am
Why the Lumineers’ “Ho Hey” Isn’t as Romantic as You Thought It Was in 2012
“Why Should I Hire This Guy?”: How Bob Dylan’s Early Competition in the NYC Folk Scene Turned Into a Colleague

March 13, 2025, 7:45 am
4 1960s Albums That Didn’t Become Successful Until Years or Decades Later

March 12, 2025, 11:49 am
Behind the Meaning of Bob Dylan’s Religious Creed, “Gotta Serve Somebody”—and John Lennon’s Rebuttal

March 11, 2025, 10:20 am

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