Bob Dylan kicked off his Outlaw Tour set at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, by playing “All Along the Watchtower” for the first time since 2018. As always, the arrangement of the 1967 song drew heavily from Jimi Hendrix’s famous cover. Dylan has played “All Along the Watchtower” …
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I n his new book Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital, Rolling Stone senior writer David Browne details the rich and often complex history of New York City’s creative hotbed. Even as it coped with hassles from the city, the neighborhood, landlords, …
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A few weeks back, Barack Obama unveiled his yearly summer songs playlist, which mixed fresh hits like Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” and Charli XCX’s “365” with old favorites like the Miracles’ “You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me,” the Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go,” …
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Bob Dylan and the Band brought their reunion tour to arenas all across North America in January 1974 before touching down in New York City at the tail end of the month for three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. Demand for tickets was feverish, and a handwritten spreadsheet at …
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Bob Dylan will provide a rendition of the oft-covered, Cole Porter-penned classic “Don’t Fence Me In” for an upcoming Ronald Reagan biopic. Reagan, which stars Dennis Quaid as the titular president, will also feature Gene Simmons’ take on the 1930s standard “Stormy Weather,”as well as Clint Black taking on John …
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You can finally listen to George Harrison‘s star-studded Concert for Bangladesh album on the major streaming services. The acclaimed benefit concert, which took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 1971, featured Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, and …
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Bob Dylan kicked off his Outlaw Music Festival set at the Ford Ampitheater in Tampa, Idaho, Wednesday night by breaking out “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” for the first time since the second weekend of Desert Trip in 2016. “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” is the leadoff track …
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A Complete Unknown, director James Mangold‘s film about Bob Dylan‘s early years, is going big with its release date, hitting theaters on the prime, Oscar-candidate date of Dec. 25. The film —which stars Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo (closely based on Dylan’s real-life girlfriend Suze …
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Trying to discern Bob Dylan‘s motivations for just about any action is a fool’s errand. He’s an extremely private person who loves nothing more than confounding his fans with jarring left and right turns nobody could have seen coming. Why did he largely stop playing guitar onstage two decades ago? …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The history of one of New York City’s most vibrant havens for musicians and artists — from Dave Van Ronk, Sonny Rollins and Bob Dylan to Shawn Colvin …
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