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Bob Dylan and Tom Petty perform in concert at the San Diego Sports Arena, June 9, 1986 in San Diego, California.

“The nighttime defenses are down”: Inside Bob Dylan’s secret weapon for recording masterpiece albums 

By Joe Matera published

Legendary producer Daniel Lanois reveals why Dylan insisted on tracking vocals in the dead of night on ‘Oh Mercy’ and ‘Time Out of Mind’ — two albums behind his late-career renaissance

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LEFT: Roger McGuinn on set for the band's performance on Ready Steady Go!, August 6, 1965, in London, United Kingdom. )RIGHT: NEW YORK - JANUARY 13-15: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Jazz bass with the harmonica around his neck while recording his album 'Bringing It All Back Home' on January 13-15, 1965 in Columbia's Studio A in New York City, New York.

Roger McGuinn said Bob Dylan didn't recognize his own song when the Byrds performed it for him

By Andrew Daly published

The Byrds' founder talked to us about the origins of folk-rock, the allure of 12-string Rickenbackers and his eternal love of folk music

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LEFT: Neil Diamond performs onstage wearing a sequin shirt in circa 1977 in Los Angeles, California. RIGHT: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar on stage in 1974.

What Neil Diamond really said to Bob Dylan backstage at The Last Waltz

By Elizabeth Swann published

An offhand remark from the Band’s farewell concert was recalled by Ronnie Wood in 1992 and has been retold for decades. Diamond said the truth is more nuanced

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Brittney Spencer and Bob Dylan

Country guitarist Brittney Spencer on making a fan out of Bob Dylan as she prepares to support him on tour

By Phil Weller published

The Nashville-based musician's pinch-me moment in 2024 might just be the start of something more

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LEFT: Jim McGuinn, later known as Roger McGuinn, frontman for American rock band The Byrds, performs at Soundblast '66 at the Yankee Stadium in New York City, 10th June 1966. RIGHT: George Harrison of the rock and roll band "The Beatles" performs onstage with a Rickenbacker electric guitar in circa 1966.

Roger McGuinn on jamming with George Harrison, teaching Mike Bloomfield and confusing Bob Dylan

By Elizabeth Swann published

The folk-rock icon said the Beatles were jealous of the Byrds’ clothes. “They asked, ‘How’d you get to wear jeans? We had to wear stupid suits’”

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LEFT:Alice Mar-74, Copenhagen, Denmark RIGHT: Bob Dylan performs at the Oakland Coliseum Arena on November 13, 1978 in Oakland, California.

Alice Cooper on his teen-rebellion anthem that won Bob Dylan’s stamp of approval

By Christopher Scapelliti last updated

The song came at a turning point in Cooper’s profile, with icons like John Lennon praising his music

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LEFT: Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits performs on stage in Birmingham, 1991 RIGHT: Bob Dylan and Tom Petty at Farm Aid - September 22, 1985

Mark Knopfler on his difficult collaboration with his childhood hero, Bob Dylan

By Christopher Scapelliti published

The guitarist was at his peak with Dire Straits when Dylan hired him to produce the celebrated album that ended his “born-again” phase

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George Harrison circa 1990

How George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne spontaneously created the 1980s’ biggest supergroup

By Phil Weller published

Their success happened overnight, but their formation was entirely down to luck

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Bob Dylan (holding a cigarette) and guitarist Mike Bloomfield (seated) take a break during the recording of the album 'Highway 61 Revisited' surrounded by an assortment of microphones, amplifiers and guitars in Columbia's Studio A in the summer of 1965 in New York City, New York.

Bob Dylan and Jorma Kaukonen on the 1960s guitar icon who led an electric blues revolution and died alone and unknown

By Alan di Perna published

Dylan called Mike Bloomfield “the best guitar player I ever heard.” But his intensity and brilliance obscured a deep-seated discomfort with success

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Bob Dylan plays a Fender Jazz bass with the harmonica around his neck while recording his album 'Bringing It All Back Home' on January 13-15, 1965 in Columbia's Studio A in New York City, New York.

The guitarist Bob Dylan insisted he had to have for his country music breakthrough

By Elliot Stephen Cohen last updated

When Dylan's session guitarist failed to show up on ‘Nashville Skyline,’ it opened the door for a newcomer who would go on to have a successful career of his own

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