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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

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

Bob Dylan couldn’t understand one crucial thing about guitars and film making
By Joe Matera last updated
‘Hearts of Fire’ was Dylan’s third foray into theatrical films and featured him playing a musician very much like himself

John Fogerty says one word from Bob Dylan convinced him to do something he’d avoided for 15 years
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Bad feelings about his Creedence Clearwater Revival days made him swear off his old hits. Dylan changed everything in a moment

The time Bob Dylan picked a fight with Kiss and ended up writing a song with Gene Simmons
By Elizabeth Swann published
The 1979 feud was among the strangest in rock and was sparked during Dylan's born-again period

Roger McGuinn on Bob Dylan’s big breakthrough, meeting the Beatles — and his question after hearing Tom Petty for the first time
By Andrew Daly last updated
The folk-rocker peels back the curtain on his friendships with a host of fellow music icons

Bob Dylan on the Neil Young song that got under his skin — for the most personal reason of all
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
Of all the Bob Dylan imitations over the years, this one bothered him the most

George Harrison on the 1968 visit with Bob Dylan that changed his future in the Beatles
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Dylan's invitation for Harrison to spend Thanksgiving with him in Woodstock forged a friendship that lasted through Harrison's life

Rita Coolidge on how Bob Dylan’s quirky habit confused everyone during the making of his worldwide hit "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
The singer saw Dylan's unusual ways up close while working with him on the 1973 film 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'
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