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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 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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LEFT: John Fogerty during John Fogerty in Concert at House of Blues in Los Angeles, 1997. RIGHT: Bob Dylan at Farm Aid, September 22, 1985
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

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A composite image showing LEFT: Simmons, circa 1980. RIGHT: 1974: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar on stage in 1974.
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

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LEFT: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar on stage in 1974. RIGHT: Roger McGuinn from The Byrds performs live on stage in London in 1971
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

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LEFT: Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 28th March 1976. RIGHT: Bob Dylan performs live on stage at the Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands during his 'Still On The Road' World Tour, 23rd June 1978.
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

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