There are so many strange and wonderful connections and
coincidences; shared passions and associations that tie these two
cultural icons - BOB DYLAN and DYLAN THOMAS together. This provides
a rich tapestry - from the ancient Welsh folk tales of the
Mabinogion to the poems of the Beat Generation; from Stravinsky to
John Cale; from Johnnie Ray to Charlie Chaplin. Rimbaud and Lorca,
Sgt. Pepper's and 'The Bells of Rhymney', Nelson Algren and
Tennessee Williams and much more. And the wonderful connections
between authors K G Miles and Jeff Towns makes it the perfect
partnership to write this book. Fifty-two years ago, author Jeff
Towns opened his first bookstore in Swansea - he called it Dylans
Bookshop - a youthful homage to the poet Dylan Thomas born and
raised in Swansea, an author he admired. Eight years before that,
in 1962, (when he had never really heard of Dylan Thomas), he had
bought his first ever LP record, Bob Dylan's first ever LP release
called Bob Dylan with a track list; In My Time of Dyin', Fixin' to
Die, See That My Grave is Kept Clean and so on; baker's dozen of
powerful songs. Jeff read that his new hero had been born Robert
Zimmerman but had changed his name to BOB DYLAN, a homage to a
Welsh poet named DYLAN THOMAS. From that moment on THE TWO DYLANS
became a constant part of and backdrop to his life. And the two
Dylans kept on giving - they were both on the cover of the Beatles
Sgt Pepper album. Peter Blake who fashioned the cover of Pepper,
was a huge fan on Dylan Thomas' radio play Under Milk Wood. Jeff
went to see Peter, they became friends and still are. Peter gave
permission to use his wonderful Tiny Tina image for the cover of
this book. London co-author K G Miles has been inspired by BOB
DYLAN since being an awestruck child at Bob's Isle of Wight
Festival in 1969. He is now the co-curator the of the Dylan Room at
London's Troubadour Club and was honoured to address the inaugural
conference at the Tulsa Archive in 2019.
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