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This is both a guide and history on the impact of London on Dylan,
and the lasting legacy of Bob Dylan on the London music scene. Bob
Dylan In London celebrates this journey, and allows readers to
experience Dylan's London and follow in his footsteps to places
such as the King and Queen pub (the first venue that Dylan
performed at in London), the Savoy hotel and Camden Town. This book
explores the key London places and times that helped to create one
of the greatest of all popular musicians, Bob Dylan.
For Bob Dylan enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in the
history of music. This, the third book in the Troubadour Tales
series takes us back to Minnesota and Dylan's hometown of Duluth.
Bob Dylan born in Duluth in Minnesota, grew up in Hibbing,
Minnesota and cut his musical teeth in the folk scene of Dinkytown,
Minnesota. This guide brings together wonderful stories from each
of these key locations and provides detailed information about the
roots and the early life of Bob Dylan. We travel back in time to
hear stories from his early teacher, tales of the mysterious
wandering rabbi, eye-witness accounts from early Dinkytown musical
collaborators, as well as being privy to secrets from behind the
scenes of the classic Blood On The Tracks album. Fascinating
insights into the history and life of one of the most important
songwriters in music history and told with Minnesota voices, each
with their own personal stories to tell.
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.
This unique insight into the fascinating world of Bob Dylan and New
York focuses on the enduring interrelationship of City and Artist.
Bob Dylan in the Big Apple will take you on a journey that Dylan
took through the streets of New York, looking at the locations,
including the less trodden Dylan trails, the characters he
befriended as well as revealing stories that formed the backdrop to
his life and work. We follow in his early footsteps into the Cafe
Wha? as well as, more recently, the Beacon Theatre. Along the way
we take in fighting on Elizabeth Street, the 'crummy' hotel, the
tavern 'on the corner of Armageddon Street' and the Tuscarora
Indian Reservation and more. We also take the Rolling Tyre Walk as
well as the Talkin' Washington Park Square picnic. Definitely one
for your list of walks! This colourful book with maps and
illustrations and wonderful stories will be a must for any Dylan
enthusiast.
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