A Bob Dylan Primer

A Bob Dylan Primer


Latest Episodes

Country Pie
April 30, 2019

In 1969, America is coming apart at the seams. Rock music is exploding into densely complex forms. Bob Dylan releases an album of pure … country music   Episode links: Dylan and Johnny Cash –...

Basement Medicine
April 02, 2019

“Live fast, die young” is the mantra of many a dead rock star – but what happens if you live fast, and survive? Maybe that’s the toughest test of all.

1966, I Don’t Believe You
February 25, 2019

Imagine you’ve bought a ticket to see your favorite artist in concert. Imagine then that you’re horrified at what that artist plays – would you consider them a traitor? Would you call them Judas?  ...

Teaser: Welcome to A Bob Dylan Primer
November 28, 2018

A short intro about what is happening with this series of broadcasts – launching in January 2019. It’s rolling, Bob.

The First Rock Star
October 31, 2018

What does it mean to be a “rock star?” Attitude? Swagger? Shades? Can a folk singer turn into a rock star? Let’s find out –   Episode links: Bob Dylan – Don’t Think Twice –...

A Thousand Miles From Home
October 18, 2013

Before television, a boy was born in springtime Minnesota. 25 years later he was the most beloved, and most reviled – pop star on the planet.   Episode links: Greenwich Village Folk Riot – 1961...