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The bizarre time Bob Dylan played tennis with The Beatles

    The bizarre time Bob Dylan played tennis with The Beatles

Could you imagine putting together an all-star squad of rock stars for a football team, or rugby, or anything else? Regardless of the eventual scoreline, it certainly would make for

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Why John Lennon Believed Bob Dylan’s “Basic” Songs Came From the British Isles – American Songwriter

    Why John Lennon Believed Bob Dylan’s “Basic” Songs Came From the British Isles – American Songwriter

No genre of music has one sole creator. Rather, the creation of a genre comes from generations of influence, impact, and ultimately metamorphosis. That being said, some of the most

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When George Harrison’s idea was killed by The Traveling Wilbury’s

    When George Harrison’s idea was killed by The Traveling Wilbury’s

The word supergroup does enough to send a shiver down my spine these days. Laced with commerciality and usually a self-professed title, the idea of music’s titans forming rarely works

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Why John Lennon felt betrayed by Bob Dylan

    Why John Lennon felt betrayed by Bob Dylan

John Lennon was a big Bob Dylan fan. At one point in the early 1960s, The Beatles would even go so far as to call the folk star their “idol”,

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10 albums where artists lost their momentum

    10 albums where artists lost their momentum

Every great rock and roll success story is built on momentum. Even though everyone tries to have that one album

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The musician Bob Dylan had “a romantic fixation” on

    The musician Bob Dylan had “a romantic fixation” on

In the 1960s, Bob Dylan floated around like a mystic numen. The original vagabond drifted in and out of scenes

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The one song that George Harrison wrote with Bob Dylan

    The one song that George Harrison wrote with Bob Dylan

  Most music felt volatile in the early 1960s. Sure, The Beatles dominated the charts for a while, but it

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The Bob Dylan song John Lennon thought he couldn’t match

    The Bob Dylan song John Lennon thought he couldn’t match

There should always be a healthy sense of competition for any good songwriter. Anyone can write for themselves, but using

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How George Harrison and Bob Dylan saved John Fogerty’s career

    How George Harrison and Bob Dylan saved John Fogerty’s career

Looking through the pantheon of 20th-century music, it is easy to see a heavy conglomerate of stars from the 1960s.

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“The Quiet Beatle” vs. Neil Young: The Bob Dylan Anniversary Concert That Fueled George Harrison’s Beef – American Songwriter

    “The Quiet Beatle” vs. Neil Young: The Bob Dylan Anniversary Concert That Fueled George Harrison’s Beef – American Songwriter

As more source material comes out about the Beatles, fans are discovering much more about The Beatle they thought they had figured out: George Harrison. In past years Harrison had

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