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Why Bob Dylan’s “basic” songs made John Lennon feel better

    Why Bob Dylan’s “basic” songs made John Lennon feel better

Beatlemania may have ruled Britannia in the 1960s, but just across the Atlantic Ocean, the decade was defined by a different genre: North America had found itself deep in a

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How Bob Dylan helped John Lennon combat his own emotions

    How Bob Dylan helped John Lennon combat his own emotions

There was a significant turn in the way John Lennon approached songwriting in 1964. Before that, Lennon was more or less churning out love songs with an eye toward commercial

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The Bob Dylan song suggested George Harrison for The Beatles

    The Bob Dylan song suggested George Harrison for The Beatles

In the grand scheme of rock history, the careers of The Beatles and Bob Dylan may as well be on different planets. Compared to the freewheeling street poetry that Dylan

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The iconic songwriter John Lennon called “artsy-fartsy crap”

    The iconic songwriter John Lennon called “artsy-fartsy crap”

Bob Dylan had a huge impact on John Lennon. In the early days, The Beatles could be described as simplistic and catchy pop – their success up to this point

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Watch George Harrison and Bob Dylan’s “If Not for You” Acoustic Rehearsal at the Legendary Concert for Bangladesh | GuitarPlayer

    Watch George Harrison and Bob Dylan’s “If Not for You” Acoustic Rehearsal at the Legendary Concert for Bangladesh | GuitarPlayer

On a late-August evening in 1964, a car ferried Bob Dylan from his home in upstate New York to the

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Bob Dylan’s cover of The Beatles song ‘Things We Said Today’

    Bob Dylan’s cover of The Beatles song ‘Things We Said Today’

Bob Dylan is no stranger to the art of cover songs. Frequently cited as one of the most covered artists

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Watch Bob Dylan and friends play ‘My Back Pages’

    Watch Bob Dylan and friends play ‘My Back Pages’

There was a hell of an anniversary celebration going on at Madison Square Garden in 1992. In the city where

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How Bob Dylan and George Harrison bonded while writing a hit

    How Bob Dylan and George Harrison bonded while writing a hit

Shortly after concluding his world tour, Bob Dylan totalled his 500cc Triumph Tiger 100 while driving to manager Albert Grossman’s

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Did Bob Dylan try to ruin George Harrison’s guitar playing?

    Did Bob Dylan try to ruin George Harrison’s guitar playing?

Amidst all the competition, George Harrison and Bob Dylan actually ended up being very close friends. The two music icons

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AC/DC’s Brian Johnson Recalls John Lennon’s Words On Bob Dylan

    AC/DC’s Brian Johnson Recalls John Lennon’s Words On Bob Dylan

It is pretty hard to find any artist who has not been influenced by Bob Dylan in the rock and roll world, as the singer has somehow managed to receive

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