This is Seven Days, our weekly summary of the best Bob Dylan news and links plus new podcasts, events, and photo/video of the week.
SEVEN DAYS
A Week in
Dylan News
April 8 - 14, 2024
Seven Days in Bob Dylan
On Tour
- Dylan On Tour
- Last Leg (Setlists)
- NEXT LEG: Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson
- 26 Shows (June 21 – Sept 17)
- Dates/Tickets | Details
The Week's Best News & Posts
- Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour Finale II: The Arrangements (Flagging Down) [10]
- “Bob used to be known for mixing up which songs he played every night. He doesn’t do that any more. He plays the same songs (mostly) every night. What he does do is mix up how those same songs are played. He did “When I Paint My Masterpiece” 201 times on this tour. But on some legs, even on some specific nights, it sounded very different than on others. Same words, different music.”
- The Story of The Martin D-28 Used by Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young (Ultimate Guitar) [5]
- “Interestingly enough, Bob Dylan also possessed the guitar for a brief time, but it remains unclear if any songs were written or recorded on it during its tenure with the folk legend. Here, Neil Young explains how the guitar landed in Bob Dylan’s lap.”
- T Bone Burnett Steps into the Spotlight (FT) [8]
- “The first public result was Dylan’s re-recording of “Blowin’ in the Wind”, which sold for nearly $1.8mn at auction in 2022. The steep price paid for the song didn’t bother Burnett. “The market spoke, so to speak, and it went for what it went for,” he says. “I would say the value has doubled already.”
- He Belongs To Me (On Being a Woman and Loving Bob Dylan) (Rock The Inbox) [8]
- “It’s never a massive blast being a female fan of a band that the culture at large has decided that men have ownership over, and I don’t think that this is even particularly true about Dylan (and, for the most part, I stopped caring about that long ago). And I am sure plenty of women could write this same story about Springsteen or Petty or Neil Young.”
- Top 25 Bob Dylan Films and Videos (BarnFlakes) [5]
- “With questionable abilities as an actor and director, Dylan has nevertheless amassed a fascinating filmography which includes feature films, documentaries, concerts, interviews and music videos* – often all rolled up in the same movie and blurring distinctions between fact and fiction.”
New Bob Dylan Podcasts
- Pod Dylan
- Definitely Dylan
- Rock Talk W/ Dr. Cropper
- The Author Archive
- Eric Bibb Talks About His Life (Young Dylan Gave Advise)
- PowerShift
- Q with Tom Power
- The Dylan Hours
Upcoming Bob Dylan Events
- Apr 27 Greenbelt MD The Bob Band
- May 15 (Darien CT) Bob Dylan Tribute
- May 17 (New York, NY) Birthday Bash
- May 21-26 (Duluth MN) Dylan Fest
- May 23 (St Kilda AU) B-Day Tribute
- May 23 (Donnerstag GY) B-Day Tribute
- May 24 (Marlboro, NY) Birthday Bash
- May 24 Cumberland MD The Bob Band
- May 24 (Bendigo AU) B-Day Tribute
- May 24 (Cumberland MD) B-Day Tribute
- May 25 (Rockville MD) B-Day Tribute
- May 25 (Upway AU) B-Day Tribute
- May 26 (Warrnambool AU) B-Day Tribute
- May 30 (Toronto CAN) B-Day Tribute
- May 31 (Dublin IR) Bob Dylan Roadshow
- June 21-23 (SW France) Bob Dylan Discussion Weekend NEW
- July 4 (Lyme Regis UK) The Songs of Bob Dylan
- July 19-20 (Surrey UK) Visions of Dylan NEW
- Through Aug 18 (Various Cities) Girl From The North Country
- Chrome Horse – Tribute Shows – Regular Dates in US
- Simply Dylan – Tribute Shows – Regular Dates in UK
Complete List of Worldwide: Bob Dylan Events Calendar
Featured Video
Seven Days Bonus Edition
The Bonus Edition this week includes 21 extra links and 1 bonus video. Become a Premium Member to get the Bonus Edition of Seven Days each week, plus an FM+ Podcast Network Subscription, interview videos, and access to our Dylan Research Center. Plus members keeps us publishing. Join Today.