This account of Bob Dylan in a broader American social and musical context is compelling. Some of it may seem heavy going but it pays dividends. The author is from a family that was part of the liberal politics and arts scene of Greenwich Village in the 1940s-50s and the author himself first saw Dylan at a crucial concert in 1964. His exploration of the influence of composer Aaron Copland and the Atlanta blues singer and guitarist Blind Willie McTell might appear to be tangents but he closes the circle convincingly. Myself, I am all for anyone giving more weight to McTell, whose Statesboro Blues is only the tip of a musical iceberg, though an especially exciting one (I declare enduring love for the versions of Taj Mahal and the All Brothers Band).
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