On October 21, 1961, Bob Dylan recorded his debut album, titled "Bob Dylan," at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. The album was produced by John Hammond, who had previously signed Dylan to Columbia Records. The recording session lasted just two days, with Dylan recording a total of 17 songs, 13 of which made it onto the final album.
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Today
Cleveland's 1995 Rock Hall Opening: Rock and Roll's Family Reunion
On September 2nd, 1995, the city of Cleveland, Ohio, transformed into the epicenter of the rock and roll universe as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum officially threw open its doors. This wasn't just a ribbon-cutting ceremony with polite applause and finger sandwiches. O ... Show More
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Yesterday
Gloria Estefan: The Voice That Conga'd Into History
Well, get ready to salsa into the history books, because September 1st marks the birthday of one of the most electrifying voices to ever cross over from Latin music into mainstream American pop: Gloria Estefan, born on this day in 1957 in Havana, Cuba. Gloria's family fled Cuba f ... Show More
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Aug 31
Hendrix's Last Blaze: Isle of Wight, One Final Performance
On August 31st in music history, we land in the misty early hours of 1970 on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England, where Jimi Hendrix took the stage for what would become one of the most poignant performances of his career. The Isle of Wight Festival that year had ... Show More
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Jul 2020
The Endurance of Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways
On June 19th, Bob Dylan released his 39th album, Rough and Rowdy Ways -- his first full length album of original songs in nearly a decade. Throughout his career, Dylan has followed moments of silence with something wholly new. In the mid-sixties, after a motorcycle accident broug ... Show More
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Feb 2025
Is Bob Dylan Still a ‘Complete Unknown’?
<p>Elijah Wald’s 2015 book, “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night That Split the Sixties,” traces the events that led up to Bob Dylan’s memorable performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The book is about Dylan, but also about the folk movement, youth c ... Show More
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