University of Minnesota Press has just published The Dylan Tapes: Friends, Players, & Lovers Talkin’ Early Bob Dylan, a collection of interview transcripts.
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The pop star has spent a life on the go, so the pandemic offered him a rare chance for reflection, to separate the person from the pop star. Also, of course, to record a new album.
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Bill Haley and the Comets released a seminal song; Paul McCartney achieved his sixth solo U.S. No. 1 single; Frank Sinatra was commemorated in a couple of ways, 10 years apart; Finland won its first Eurovision Song Contest; and Dan Wilson was born, today in music history.
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The Beatles had a Gold record in one week; Stevie Wonder had a No. 1 with “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”; Paul Simon's song about film hit No. 1; Supertramp hit No. 1 with “Breakfast in America”; and Sam Smith was born, today in music history.
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