Ballad of Bob Dylan
A Portrait
1st Edition
Published on 3. May 2011
528 pages
978-0-06-209201-4 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on revelatory interviews, a rich analysis oflyrics, and a lifelong study of one of the greatest songwriters of our time,Daniel Mark Epstein delivers a singular, nuanced, and insightful examination ofBob Dylanthe poet, the musician, and the man. Interweaving in-depthconversations with Dylan collaborators and contemporaries, including Eric Andersen,Tom Paxton, Woody Guthries daughter Nora Guthrie, RamblinJack Elliott, Pete Seeger, Maria Muldaur, John P.Hammond, and many others, Epstein crafts a vivid and unforgettable portrait ofthe inimitable poet and performer. Readers of Christopher Ricks Dylans Visions of Sin, the Dylanautobiography, Chronicles, or Sean Wilentzs Dylan inAmerica, as well as fans enthralled by expository musician stories, such asKeith Richards Life and PattiSmiths Just Kids, will be captivatedby Epsteins unprecedented and incisive look at Bob Dylan, musics mostineffable creator.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- PART I - Washington, D.C., 1963
- Chapter 1 - Lisner Auditorium, December 14, 1963
- Chapter 2 - The Night Bob Dylan Rescued My Sister
- Chapter 3 - The Pauper and the Prince
- Chapter 4 - Spiritual Homing Pigeon
- Chapter 5 - Finding His Voice
- PART II - Madison Square Garden, 1974
- Chapter 6 - New York, 1974
- Chapter 7 - A Sea Change
- Chapter 8 - Wired for Sound
- Chapter 9 - The Poet in the Garden
- Chapter 10 - Midwinter: An Interlude
- Photographic Insert
- PART III - Tanglewood, 1997
- Chapter 11 - Young Blood
- Chapter 12 - Finding the Beat
- Chapter 13 - Telling the Story
- Chapter 14 - The Good Secret
- PART IV - Aberdeen, 2009
- Chapter 15 - Deaths and Entrances
- Chapter 16 - Facing the Lion
- Chapter 17 - Aberdeen: July 24, 2009
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Also by Daniel Mark Epstein
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
