Bob Dylan

I bogen her placerer forfatteren Bob Dylan og hans værk centralt i USA's moderne historie.Udgangspunktet er det venstreorienterede musikmiljø i New York under den store depression og 2. Verdenskrig, og Woodie Guthries, Pete Seegers og folkemusikkens indflydelse på den unge Dylan. Så følger mødet med Allen Ginsberg og beatgenerationen, de store koncerter i 1960’erne og 70’erne og indspilningerne af alle de kendteste albums, ikke mindst 'Blonde on Blonde'.Dylans senere optagethed af 1920’ernes sorte bluesmusik og særligt Blind Willie McTell fører frem til hans kristne periode, der igen trækker linjer tilbage til den amerikanske borgerkrig og de mange religiøse retninger og vækkelser.Bogen fortæller undervejs om The Never Ending Tour, Dylans bøger, malerier og film og slutter med de seneste indspilninger bl.a. 'Modern Times', 'The Bootleg Series' og 'Together Through"Det skal dog ikke skygge for, at Sean Wilentz har givet os en respektindgydende rundtur i såvel Dylans værk som i amerikansk kulturhistorie i bredere forstand, hvor han på fornem vis lever op til den forsøgsvise afgrænsning af projektet, han opstiller i indledningen."Espen Strunk, Gaffa"Undervejs er vi underholdt på et højt niveau med historier om The Never Ending Tour, Dylans bøger, malerier og film, inden Wilentz gennemgår de seneste albums. Bogen slutter med 25 siders forslag til læsning og noter, en fremragende diskografi og et imponerende person- og sagregister. Yderst brugbart."Bjarne Nielsen, Arbejderen"... professorens grundighed giver bonus."George Hilton, Ekstra Bladet"Den 62-årige Sean Wilentz er historieprofessor på Princeton. Han gør en dyd ud af at finde de oversete forbindelser mellem noget, Dylan har sagt eller skrevet, og så historisk fakta."Simon Lund, Politiken"[Bob Dylan] har ikke opfundet sig selv, han er i dyb gæld til traditionen, men til gengæld genopfinder han hele tiden sig selv og traditionen i samme bevægelse. Det kan næppe dokumenteres bedre, end det bliver i denne enestående bog."Nils Gunder Hansen, Kristeligt Dagblad"En grundig bog til de mange Dylan-fans, der gerne vil have endnu en vinkel på ham og hans musik."Allan Thomsen Volhøj, Lektørudtalelse“Sean Wilentz’ smukke bog sætter nye standarder for den populære musiks kulturhistorie i Amerika. Der er overraskelser og strålende oplysninger på næsten hver eneste side. En stor historiker har skrevet en historie om den kultur, der har formet ham. Ligesom Dylan er Wilentz en dyb og skarpt analyserende amerikansk stemme.”Leon Wieseltier, New Republic.“At læse Sean Wilentz’ Bob Dylan i Amerika er lige så spændende og overraskende som at lytte til en stor Dylan-sang.”Martin Scorsese“Sean Wilentz får mig til at føle, at han var til stede, når han skriver om begivenheder, jeg deltog i.”Al Kooper“Bogen er stærkt skrevet, den er stærkt tænkt – den er tæt og stærk, lige meget hvor du læser i den.”Philip Roth

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring story of this iconic singer-songwriter, poetand artist. Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota. As a teenager, he played in various bands and, over time, his interest in music deepened, with a particular passion for American folk music and blues. Dylan moved to New York City in 1961, where he began to perform poetry and music in clubs and cafés in Greenwich Village. There, he recorded a number of albums which made him one of the most influential musicians of history. This fascinating book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back , including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the musician's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets . Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring story of this iconic singer-songwriter, poet and artist. Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota. As a teenager, he played in various bands and, over time, his interest in music deepened, with a particular passion for American folk music and blues. Dylan moved to New York City in 1961, where he began to perform poetry and music in clubs and cafés in Greenwich Village. There, he recorded a number of albums which made him one of the most influential musicians of history. This fascinating book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back , including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the musician's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets . Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

En vigtig del af bogen vies til Bob Dylans møde med Allen Ginsberg og Beatgenerationen, og forfatteren har herefter fokus på de store koncerter i 60’erne og 70’erne og indspilningerne af alle de kendte albums fra denne periode, især Blonde on Blonde. Mens 80’ernes Dylan ikke fylder meget i bogen, dækkes de vigtigste plader fra 90’erne og frem, hvor Dylan fornyer sig i vedvarende dialog med den dybe amerikanske folktradition. I den Oscarnominerede biopic A Complete Unknown med Timothée Chalamet i hovedrollen zoomes der ind på 60’ernes Greenwich Village, hvor den unge Bob Dylan finder sig selv i mødet med Woody Guthrie og Pete Seegers. Historikeren Sean Wilentz forsøger med denne bog at grave et spadestik dybere i den amerikanske kulturhistorie. Han fremhæver blandt andet, hvorledes populærmusikikonet Aaron Coplands omgang med den amerikanske folkemusik i 1940’erne gødede jorden for den type sange, som den særdeles originale Dylan tyve år senere bragte ind i verden.

En balance mellem nærvær og fravær. Intens og nærværende i nuet, og så i næste øjeblik fraværende, og total ligegyldighed. Er det Bob Dylan? I bogen tager Johannes Andersen os med på en rejse gennem Dylans liv og musik, hvor han samtidig sætter fokus på udvalgte sange. Fra den ufrivillige protestsanger i starten af karrieren til de bedrevidende sange om fremmedgørelse og verdens ufølsomme autoriteter, der for alvor slog hans navn fast som sin generations bedste sangskriver, for nogle, måske fordi han tog afstand fra verden. Efter en personlig nedsmeltning søger Dylan efter kærlighed og hverdagens glimt af ro og harmoni. Det ender med en dramatisk skilsmisse og blod på sporet. Denne krise åbner døren op for en religiøs vækkelse, som snart efter følges op af en dyb midtvejskrise, præget af dårlige beslutninger, slatne sange og alt for mange stimulanser. Men ved at forskanse sig i en never ending turné genfinder Dylan sin musikalske struktur og styrke, der gør det muligt for ham at åbne for universelle indsigter, men også for ironiske hverdagserfaringer. Bogen er illustreret og rummer en discografi.

Greil Marcus weaves individual moods and moments into a brilliant history of their changing times. The book begins in Berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on Dylan's show at the University of Minnesota on election night 2008. In between are moments of euphoric discovery: from Marcus' sleeve notes for the 1967 Basement Tapes to his exploration of Dylan's reimagining of the American experience in 1997's Time Out of Mind . And rejection; Marcus's Rolling Stone piece on Dylan's album Self Portrait - often referred to as the most famous record review ever written - began with 'What is this shit?' and led to his departure from the magazine for five years. Marcus follows not only recordings but performances. books, movies, and all manner of highways and byways in which Bob Dylan has made himself felt in our culture. Together, the dozens of pieces collected here comprise a portrait of how, throughout his career, Bob Dylan has drawn upon and reinvented the landscape of American song, its myths and choruses, heroes and villains. They are the result of more than forty years' engagement between an unparalleled artist and a uniquely acute listener.

Greil Marcus weaves individual moods and moments into a brilliant history of their changing times. The book begins in Berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on Dylan's show at the University of Minnesota on election night 2008. In between are moments of euphoric discovery: from Marcus' sleeve notes for the 1967 Basement Tapes to his exploration of Dylan's reimagining of the American experience in 1997's Time Out of Mind . And rejection; Marcus's Rolling Stone piece on Dylan's album Self Portrait - often referred to as the most famous record review ever written - began with 'What is this shit?' and led to his departure from the magazine for five years. Marcus follows not only recordings but performances. books, movies, and all manner of highways and byways in which Bob Dylan has made himself felt in our culture. Together, the dozens of pieces collected here comprise a portrait of how, throughout his career, Bob Dylan has drawn upon and reinvented the landscape of American song, its myths and choruses, heroes and villains. They are the result of more than forty years' engagement between an unparalleled artist and a uniquely acute listener.

"A historical compilation to savor" ( Los Angeles Times ) that is "invaluable...irresistible" ( The New York Times )--the ultimate collection of interviews and encounters with Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan, spanning his entire career from 1962 to today. Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews features over two dozen of the most significant and revealing conversations with the singer, gathered in one definitive collection that spans his career from street poet to Nobel Laureate. First published in 2006, this acclaimed collection brought together the best interviews and encounters with Bob Dylan to create a multi-faceted, cultural, and journalistic portrait of the artist and his legacy. This edition includes three additional pieces from Rolling Stone that update the volume to the present day. Among the highlights are the seminal Rolling Stone interviews--anthologized here for the first time--by Jann Wenner, Jonathan Cott, Kurt Loder, Mikal Gilmore, Douglas Brinkley, and Jonathan Lethem--as well as Nat Hentoff's legendary 1966 Playboy interview. Surprises include Studs Terkel's radio interview in 1963 on WFMT in Chicago, the interview Dylan gave to screenwriter Jay Cocks when he was a student at Kenyon College in 1964, a 1965 interview with director Nora Ephron, and an interview Sam Shepard turned into a one-act play for Esquire in 1987. Introduced by Rolling Stone editor Jonathan Cott, these intimate conversations from America's most celebrated street poet is a "priceless collection with honest, open, and thoughtful musings...a fascinating window into his one-of-a-kind mind" ( Publishers Weekly ).

"A historical compilation to savor" ( Los Angeles Times ) that is "invaluable...irresistible" ( The New York Times )--the ultimate collection of interviews and encounters with Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan, spanning his entire career from 1962 to today. Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews features over two dozen of the most significant and revealing conversations with the singer, gathered in one definitive collection that spans his career from street poet to Nobel Laureate. First published in 2006, this acclaimed collection brought together the best interviews and encounters with Bob Dylan to create a multi-faceted, cultural, and journalistic portrait of the artist and his legacy. This edition includes three additional pieces from Rolling Stone that update the volume to the present day. Among the highlights are the seminal Rolling Stone interviews--anthologized here for the first time--by Jann Wenner, Jonathan Cott, Kurt Loder, Mikal Gilmore, Douglas Brinkley, and Jonathan Lethem--as well as Nat Hentoff's legendary 1966 Playboy interview. Surprises include Studs Terkel's radio interview in 1963 on WFMT in Chicago, the interview Dylan gave to screenwriter Jay Cocks when he was a student at Kenyon College in 1964, a 1965 interview with director Nora Ephron, and an interview Sam Shepard turned into a one-act play for Esquire in 1987. Introduced by Rolling Stone editor Jonathan Cott, these intimate conversations from America's most celebrated street poet is a "priceless collection with honest, open, and thoughtful musings...a fascinating window into his one-of-a-kind mind" ( Publishers Weekly ).

Robert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer arrived in New York in 1961. He became Dylan's friend, champion and critic. His book, first published in 1986, was hailed as the definitive unauthorized biography of this moody, passionate genius. Shelton tells the intimate and first-hand story of Dylan's formative years in Greenwich Village NYC, and it is the only biography that has been written with his active cooperation. Dylan gave Shelton access to his parents, Abe and Beatty Zimmerman - whom no other journalist has ever interviewed; to his brother, David; to childhood friends from Hibbing; to fellow students and friends from Minneapolis; and to Suze Rotolo, the muse immortalized on the cover of Freewheelin' , among others. Concluding Dylan's story backstage during his triumphant 1978 world tour, No Direction Home took 20 years to complete and when it was finally published the book received widespread critical acclaim. Following his Nobel Prize for Literature Award in 2016, Dylan's standing is higher than at any time since the 1960s and Shelton's book is now seen as a classic.

Robert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer arrived in New York in 1961. He became Dylan's friend, champion and critic. His book, first published in 1986, was hailed as the definitive unauthorized biography of this moody, passionate genius. Shelton tells the intimate and first-hand story of Dylan's formative years in Greenwich Village NYC, and it is the only biography that has been written with his active cooperation. Dylan gave Shelton access to his parents, Abe and Beatty Zimmerman - whom no other journalist has ever interviewed; to his brother, David; to childhood friends from Hibbing; to fellow students and friends from Minneapolis; and to Suze Rotolo, the muse immortalized on the cover of Freewheelin' , among others. Concluding Dylan's story backstage during his triumphant 1978 world tour, No Direction Home took 20 years to complete and when it was finally published the book received widespread critical acclaim. Following his Nobel Prize for Literature Award in 2016, Dylan's standing is higher than at any time since the 1960s and Shelton's book is now seen as a classic.

When Columbia Records finally decided to open up the voluminous Bob Dylan vaults, unleashing thousands of hours of long-sought-after, oft-rumored, unreleased material, it was hard to keep up. Included in the release were six CDs of Blood On The Tracks outtakes, six CDs of the complete Basement Tapes, 10 CDs of Rolling Thunder Revue live material, the six extraordinary CDs of The Cutting Edge from Dylan's game-changing 1965-66 sessions, and a stunning 36 CD release of Dylan's stormy 1966 world tour that some say changed the face of popular music. It is all explored here. This updated examination of Dylan's five-decade career provides a comprehensively analyzes his writing and recording history and the historical impact of Dylan's prolific creative output. It features critical commentary on every song and album, including many rare bootleg recordings and the recent new discoveries from Columbia Records. Later chapters also list and discuss Dylan's numerous appearances in film, in literature, on radio, and on television. Including his Nobel Prize speech and lecture, an extensive bibliography of books on Dylan old and new, and a brand-new introduction with updated Billboard charts, this is the ultimate book on Bob.

When Columbia Records finally decided to open up the voluminous Bob Dylan vaults, unleashing thousands of hours of long-sought-after, oft-rumored, unreleased material, it was hard to keep up. Included in the release were six CDs of Blood On The Tracks outtakes, six CDs of the complete Basement Tapes , 10 CDs of Rolling Thunder Revue live material, the six extraordinary CDs of The Cutting Edge from Dylan's game-changing 1965-66 sessions, and a stunning 36 CD release of Dylan's stormy 1966 world tour that some say changed the face of popular music. It is all explored here. This updated examination of Dylan's five-decade career provides a comprehensively analyzes his writing and recording history and the historical impact of Dylan's prolific creative output. It features critical commentary on every song and album, including many rare bootleg recordings and the recent new discoveries from Columbia Records. Later chapters also list and discuss Dylan's numerous appearances in film, in literature, on radio, and on television. Including his Nobel Prize speech and lecture, an extensive bibliography of books on Dylan old and new, and a brand-new introduction with updated Billboard charts, this is the ultimate book on Bob.