Bob Dylan: The Stories Behind the Songs, 1962-69 by Andy Gill - ISBN: 9781787396166
Hardcover
Dylan’s 60s songs: a journey from folkie to rock revolutionary.

Bob Dylan: The Stories Behind the Songs, 1962-69

The Stories Behind the Songs 1962-68

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  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2021

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Summary

In this book, Andy Gill assesses the circumstances behind Dylan’s most famous songs, tracing the artist’s progress from young tyro folkie to acclaimed protest singer, and through the subsequent changes which saw him invent folk-rock and transform rock ‘n’ roll with symbolist poetry, before retreating into country-tinged conservatism just as his followers were engaged in the great psychedelic freak-show of the late 1960s. Even then, he couldn’t help but innovate, introducing the world to anoth…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781787396166
ISBN-10:1787396169
Author:Andy Gill
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Welbeck
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:1 June 2021
Weight:1.00kg
Dimensions:282mm x 222mm x 22mm
Series:The Stories Behind the Songs
About The Author

Andy Gill

Andy Gill started as a freelance writer for NME in 1977 and went on to become chief rock critic for the Independent, a role he held for more than 25 years. He also wrote for Uncut, Q, Empire and Mojo magazines. He died in 2019.

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