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Bob Dylan road mates

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:45:35 +0000

As elusive as he may be to fans and media, Bob Dylan clearly likes company — at least when it comes to being on the road.

This summer, he’s doing another tour of minor league ballparks, with friends Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp along for the ride. Sharing the bill is nothing unusual for Dylan, however, as he has a long history of giving his fans a little something extra for their money.

Here’s a list of just some of the artists who have toured with him over the years:

The Band (1974)

The Rolling Thunder Revue (Joan Baez, Roger MGuinn) (1975)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1986)

The Grateful Dead (1987)

Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell (1998)

Paul Simon (1999)

Willie Nelson (2004)

Merle Haggard (2006)

Elvis Costello (2007)

Bands at Woodstock ‘69

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:45:45 +0000

Among the many myths about Woodstock that have endured with the general public for nearly 40 years: That the famed music festival was actually held in Woodstock, N.Y.

Originally, the town was supposed to host the event, but backed out when rumors spread predicting a much larger than expected turnout. As a result, the show moved to an alfalfa field in Bethel, about 40 miles away, and the rest is…well, history.

In all, 32 acts appeared over the course of the four day event, held August 15-18, 1969. Here’s the lineup, in alphabetical order:

Joan Baez
The Band
Blood, Sweat & Tears
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Canned Heat
Joe Cocker
Country Joe McDonald and The Fish
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
The Grateful Dead
Arlo Guthrie
Tim Hardin
The Keef Hartley Band
Richie Havens
Jimi Hendrix
Incredible String Band
*Iron Butterfly
Jefferson Airplane
Janis Joplin
Melanie
Mountain
Quill
Santana
John Sebastian
Sha-Na-Na
Ravi Shankar
Sly & The Family Stone
Bert Sommer
Sweetwater
Ten Years After
The Who
Johnny Winter
#Neil Young

* Iron Butterfly was scheduled but did not perform because they couldn’t make it to the site.
# Neil Young played with Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Source: Woodstock69.com

Courting Lyrical Opinions

Cyndi Hughes — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:59:00 +0000

he New York Times gives us the “Most Cited Rockers in Judicial Opinions,” assembled by Alex B. Long. The list comes from an article Long wrote on the use of popular music in legal writing, published in 2007 in The Washington & Lee Law Review.

Bob Dylan (26)
Paul Simon/Simon & Garfunkel (12)
Bruce Springsteen (5)
The Rolling Stones (4)
The Beatles (3)
The Grateful Dead (2)
Joni Mitchell (1)

According to the Times, “Professor Long freely notes that his casual methodology, which involved typing names of artists into the LexisNexis database and searching federal and state cases, might have missed some artists and citations.”

Long’s entire article — complete with oft-cited lyrics — is here.

Dave’s Acoustic Guitar Favorites

Dave Mandelbrot — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:06:00 +0000

From Fretbase.com

“Let Him Roll” — Guy Clark
“Bears” — Lyle Lovett
“In My Own Mind” — Lyle Lovett
“Sweet Lorraine” — Patty Griffin
“L.A. County” — Lyle Lovett
“Dust In The Wind” (Album Version) — Kansas
“Angel From Montgomery” — Bonnie Raitt/John Prine
“Friend Of The Devil” (Remastered Version) — Grateful Dead

Listen to samples:

For more guitar coverage, visit Fretbase.com

Best Rock Bands Ever

Cyndi Hughes — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:35:00 +0000

fMSNBC contributor Eric Olsen bravely steps where many have gone before: he dared to publish his list of the top 10 rock bands ever. As he puts it, “One can either cower in anticipation of the monsoon of disagreement sure to come and load the package with every manner of weaselly equivocation, or one can swagger ahead blissfully secure in the universal righteousness of one’s judgment. Being American, I choose the latter.”

Here’s the method behind Olsen’s list: The winners had to be an actual band; they had to be “within the greater circle of ‘rock’ music and generate most or all of their own material.” Olsen also considered cultural influences, staying power, and our favorite: the “It’s a Wonderful Life” factor: “What damage would be done if the band were to be removed from rock history? — the greater the damage, the greater the band.”

Here’s Olsen’s top 10 bands of all time:

The Beatles (pictured)
The Rolling Stones
U2
The Grateful Dead
Velvet Underground
Led Zeppelin
The Ramones
Pink Floyd
Bob Marley & the Wailers
Sly and the Family Stone

For more, visit “The 10 Best Rock Bands Ever” at MSNBC.