The folk philosophy of Bob Dylan: riffs, grifters, history – and a terrific playlist
- Written by David McCooey, Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University
Bob Dylan performing with George Harrison in 1971.APBob Dylan, sing-songwriter and Nobel laureate, has spent a career confounding expectations. What, then, should one expect of his new book, The Philosophy of Modern Song? Firstly, “modern song” should read “American modern song”, since almost all of the 66 songs discussed...
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