The 1988 Traveling Wilburys line that knocked Tom Petty out: “That just kills me”
He was a big fan.
folk music
Seven wildly different songs that inspired Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy
Influences way beyond the ‘alt-country’ world.
Fred Neil: The reclusive 1960s folk singer who made a million dollars and walked away forever
A mentor to Dylan, David Crosby, Joni Mitchell, and many more.
The Gaslight Café: The most important “basket house” in New York’s history
“I kept my eyes on the Gaslight. How could I not?”
Boy from the North Country: Martin Carthy, the man whose songs taught Bob Dylan “a lot”
“Stay well, and keep playing”.
“He’s always completely stayed true”: The musician who inspired everything Thom Yorke did
“Absolutely inspired everything…”
The 1983 song Paul Simon called better than ‘The Sound of Silence’: “A greater impact”
Growing with every song.
The 1963 song Bob Dylan was desperate to write: “I couldn’t help it”
The words that were driven out of him.
The Kingston Trio’s 1959 chart achievement that eluded both Elvis and The Beatles
“They seemed to know what they were doing.”