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Never Ending Tour
The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's ongoing touring schedule which began on June 7, 1988. During the course of the tour, musicians have come and gone as the band has continued to evolve. The tour amassed a huge fan base with some fans traveling from around the world to attend as many Dylan shows as possible. Dylan himself has been dismissive of the Never Ending Tour tag. In the sleeve notes to his album ''World Gone Wrong'' (1993), Dylan wrote: His subsequent touring schedule has continued to be referred to as the "Never Ending Tour" by most media outlets. According to Swedish researcher Olof Björner, Dylan played his 2,000th show of the Never Ending Tour on October 16, 2007, in Dayton, Ohio. He played his 3,000th show of the Never Ending Tour on April 19, 2019, in Innsbruck, Austria. Dylan has attributed much of the versatility of his live shows to the talent of his backing band, with whom he recorded each of his 21st-century studio albums: '' Love and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career spanning more than 60 years. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and " The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964) became anthems for the civil rights and antiwar movements. His lyrics during this period incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture. Following his self-titled debut album in 1962, which comprised mainly traditional folk songs, Dylan made his breakthrough as a songwriter with the release of ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' the following year. The album features "Blowin' in the Wind" and the thematically complex " A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall". Many of his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallen Angels (Bob Dylan Album)
''Fallen Angels'' is the Bob Dylan discography, 37th studio album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records on May 20, 2016. The album consists of cover versions of twelve classic American songs chosen by Dylan from a diverse array of writers such as Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Sammy Cahn, and Carolyn Leigh. Much like the album's predecessor, ''Shadows in the Night'', every song on the album, except for "Skylark (song), Skylark", was once recorded by Frank Sinatra. The album received generally favorable reviews from critics, with particular praise for Dylan's vocal performance, production quality, and the arrangements of his band. ''Fallen Angels'' received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, held in February 2017. Recording ''Fallen Angels'' was recorded in 2014 at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, with Dylan's touring band (augmented by a three-piece horn section and guitarist Dean Parks), during the same sessions at which they rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
