A noted guitarist and banjo player, he emerged from the same Greenwich Village folk-revival scene as his friend and sometime collaborator Bob Dylan.
Category: Dylan, Bob
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Mary Martin, Who Gave Many Music Stars Their Start, Dies at 85
Her loyalty to artists and her eye for talent made her a force in a male-dominated business. Among her accomplishments: introducing Bob Dylan to the Band.
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John Koerner, Bluesman Who Inspired a Young Bob Dylan, Dies at 85
A spindly guitarist nicknamed Spider, Mr. Koerner was Mr. Dylan’s first friend in the scruffy world of Minneapolis bohemia where he learned about folk music.
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Daniel Kramer, Who Photographed Bob Dylan’s Rise, Dies at 91
For 366 days, he captured intimate images of the singer-songwriter as he changed the look and sound of the 1960s.
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Daniel Kramer’s Year With Bob Dylan
An intimate portrait of a music star on the rise in the 1960s.
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7 Songs That Reference Tortured Poets
Taylor Swift said she channeled them; Patti Smith, Lana Del Rey, the Smiths and others cited them.
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How ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ Got the ’80s Right
The Netflix documentary revels in nostalgia. But the heart of the film spotlights the relationships between the pop superstars who recorded “We Are the World.”
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7 Great Songs From Great 7th Albums
Inspired by Ariana Grande’s return, hear tracks from U2, Sleater-Kinney, Guided by Voices and more.
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Bob Dylan Has Been Playing City-Specific Covers
On the road the past few weeks, the 82-year-old singer-songwriter has been peppering sets with surprising crowd-pleasers.
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My Haul From the WFMU Record Fair
Rounding out a record collection with finds from the Beach Boys, Kraftwerk and Roberta Flack.
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Yohji Yamamoto Prefers the Side View
The fashion designer pulls back the curtain on his creative process.