BOB DYLAN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Pat Summitt awarded with Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is honoring a diverse group of political and cultural icons, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn and rock legend Bob Dylan, with the Medal of Freedom at the White House.
The president noted that the awards ceremony Tuesday led to a "packed house, which is testament to how cool this group is....
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Chelsea Set to Play PSG in Yankee Stadium This July
When the Hotel Chelsea was closed for renovations last year, Tom Leonard opened his article about it in the Daily Mail by highlighting the hotel’s famous (and often infamous) history, writing: “Every room has a story, most of them memorable and few of them printable.”
Sid Vicious (or someone else, he can’t remember) killed his girlfriend there. Dylan Thomas killed himself...
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23 days ago
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R.I.P. Levon Helm
The beat and the voice that powered The Band has beensilenced by cancer. Drummer Levon Helm has died at age 71.From a place one might least expect, the WallStreet Journal, comes this perfect synopsis: "Helm, the drummer and singer who brought anurgent beat and a genuine Arkansas twang to some of The Band's best-known songsand helped turn a bunch of musicians known mostly...
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April 20, 2012
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April 20, 2012
Francesa: Bob Dylan wrote the Turtles hit song 'Happy Together'
Mike Francesa, "Like how 'bout Happy Together the Turtles big hit? Bob Dylan, I mean so..."
Happy Together: 1967 chart topper written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon -- former members of a band...
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April 19, 2012
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April 19, 2012
Ke$ha, Adele, others cover Bob Dylan songs for Amnesty International
Ke$ha, the irreverent pop star known for singing about brushing her teeth with "a bottle of Jack" turns poignant while covering a song from one of music's great lyricists on the new four-disc "Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International." The project features 75 newly recorded Dylan songs by 80 artists, including Adele...
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January 27, 2012
The Coordinators They Are A-Changin’
By Jeremy Hritz
Bob Dylan said “the times they are a changin’.” If he is following AFC North football, he may be considering a lyrical revision.
It looks like the Pittsburgh Steelers are not the only AFC North team that will begin the 2012 NFL season with a new coordinator. On Wednesday, Chuck Pagano, defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, accepted the head coaching...
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January 26, 2012
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January 26, 2012
John Daly Sings "Knocking On Heaven's Door" In American Flag Suit (Video)
PGA Tour's John Daly by day is just your average golfer but away from the course, Mr. Daly can sing and play the guitar with the best of them.
Recently, Daly was overseas to play in the Thailand Golf Championships, Daly decided to serenade some guests to Bob Dylan's classic, "Knocking on Heaven's Door" in an American flag suit:
(Courtesy of Sweater Punch)
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December 29, 2011
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December 29, 2011
For politically aware songs, the '00s were all for naught
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Grandmaster Flash and Rage Against the Machine produced era-defining political songs in earlier decades. The '00s gave us Britney Spears.The '60s gave us "Blowin' in the Wind," folk-poet Bob Dylan's challenge to the brutal status quo. The '70s served up Neil Young's "Ohio," an anthem of generational rage against the...
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December 25, 2011
John Daly is a Golfer, a Singer, a Guitarist, and a Proud American
Here’s pro golfer John Daly like you’ve probably never seen him (Ed. note: clean and sober?), not with his customary golf club but rather an acoustic guitar, as he performs his rendition of the Bob Dylan classic Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.
Daly was at the Thailand Golf Championship when he got up on stage with his guitar and sang the Dylan tune, and wouldn...
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December 17, 2011
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December 17, 2011
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