Sep 16 2024 24 mins
In 1983 Bob Dylan recorded Blind Willie McTell, but it remained unreleased until The Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3, and became one of Dylan's most revered songs. It finally appeared in concert in 1997 where it remained an occasional highlight for a long long time.
On this episode we dive into this well loved Dylan song with Michael Gray, who researched and wrote extensively about it in his book Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan.
This is the twelfth episode in our walk through The 50th Anniversary Series release - we're well into Volume 2, with this discussion covering material in Chapter 6. It's deep dive into a song Gray knows well, and a man he wrote a whole book about. As usually, we cover a bunch here but the book goes way deeper.
** There is a video version of this episode at TheFM.Club website for Premium Members.**
LINKS
- Michael Gray Website (includes autographed first editions of his Blind Willie McTell book)
- Song & Dance Man Vol.2 Book Website
- Song & Dance Man Vol 1, 2, 3 Book Series Amazon
- Our Blind Willie McTell: The Song & The Man Playlist
- Seven Days: Our Weekly Bob Dylan Newsletter
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