BOB DYLAN: Intimate Insights From Friends and Fellow Musicians
Bob Dylan: Intimate Insights From Friends and Fellow Musicians is a book about Bob Dylan based on interviews with musicians who know him well. The musicians who are interviewed have known Dylan throughout the years and are longtime friends with whom he has shared a great deal. They range from Pete Seeger, and his vivid recollections from 1961, to Joan Baez, with whom Dylan had a highly publicized romance that contributed to his rising fame in the early '60s, to Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Dylan's peers in the pantheon of rock & roll stars.
Other musicians featured in the book are: Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary, Liam Clancy, Bobby Vee, Maria Muldaur, Johnny Rivers, Kris Kristofferson, Ronnie Hawkins, Rosanne Cash, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Bono.
This is a history of a major musician who played a significant role at an important time in America's cultural life: the '60s. Dylan's story is told by the people who were there - who participated in a time of rollicking change, artistic breakthroughs and ecstatic music and experience. This book provides a keen portrait of the friendships and relationships that helped to shape important musicians whose voices have influenced our society as a whole. At the same time, it traces significant moments in our cultural history, from the early '60's civil rights era to the creative promise of the '70's and forward to the confused times we live in today -once again a country at war.
The musicians reflect on Dylan the man at the same time that they explore his music and influence. They share insights that help to mirror our times and shed light on how great music, like great art, can always inspire and uplift us.
