Blowin in the wind

June 20: Chet Atkins Birthday – 2 Bob Dylan Covers & A Medley

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Chester Burton “Chet” Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an American guitarist, occasional vocalist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country’s appeal to adult pop music fans as well.

Atkins’ signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. Other major guitar influences were Django Reinhardt, George Barnes, Les Paul and later Jerry Reed. His trademark picking style and musicianship brought him admirers within and outside the country scene.

Bob Dylan Medley

Blowin’ in the Wind, I want you and Don’t think twice it’s alright.

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Bono / U2 cover Bob Dylan – Happy Birthday Bono

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row 0=””][vc_column 0=””][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]His [Bob Dylan] voice has been a bee buzzing around my ear since I can remember being conscious, It’s an unusual voice, not always soothing, sometimes nagging, but it reminds us of the possibilities for music and its place in the world.
-> Bono (July 1984 – published May 17, 2001)[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””]

Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, philanthropist, venture capitalist, businessman, and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of rock band U2.

Knockin on Heaven’s Door

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I can’t use it anymore
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””]
TV Gaga 1986

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Glen Campbell Covers 5 Bob Dylan Songs – Glen Campbell Birthday

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Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. He released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album. (wikipedia)

Mr. Tambourine Man

From “The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell” (1965)

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Johnny Cash sings 7 Bob Dylan songs

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]I love Bob Dylan, I really do. I love his early work, I love the first time he plugged in electrically, I love his Christian albums, I love his other albums.
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From wikipedia:

John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Much of Cash’s music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark all-black stage wardrobe which earned him the nickname “The Man in Black“.

As an intro, here is a nice video where Bob Dylan talks about Johnny Cash:

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Dolly Parton Sings 3 Bob Dylan Songs – Happy 75th Birthday Dolly Parton

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Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I’m Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s, before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. .. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Blowin’ in the wind

From the album “Those Were the Days” (2005)
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Before you call him a man?
Yes, and how many seas must a white dove sail
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Marianne Faithfull sings 7 Bob Dylan songs – Happy birthday Marianne Faithfull

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]Dylan was, at that moment in time, nothing less than the hippest person on earth. The zeitgeist streamed through him like electricity. He was my Existential hero, the gangling Rimbaud of rock, and I wanted to meet him more than any other living being. I wasn’t simply a fan; I worshipped him…
->Marianne Faithfull (From “Faithfull: An Autobiography”)[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single “As Tears Go By” and became one of the lead female artists during the British Invasion in the United States.

I’ll keep it with mine

From the album “Strange Weather” (1987)

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