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The philosophy of modern song

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Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls...

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Main Author: Dylan, Bob, 1941- (Author, Narrator)
Other Authors: Bridges, Jeff, 1949- (Narrator), Mirren, Helen (Narrator), Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (Narrator), Goodman, John, 1952- (Narrator), Zellweger, ReneĢe, 1969- (Narrator), Spacek, Sissy (Narrator), Buscemi, Steve, 1957- (Narrator), Isaac, Oscar (Narrator), Moreno, Rita (Narrator), Wright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Simon & Schuster, [2022]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Popular music > Writing and publishing.
Popular music > Writing and publishing > History.
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Summary:Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan's unique prose. They are mysterious and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny. And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition.
Item Description:Compact discs.
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Physical Description:6 audio discs (approximately 6 hr., 38 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:06:38:00
ISBN:9781797129518
1797129511
Author Notes:Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. He is a singer-songwriter and artist. He emerged on the New York music scene in 1961. He has recorded 38 studio albums including Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks, Oh Mercy, Time Out Of Mind, Love and Theft, and Modern Times. His songs include Blowin' in the Wind, The Times They Are a-Changin', and Like a Rolling Stone.

He has published poetry and prose including a collection entitled Tarantula in 1971, a memoir entitled Chronicles: Volume One in 2004, and The Lyrics: 1961-2012 in 2016. He has received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. In 1988, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2008, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." In 2012, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. In 2016, Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

(Bowker Author Biography)

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