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He taught John Lennon to fingerpick, shaping future Beatles classics, while the ’60s music press compared him to Bob Dylan – why Donovan is an under-appreciated acoustic guitar great

As legend tells it, he was the man who taught John Lennon to pick. And he sure could write a song. We pay tribute to the flying Scotsman of the Swinging Sixties, Donovan Phillips Leitch, with this lesson in his folk-informed style

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Blur's Damon Albarn disagrees with Bob Dylan's phone ban at gigs: "People won’t want to be on their phone if you’re engaging with them correctly"

Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has shared his thoughts on Bob Dylan's decision to make fans keep their phones in locked pouches during his upcoming tour dates

Louder

Bob Dylan’s 2024 UK tour: when is he playing in London and how to get tickets?

The Rough And Rowdy Ways tour will hit the UK later this year but fans must not record his hits

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The 50 greatest acoustic guitar songs of all time

As voted for by you, this list spans some of the most significant acoustic moments ever committed to tape – and features a controversial winner…

Guitar World

Bob Dylan announces Rough and Rowdy Ways 2024 European tour, with no cameras or phones allowed

Bob Dylan is coming back to Europe, and you won't have to watch him via someone else's phone screen

Louder

Bob Dylan announces UK tour including three nights at the Royal Albert Hall

The Mr Tambourine Man hit-maker’s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour will be a strictly phone-free affair

Evening Standard

Music legend Bob Dylan announces 'phone-free' Scottish shows for 2024

BOB Dylan has announced a 2024 “phone-free” tour, including dates in Scotland ...

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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Robert Plant, and Sting once recorded in this mid-century modern home – it's now on sale for $925K

This historic Topanga property perfectly employs a rustic material for a cozy, minimalist home – however, it was formerly a base for music legends

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"The return of the single most important figure in rock music since Elvis": Before The Flood - Bob Dylan's nostalgia trip that became the future

Before The Flood - Dylan's comeback that became the blueprint for the heritage act

MusicRadar

England knocking on heaven’s door at the Euros

Brief letters: Bob Dylan and Euro 96 | Football team’s multicultural success | Sporting poetry | Country diary politics | MPs taken for a ride

The Guardian - UK

"This was a special instrument to him and it's kind of crazy to get to look at it and play it": JD Simo demos Mike Bloomfield's old '63 Strat and proves more than worthy of it

"Mike was the original guitar hero for the baby boomer generation"

MusicRadar

From John Lennon to NWA: 14 of the best protest songs, ranked

From Marvin Gaye to Little Simz, here are 14 songs that illuminate the power of protest music to make change, as ranked by Finn Cliff Hodges

The Independent UK

Bob Dylan To Release 27-Disc Box Set Of 1974 Tour

Bob Dylan's 27-disc box set of 1974 tour recordings with The Band offers fans a unique opportunity to explore his iconic music era.

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Bob Dylan is giving fans a chance to relive his 1974 tour with the Band on a staggering 27-disc set

Bob Dylan fans who want to relive his memorable 1974 concert tour with The Band will soon have the opportunity to own most of it

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“He said, ‘This is the only lap steel I would go out and play rock and roll with... so this one's for you’”: Cage the Elephant's Nick Bockrath got his lap steel – and some of the best buying advice of his life – from Bob Dylan guitarist Bucky Baxter

Bucky Baxter also served as a sounding boardfor Bockrath when it came to guitar-buying advice

Guitar World

“It has four solos, all of which are contenders for the greatest solo ever played”: This is the top guitar cover of all time, as voted for by Total Guitar readers

The winning cover has a quartet of masterful guitar solos, including one that was reportedly delivered with the help of a Zippo lighter...

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Sonic Fields; Buried: The Last Witness; The Vaping Wars – review

A dive into the history of the UK’s music festivals is life-enhancing, while two disturbing investigative series tackle toxic dumping in Wales and the origins of vaping

The Guardian - UK

Kinky Friedman obituary

Caustic country singer and self-styled ‘Jewish cowboy’ whose songs provoked laughter and outrage

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The Guardian - US

Kinky Friedman, country singer known as ‘Jewish cowboy’, dies aged 79

A close friend to Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, Friedman also wrote several novels and ran for Texas governor in 2006

The Independent UK

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died

The Independent UK

Dana Gillespie: Music is still my last love, in between there’s loads of guys who have come and gone

The singer talks getting Morrissey’s approval for her cover of his song, and her relationships with Davie Bowie and Bob Dylan over the years.

Guitar World

“This little thing is probably the best guitar accessory you can buy”: Why TikTok is going nuts for a $12 tennis accessory

Put away those elastic bands – there's a far better guitar cheat code that could be the easiest way to replicate the tone loved by Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan on a budget

Louder

“We peaked too early. Bad commercial decisions and far too much drink and drug excess”: how 80s cowpunk legends Jason And The Scorchers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

Country, rock’n’roll, a whole lot of attitude –Jason And The Scorchers were destined to be huge, but they were their own worst enemies

Louder

From Dylan to Prince, The Stooges to The La's: the 10 best covers by Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder & co. have done a truckload of cover versions across their career - here's ten of the best

Guitar World

“The pre-WWII SJ-200 sounds utterly huge with very deep and punchy bass, strong mids and clear highs”: How Gibson’s legendary SJ-200 acoustic wowed Elvis, Bob Dylan and more to become ‘King of the Flat-tops’

The J-200 is Gibson’s most iconic flat-top – and these vintage examples include one of the first ever made, and the very last Gibson acoustic to be manufactured in Kalamazoo

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