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Bob Dylan

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1 Which of the following titles did Bob Dylan have?

2 In response to a question from ________ as to whether he belonged to any Church or synagogue, Dylan laughingly replied, "Not really. Uh, the Church of the Poison Mind." [270]

3 On his next album, ________, he used The Band as backing group, while rehearsing for a major tour.

4 The second evangelical album, Saved (1980), received mixed reviews, although ________ in Rolling Stone declared the album was far superior, musically, to its predecessor.

5 What years was Bob Dylan active?

6 How is Bob Dylan described?

7 [65] "________" quickly became one of Dylan's best known songs when The Byrds recorded an electric guitar version which reached number one in both the U.S.

8 What was Bob Dylan's birth name?

9 On what date was Bob Dylan born?

10 When was Bob Dylan born?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • activist Terry Robbins inspired the name of the terrorist organization Weathermen with a Bob Dylan quote?
  • American singer-songwriter Patty Griffin listened to Christian songs by Bob Dylan before writing for her gospel album Downtown Church?
  • Jimi Hendrix originally wanted to cover Bob Dylan's "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" from the John Wesley Harding album, but covered "All Along the Watchtower" from the same album instead?
  • Jamaican-born poet, playwright and screenwriter Evan Jones wrote the 1963 BBC television play Madhouse on Castle Street in which Bob Dylan made his acting début?
  • members of the music trio Queen of Japan use aliases that sound like Japanese names and are known for synthpop covers of artists such as John Lennon and Bob Dylan?
  • the artist and illustrator N. C. Wyeth (pictured) was the grandfather of Howard Wyeth, the stride pianist and drummer for Bob Dylan?
  • unlike some other songs Bob Dylan wrote about failed relationships, in "I Threw It All Away" he takes responsibility for the failure?
  • the title of the Bob Dylan song "The Wicked Messenger" mirrors a Proverbs passage, which reads "A wicked messenger falleth into mischief; but a faithful ambassador is health"?
  • the Nidaros Cathedral West Front sculpture of Archangel Michael was based on Bob Dylan?
  • Bob Dylan's song "On the Road Again" previews the grotesque characters that would feature in Dylan's later songs?
  • Bob Dylan's song "Joey" is a sympathetic portrayal of real-life gangster Joey Gallo?
  • Bob Dylan sang his 1964 song "Chimes of Freedom" at Bill Clinton's 1993 presidential inauguration?
  • Bob Dylan paid US$2,500 per week to percussionist Bobbye Hall to get her to tour with him in 1978, in compensation for missed session musician work?
  • Bob Dylan has stated that the Queen Jane, the subject of his 1965 song "Queen Jane Approximately", is a man?
  • Bob Dylan was familiar with folk singer Dillard Chandler in 1969, when Chandler's album Old Love Songs & Ballads had sold only 50 copies?
  • Bob Dylan was heckled by fans while playing "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" during his controversial electric set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival?
  • Bob Dylan's song "From a Buick 6" borrowed some lyrics from the 1930 Sleepy John Estes song "Milk Cow Blues"?
  • Bob Dylan's infamous performance of "Maggie's Farm" at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival was seen by his band's organist Al Kooper as "sort of a disaster"?
  • Bob Dylan wrote "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" in two days at a Ramada Inn in February 1969?
  • "Mr. Tambourine Man" was the first song written by Bob Dylan to reach #1 on a pop music chart?
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