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While noted for its barbed attack, Bob Dylan's 'Idiot Wind' reveals further dimensions when its pointed lyrics are studied.

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Josh Freese lists his favourite drummers ever, from his childhood hero, Buddy Rich, to the legend who inspired him to ...

To have seen Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen perform on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour would have been amazing, but Cohen chose ...

Upon the chorus of 'Helpless', Mitchell sings backing vocals not onstage, but backstage, a silhouette hidden in the shadows.

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John Lennon didn't need sidemen to be one of the greatest artists of his time, but he knew when his colleagues needed a ...

Jeff Lynne is known for building records from the ground up, but he knew that there were a few guitar hero moments in his ...