The song took an extraordinary journey after its original release, inspiring versions from some very unexpected stars.
Rob Reginio began listening to Bob Dylan’s music when he was young and in the company of his mother, who enjoyed filtering her Dylan through Joan Baez’s graceful covers. But just before he started ...
Bob Dylan possessed a knack for getting ahead of trends instead of following them. In 1967, the music world was going in a maximalist direction, with ornate productions specifically attuned to the ...
In December 1967, Bob Dylan released "John Wesley Harding," a spare, mostly acoustic album he'd recorded in secret in Nashville, that included "All Along the Watchtower." The album was very different ...
On March 9, 1968, legendary folk musician Bob Dylan released his eighth album, John Wesley Harding. The record was a critical and commercial success, peaking at No. 1 on the U.K. charts and remaining ...
Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding marked his return to semi-acoustic instrumentation after famously “going electric.” Dylan’s three previous albums were experimental blues-leaning rock albums. John ...
On this day in 1968, a historic battle was happening on the music charts. Bob Dylan's "John Wesley Harding" peaked at No. 1 in the UK, No. 2 in the US. The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" kept Dylan’s ...