Today’s post on Bob Dylan Examiner recounts Dylan’s long relationship with the holiday being celebrated around the world tonight. The Examiner also asked for my own comments on Dylan’s reliance on the Passover story in song, which begins with “When the Ship Comes In” and extends throughout his career, including so-called Christian songs like “When He Returns” and “Saved” and, more recently, “Thunder on the Mountain,” the kickoff track of Modern Times.
Bob Dylan’s Passover history – from Bob Dylan Examiner
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010When Bob Dylan Accepted a Lifetime Grammy Award by Reciting a Jewish Prayer
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
The Bob Dylan Examiner explores a bit of Bob Dylan history, recounting the head-scratching moment when Dylan accepted his Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in 1991 with an obscure recitation of a commentary on the Hebrew psalm 27. The Examiner kindly reprints my explication of this great moment in rock history from BOB DYLAN: Prophet Mystic Poet, and includes rare video footage of Dylan’s amazing speech, in which he quotes from memory commentary from an Orthodox Jewish prayerbook.
Author Interview on Examiner.com Part 2
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009On the day of publication of BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, Examiner.com Bob Dylan columnist Harold Lepidus files the second of his two-part interview with Seth Rogovoy.
Author Interview on Examiner.com
Monday, November 23rd, 2009The first installment of a two-part, in-depth interview with me about BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, conducted by Examiner’s Bob Dylan columnist, Harold Lepidus, has been posted here.
