If Bob Dylan was the father (and mother) of folk rock, then Tom Wilson was the mid-wife. Even though he first arrived to that position by accident:

Here are ten pre-1965 unreleased Bob Dylan songs that protest the oppression of black people in America, war, boxing, mental health, prison, murder, and a Minnesotan reform school for boys.

Fifty years ago today, I got off a bus from camp at Union Square in New York City, handed my Dad my duffle bag and, with some other kids, hopped on the subway out to Forest Hills in Queens.

​In early May 1965, Bob Dylan performed a string of solo acoustic concerts around England. At just 23, Dylan was already revered as one of the finest songwriters ever.

July 25th marks 50 years since Bob Dylan took the stage with an electric band at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. In that singular performance, he shook up not only the festival, but also the

​Early July, 1965 - The Velvet Underground recorded their first demos in a loft apartment in Soho, New York.

​June 15th, 1965 - Bob Dylan arrived in New York City after a month of touring in Europe. Dylan had been very well received during his recent tours of the UK, US and Canada

June 1, 1965 - Bob Dylan had just finished his 8 night solo concert tour of the UK and was scheduled to perform at the BBC Studios in London.

​The Rolling Stones entered the arena to the biggest ovation of the first-half of the NME Pollwinners concert in 1965. Jagger swung directly into his moody pomp routine and the band

A lot has been said and written over the last few days about Bob Dylan's final performance on The Late Show With David Letterman. Colin Gorenstein, for example, wrote (for salon.com) that it has

Frank Sinatra recorded “The Night We Called It A Day” during his inaugural studio session as a solo artist on January 19, 1942. He was 27 years old.

Journalist Alan Smith called the NME Poll Winners’ Concert, held on April 16th 1965 at London’s Wembley Empire Pool, “The biggest array of pop stars ever assembled on one great day.”