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May 21st, 1965: Dylan returns to The Ed Sullivan Theatre for Letterman performance
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
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May 20th, 1965: The Night We Called It A Day: Sinatra, to Dylan, to Letterman
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.
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May 18th, 1965: A Review of The Greatest Pop Concert in History - Part One
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.”
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May 13th, 1965: Marianne Faithfull on Dylan: "He's not terribly witty, and takes himself very seriously"
Marianne Faithfull made this comment to reporter Keith Altham (of New Musical Express) following her first meeting with Bob Dylan in May 1965.
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May 11th, 1965: On the Road with Bob Dylan - Part Four - They love ya then they hate ya!
Before taking to the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 10th 1965, Bob Dylan was nervous. He paced back and forth in the greenroom area, Pennebaker’s camera honed on him at all times.
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May 8th, 1965: Dylan & Donovan
London’s Savoy Hotel has played host to many illustrious guests over the years—John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Babe Ruth etcetera. Not least among them was Bob Dylan
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May 8th, 1965: Stones work at getting satisfaction
May 6, 1965 – Keith Richards began working on the Rolling Stones’ biggest hit to date, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”.
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May 6th, 1965: "It's Alright Ma": Bob Dylan’s Moment of Possession
In a 2004 interview with 60 minutes, Bob Dylan remarked on his early work, saying, "I don’t know how I got to write those songs...
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May 4th, 1965: Birth of the greatest song of all time captured on film?
50 YEARS AGO, Bob Dylan enjoyed a day off between UK tour shows. He had returned from Leicester to London, where he and his entourage were staying at the Savoy Hotel.
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May 2nd, 1965: On the Road with Bob Dylan - Part Three - 'The Dylan Magic is here to Stay'
On May 2nd 1965, Bob Dylan played a sold out show at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester, England. Up until that point only The Beatles had sold out a concert at De Montfort, not even
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May 2nd, 1965: On The Road With Bob Dylan - Part Two - Writing New Songs
It’s likely that aside from giving a slew of press interviews, Dylan spent much of his first day in the UK working on new material for the Highway 61 Revisited recording sessions
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April 30th, 1965: On the Road with Bob Dylan - Part One
50 Years Ago today, Bob Dylan performed at the Sheffield City Music Hall marking the first show of his 1965 acoustic tour of England.