Bob Dylan: The Rolling Stone
Did you know...
1.] Bob Dylan was born as Robert Zimmerman.
2.] He wrote "Blowin' In The Wind" in a little over ten minutes.
3.] He has written 500 songs.
4.] He has produced over 40 albums since 1962 called just "Bob Dylan".
5.] His son, Jakob Dylan is also in the music business, as a solo artist and the front man in the Wallflowers.
6.] He had an intimate relationship with the socialite, Edie Sedgwick, leading her to have to have an abortion, because of her eating disorders and drug abuse.
7.] He is considered by many people an amazing poet, while he doesn't consider himself a poet.
8.] In 1966 he almost died after crashing his motorbike near his Woodstock home.
9.] He wrote "Just like a Woman" and "Like a Rolling Stone" about the original "It" girl, Edie Sedgwick.
10.] He learned to play the harmonica and piano by the young age of ten.
Timeline.
May 24, 1941: Bob Dylan was born.
April 11, 1961: Bob Dylan’s New York City debut occurred at Gerdes’ Folk City.
1962: Bob Dylan’s eponymous debut album released; as is Peter, Paul & Mary’s self-titled debut
1963: ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’ is released, containing “Blowin’ In the Wind”, “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”.
July 26-28, 1963: The Newport Folk Festival, featuring Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Phil Ochs, is held in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a defining moment in the folk-protest movement.
June 20, 1965: The Byrds’ folk-rock version of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” will spend a week at the top of the charts.
July 25, 1965: Bob Dylan strode onstage at the Newport Festival with an electric guitar in hand and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band backing him up. He is booed off stage.
1965: Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” reaches #2.
April 29, 1966: Bob Dylan, backed by the Hawks (better known as The Band), perform in Stockholm, Sweden. Six more weeks of dates follow across Europe in what will come to be regarded as one of rock’s most historic tours.
July 29, 1966: Bob Dylan was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near his home in Woodstock, New York.
January 20, 1968: A tribute concert to folksinger Woody Guthrie is held at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Featured artists include Bob Dylan, The Band, Judy Collins and Richie Havens.
October 18, 1968: Jimi Hendrix’s version of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” is released. “Before I came to England, I was digging a lot of the things Bob Dylan was doing,” Jimi said. “He is giving me inspiration.”
1969: Bob Dylan hits #7 with “Lay Lady Lay.”
October 27, 1973: Bob Dylan hits #12 with “Knockin’ n Heaven’s Door.”
January 17, 1974: Bob Dylan’s ‘Planet Waves,’ which reunites him with The Band as his backing group, is released. Dylan and The Band undertake a six-week, 40-date tour together.
June 20, 1974: ‘Before the Flood,’ a live double album by Bob Dylan and The Band, is released.
April 5, 1975: Bob Dylan hits #31 with “Tangled Up In Blue”.
1988: Bob Dylan is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
December 14, 1994: MTV premieres “MTV Unplugged” with Bob Dylan.
April 11, 1961: Bob Dylan’s New York City debut occurred at Gerdes’ Folk City.
1962: Bob Dylan’s eponymous debut album released; as is Peter, Paul & Mary’s self-titled debut
1963: ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’ is released, containing “Blowin’ In the Wind”, “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”.
July 26-28, 1963: The Newport Folk Festival, featuring Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Phil Ochs, is held in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a defining moment in the folk-protest movement.
June 20, 1965: The Byrds’ folk-rock version of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” will spend a week at the top of the charts.
July 25, 1965: Bob Dylan strode onstage at the Newport Festival with an electric guitar in hand and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band backing him up. He is booed off stage.
1965: Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” reaches #2.
April 29, 1966: Bob Dylan, backed by the Hawks (better known as The Band), perform in Stockholm, Sweden. Six more weeks of dates follow across Europe in what will come to be regarded as one of rock’s most historic tours.
July 29, 1966: Bob Dylan was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near his home in Woodstock, New York.
January 20, 1968: A tribute concert to folksinger Woody Guthrie is held at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Featured artists include Bob Dylan, The Band, Judy Collins and Richie Havens.
October 18, 1968: Jimi Hendrix’s version of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” is released. “Before I came to England, I was digging a lot of the things Bob Dylan was doing,” Jimi said. “He is giving me inspiration.”
1969: Bob Dylan hits #7 with “Lay Lady Lay.”
October 27, 1973: Bob Dylan hits #12 with “Knockin’ n Heaven’s Door.”
January 17, 1974: Bob Dylan’s ‘Planet Waves,’ which reunites him with The Band as his backing group, is released. Dylan and The Band undertake a six-week, 40-date tour together.
June 20, 1974: ‘Before the Flood,’ a live double album by Bob Dylan and The Band, is released.
April 5, 1975: Bob Dylan hits #31 with “Tangled Up In Blue”.
1988: Bob Dylan is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
December 14, 1994: MTV premieres “MTV Unplugged” with Bob Dylan.
"Just Like A Woman" Song analysis
In 1965 Bob Dylan was rumored to have an intimate relationship with the iconic Edie Sedgwick. "Just Like A Woman" is widely rumored to be written about this tragic beauty. The imagery and honesty is truly amazing. Every word he sings into the microphone you can re-enact the scene in your head, and he doesn't decorate anything. He's quite blunt, and forward with what he has to say. He describes the girl as very fragile, and almost seems like he kept her a secret from the world, which he very much did with Edie. They were very private, and not many were aware of their relationship.
"Ev'rybody knows that baby's got new clothes" he sings, as different scenarios with a woman and her full wardrobe glazes your mind. "She takes just like a woman, and she makes love just like a woman, and she aches just like a woman, but she breaks just like a little girl." he sings, as your heart quenches as he describes how very fragile this girl is. You feel as though you know who this girl is, making her seem very relatable. He describes how she thinks she so responsible, and how she thinks shes mature, and can survive on her one, but once you get rid of the shell, and hurt her, she just crumbles. It seems like she just can't handle the pressure, and is a very emotional person, almost too emotional, and very easily disrupted. "Nobody has to guess that baby can't be blessed, 'till she finally sees that she's like all the rest." He portrays her as if her heads are in the clouds, she loves everyone, but almost feels above them, because of her ability to have all new clothes as he says in verse one, she feels as if she is better than others. "When we meet again, introduced as friends, please don't let on that you knew me well." Again, talking about how she was almost a secret, but he's honest. He lets her know that if they are introduced, act unaquainted. He is quite honest, and just has a way with words so you picture exactly the scene is singing about.
Bob Dylan describes Miss. Sedgwick as a very fragile child inside. she may have a job, and money and be beautiful, but inside shes nothing but a little girl. she can't handle herself. His honesty is admired, and imagery breath-taking. He wasn't afraid to admit, that she was fragile, and state his opinion of her, and how it really was.
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