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The song is known world-wide thanks to the interpretation of South African singer Miriam Makeba (herself a Xhosa). In her discography the song appears in several versions, both with the title Qongqothwane and as The Click Song. The song was written and originally performed by The Manhattan Brothers who made it famous across Africa. Miriam was ...
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; [3] born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.Considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time, [4] [5] [6] Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 60-year career.
Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Revisited. Perennial Currents. ISBN 0-06-052569-X; Heylin, Clinton (2009). Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957-1973. Cappella Books. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1556528439. Marqusee, Mike (2005). Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan And the 1960s. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1583226865.
Starting in June 1967 and ending in October 1967, Bob Dylan's writing and recording sessions with the Band (then known as the Hawks) in the basement of their house in Woodstock, New York, known as "Big Pink", were the source of many new songs. [9] "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" was written and recorded during this period and features lyrics that ...
In their book Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track, authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon note how the song represents Dylan's "belief in God in spite of those who block his path or doubt", citing the Gospel of John, Chapter 6, verses 30 and 32 as Dylan's main source of inspiration. The third chapter of Paul's ...
The Times They Are a-Changin ' is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.It was released on February 10, 1964, through Columbia Records. [1] [2] Whereas his previous albums, Bob Dylan (1962) and The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), combined original material and cover songs, this was the first to feature only original compositions.
Harvey said on "The Voice" that he chose to audition with Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" because "it's a very meaningful song to me." "I'm a great admirer of Bob Dylan.
"All the Tired Horses" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released on his 1970 double album Self Portrait. The song is the first track on the album. It is most notable for its absence of Dylan's singing. It consists of a small choir of female voices (Hilda Harris, Albertine Robinson, and Maeretha Stewart) [1] repeating the same two lines