Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957-1973 (Cappella Books) Book

The first of two volumes, this companion to every song that Bob Dylan ever wrote is by far the most comprehensive book on the words of Americaâ??s greatest songwriter. Here youâ??ll find not just opinionated commentary or literary interpretation, but facts, first and foremost. Clinton Heylin is the worldâ??s leading Dylan biographer and expert, and he has arranged the songs--including a number that have never been performed--in a continually surprising chronology of when they were actually written rather than when they appeared on albums. Using newly discovered manuscripts, anecdotal evidence, and a seemingly limitless knowledge of every Bob Dylan live performance, he has uncovered a wealth of information about the songs, leaving no stone unturned in his research. Here we learn that the middle verse of â??Blowinâ?? in the Windâ? was written much later than the first and third verses; that â??The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrollâ? was based on a complete distortion of the facts of the case; that â??Mixed Up Confusion,â? despite being Dylanâ??s first single, was composed later than many of his early masterpieces; that â??Fourth Time Aroundâ? was a direct response to John Lennonâ??s â??Norwegian Woodâ?; and much more. Reading this volume will fundamentally change how you hear Dylanâ??s songs and will make you want to revisit the manâ??s lesser-known masterpieces. This is an essential purchase for every true Bob Dylan fan--and perhaps your most essential purchase, for, as a guide to the manâ??s work, it will never be surpassed. Read More