Show Notes
Is Spirit On The Water our first song suggested by a Patreon subscriber? Who or what has the key to the singer’s brain? Why doesn’t Jack Frost get more credit as a record producer? Who said, “CDs are small. There’s no stature to it”? Have you bought tickets yet to see Kerry MC the 50th anniversary tour of Desire, featuring Scarlet Rivera and Rob Stoner? https://dice.fm/event/k6gwdq-david-ford-scarlet-rivera-rob-stoner-desire-re-imagined-3rd-jun-dingwalls-london-tickets?lng=en
How deeply is Talkin’ New York indebted to Woody Guthrie? What is Dan’s pet peeve with New York Town? Did Robert Zimmerman grow up saying “howdy”? How are Dylan and Superman related? At what point did Bob invent his first Dylan voice? How does Richard E Grant figure in Dylan’s “months of struggle” narrative?
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Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London. Sound Engineer: Roisin King. Produced by Robin Guise. Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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