Down the Highway
A Nonfiction, Autobiography, Music Biography book. There is a library of books about Bob Dylan, I have read most of...
Bob Dylan stands out with Elvis Presley and The Beatles in a triumvirate of popular-music artists of unparalleled achievements, influence and public fascination. He changed popular music in the 1960s, and helped define that decade with songs 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'Like a Rolling Stone'. Yet he resisted those who attempted to define him. An aratist of indomitable energy and single-mindedness, he went on to create new work - on albums such as BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and TIME OUT OF MIND - which rivals his past glory.He has outlasted all his contemporaries, selling more than 56 million records over forty years. In 2001, the year of his sixtieth birthday, Bob Dylan is as relevant to a young audience as to those who grew up with his music.DOWN THE HIGHWAY celebrates the grandeur of Dylan's artistic achievement and reveals the complete life story of the reclusive, mercurial and eccentric man who has...
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I enjoyed reading "Down the Highway" not because it is a well-written book (it isn't) and not because Howard Sounes has any insights into the music of Bob Dylan (he doesn't). I enjoyed the book because this is the first biography of the man that gives the reader a feel for what it's like being Bob Dylan on a day-to-day, year-to-year... There is a library of books about Bob Dylan, I have read most of them, and this one is the best. Mr. Sounes obviously did his research first-hand and presents all phases of Dylan's career and life - from childhood to advancing age - in a clear eyed style that is respectful and highly appreciative, not intrusive and fawning, as some... i don't know why i read the biography of bob dylan or named my goldfish bob dylan or used this book cover as a reference to paint bob dylan's portrait onto a stool
