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The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia
''The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia'' is a 2006 compendium of articles written by Michael Gray covering the life and work of Bob Dylan. It includes reviews of varying length for each album and numerous songs in Dylan's musical output, but is not just a work of music criticism. The topics for individual articles encompass Dylan's musical forebears, literary influences, personal acquaintances, key career events, musical associates, cultural context, forays into film and writing, and minutiae of all sorts. Gray's opinions characterize the content found in the ''Encyclopedia''. Gray connects Dylan to the tradition of country blues, and there are many articles relating to blues music and blues musicians, especially those from the 1920s and 1930s. Gray summarises the life and work of key early rock and roll performers from the 1950s, as well as entries on influential artists from the fields of country music and the folk music revival. There are also articles on historical figures, ranging fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gray (author)
Michael Gray (born 25 August 1946 in Bromborough, Wirral) is a British author who has written extensively about Bob Dylan and popular music. Biography Gray grew up on Merseyside, attended Birkenhead School, and read History and English Literature at the University of York. He subsequently lived and worked in North Devon, Birmingham, West Malvern, London and North Yorkshire. He is married to the food writer Sarah Beattie. In 2008, they moved to South-West France. In 1972, Gray published the first critical study of Dylan's work, ''Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan''; this work was greatly expanded into ''Song & Dance Man III: The Art Of Bob Dylan'' (1999, 2000). In 2006, Gray published the ''Bob Dylan Encyclopedia'', which received favourable reviews from the music press and newspapers. In 2007, Gray published ''Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes - In Search of Blind Willie McTell'', both a travelogue and a detailed biography of the influential blues singer Blind Willie McTell. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |