The Cheat Sheet

Bob Dylan Said Elvis’ ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ Is About Shoes With ‘the Infinite Power of the Sun’

To many listeners, Elvis Presley‘s “Blue Suede Shoes” is a fun, danceable dose of early rock ‘n’ roll. On the other hand, Bob Dylan took the song’s subject matter extremely seriously. He said blue ...
Forbes

Bob Dylan’s Blue Period: How The Nobel-Prize-Winning Songwriter Turned To Art, With A Bit Of Whiskey-Making On The Side

In May this year, the Provencal winemaker Chateau La Coste announced the unveiling of an unusual sculpture, by Nobel-laureate and songwriter Bob Dylan, to be installed on its well-known art trail ...
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Bob Dylan Kept Rewriting the Opening of This Hit Song From 'Blood on the Tracks'

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The Cheat Sheet

Bob Dylan Explained Why Elvis Was More Famous Than the Original ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ Singer

While Elvis Presley‘s “Blue Suede Shoes” remains one of the most famous tracks of the 1950s, fans should remember that the tune was originally by Carl Perkins. Bob Dylan offered his take on the ...
The Arts Desk

Tangled Up in Blue: Bob Dylan turns 80

May Fair Hotel, London, May 1966: Bob Dylan stages one of his celebrated press conference performances (Tony Gale/Pictorial Press Ltd, courtesy of Alamy) On 29 September 1961, under the four-column ...