Great PerformancesMusic on the Webhttp://www.webperformancematters.com/music/2009-02-10T09:39:30ZSquarespaceThin Blue Flame by Josh Ritterhttp://www.webperformancematters.com/music/2009/2/9/thin-blue-flame-by-josh-ritter.htmlChris Loosley2009-02-09T08:01:00Z2009-02-09T08:01:00Z Illustration: On Stage
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The Wikipedia entry for Josh Ritter says "His style is in the tradition of folk music and ballads - clearly influenced by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Leonard Cohen, among others - with an emphasis on simple lyrics". That exactly sums up my own reactions when I heard his song, Thin Blue Flame, on the radio -- particularly the comparisons with Dylan and Springsteen.

]]>Desolation Row by Bob Dylanhttp://www.webperformancematters.com/music/2007/9/28/desolation-row-by-bob-dylan.htmlChris Loosley2007-09-28T11:00:00Z2007-09-28T11:00:00Z Illustration: On Stage
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I was searching YouTube for a 1972 performance of Bob Dylan's It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Grateful Dead. As often happens when browsing online, something else caught my attention. I ran across some recordings of Dylan's Desolation Row, the last track on his 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.]]>

It's All Over Now, Baby Bluehttp://www.webperformancematters.com/music/2007/9/27/its-all-over-now-baby-blue.htmlChris Loosley2007-09-27T08:00:00Z2007-09-27T08:00:00Z Illustration: On Stage
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While I was driving near Santa Cruz CA, the local station played a sensational live recording of the Grateful Dead performing Bob Dylan's It's All Over Now, Baby Blue during a concert on September 26, 1972 (35 years ago to the day) at the Stanley Theater in Jersey City, NJ.

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