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.

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.]]>http://www.webperformancematters.com/music/rss-comments-entry-1287014.xmlBob DylanGrateful DeadChris LoosleyThu, 27 Sep 2007 08:00:00 +0000http://www.webperformancematters.com/music/2007/9/27/its-all-over-now-baby-blue.html115864:1606075:1287051
Great Performances

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.