"SONG DANCE MAN The Art of Bob Dylan" is unique in its scope, integrating biographical, literary and musical contexts into a powerful scrutiny of Dylan as songwriter and performer. This is Volume 1 of the new series celebrating 50 Years since the First Editions release. The makes available again the complete outofprint text of Song Dance Man III.Author Michael Gray is recognized as a world authority on the work and career of Bob Dylan he was the first to consider Dylans writing as worthy of treatment as serious art. As author K G Miles said "People forget that the road to the Nobel Prize was very long, took many years, and began with that book it began with Michael Gray."Volume 1 Language and Tradition contains the foundational and timeless analysis that made this title a classic looking at how Dylans writing and performance were influenced by folk music, rock music, and literature. It deeply inspects and discusses Dylans use of language, both his early bursts of complexity and his later move towards simplicity. Included is a special review of the song Lay Down Your Weary Tune which Gray finds particularly effective and impressive, and an over 100page chapter detailed Dylans fascination with and use of the prewar blues.The 50th Anniversary Series also includes Volumes 2 and 3VOLUME 2 Language and Tradition centers on Dylans late 1970s move to Born Again Christianity and studies his 1980s albums from Slow Train Coming to Oh Mercy plus special looks at some outtakes from...

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