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Bob Dylan's "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack" CDUnraveling the Bob Dylan Myth
Today, a closer look at "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan," Martin Scorsese's documentary which originally aired on PBS and the BBC, and is now available on DVD. We're joined by Tim Riley, the author of several books including "Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary" and a music commentator at WBUR in Boston. Also on the show: A lifelong Dylan fan, Robyn Hitchcock's 2002 album "Robyn Sings" is an album of Bob Dylan covers including a live recording of his recreation of Dylan's Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1966 concert. Today the the durable English singer-songwriter-guitarist talks about his all-time favorite album.
Tim Riley on Dylan
Rock critic and author Tim Riley joins us to look at the new DVD "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan."
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Robyn Hitchcock
Songwriter Robyn Hitchcock discusses his all-time favorite CD.
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