Ballad of Bob Dylan The

Drawing on revelatory interviews a rich analysis oflyrics and a lifelong study of one of the greatest songwriters of our timeDaniel Mark Epstein delivers a singular nuanced and insightful examination ofBob Dylan—the poet the musician and the man. Interweaving in-depthconversations with Dylan collaborators and contemporaries including Eric AndersenTom Paxton Woody Guthrie’s daughter Nora Guthrie Ramblin’Jack Elliott Pete Seeger Maria Muldaur John P.Hammond and many others Epstein crafts a vivid and unforgettable portrait ofthe inimitable poet and performer. Readers of Christopher Ricks’ Dylan’s Visions of Sin the Dylanautobiography Chronicles or Sean Wilentz’s Dylan inAmerica as well as fans enthralled by expository musician stories such asKeith Richards’ Life and PattiSmith’s Just Kids will be captivatedby Epstein’s unprecedented and incisive look at Bob Dylan music’s mostineffable creator.