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Maggie Tobin's avatar

When in doubt, the Beatles seem to appease any crowd – kindergarteners to centenarians. Right? OurTg soundtrack was mostly Gillian Welch and Dave R. having seen them in the acoustically perfect (?) Troy Music Hall the night before. They sang their final only encore without mics. Amazing!

I envy you still having your album collection. After a very transient 20's, I do not.

Nice post!

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Dusty Wright's avatar

Agree. But we wanted to avoid the more obvious faves. Gillian? Heck, yeah!!!

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Allison Burnett's avatar

Hate to be a curmudgeon, but compared to Dylan's version, this Chimes of Freedom is just awful. But great piece, Dusty!

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Dusty Wright's avatar

Meh. It’s a different version. Plus, the Byrds made Bob Dylan very rich by covering his early catalog as well as kickstarting the folk rock genre, not to mention country rock, too. Check out this amazing interview with Roger McGuinn. interview by one of Dylan‘s pals. Very insightful.

https://pleasekillme.com/roger-mcguinn-byrds-2/

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