Bill King in Folk Mode
Show 2: Dylan and the Three Kings
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
From: Bill King
Length: 00:59:35
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Also in the Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics series
Show 1: Dylan as Poet
(00:59:54)
From: Bill King
Introduction to this series on Bob Dylan's Poetics with focus on "To Ramona"
Show 4: Ballads, Part I
(00:59:54)
From: Bill King
This show begins a two part series by focusing on ballads in the early albums released in 1963-65.
Show 7: Love Songs Part II
(00:59:16)
From: Bill King
Extends part 6 by looking at "Visions of Johanna"
Show 10: John Wesley Harding
(01:02:21)
From: Bill King
The JWH album traces Dylan's relationship with America and his spritual journey from outlaw to family man, from joker to thief.
Show 11: Art/Artist/Audience in Dylan' Songs
(00:59:12)
From: Bill King
Dylan's Relationship to His Art, to himself as Artist, and to his Audience
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Piece Description
Show 2 continues to develolp the idea of "radical solitude," focusing on "Just Like a Woman" and then turning to the question of interpretation, including a radio drama based on "The Three Kings," the liner notes to the "John Wesley Harding" album.
There is a substantial companion web site at http://www.dylanalley.org
Transcript
See web site at http:\\www.dylanalley.org
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Timing and Cues
Four tracks provide three places for station ID. I prefer to have the show uninterrupted if possible. Each track ends with a short identification of the show.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length | Find on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Like a Woman | Dylan | Blonde on Blonde. | Columbia | 5 | 00:00 | find now |
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Barbara Hankel
Posted on January 17, 2009 at 06:23 PM | Permalink
three kings
I like the way you don't try to make all his songs biographical and that
you place Dylan as a poet instead of a protest singer. There are as
many ways to hear Dylan as people who listen. The combination of
commentery with radio theater, poetry and music kept me totally
engaged.