Show 61: Bob Dylan's Legacy
This show flips the Dylan chapter around and listens to other singers taking hold of his songs. It asks what happens when a songwriter already steeped in blues and folk gets returned to those same traditions through new voices and arrangements.
I'm your host. For today's 61st episode of the CC Blues Show, we will be exploring the legacy of Bob Dylan in honor of his appearance in Miami last weekend. Up first we have a Hendrix cover, and not the one I'm sure you're thinking of. It's "Like a Rollin' Stone," recorded from Monterey in 1967.
This show flips the Dylan chapter around and listens to other singers taking hold of his songs. It asks what happens when a songwriter already steeped in blues and folk gets returned to those same traditions through new voices and arrangements.
| Order | Track | Artist | Segment | Bridge | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like a Rolling Stone | Jimi Hendrix | 1 | - | |
| 2 | All Along The Watchtower | Larry McCray | 1 | - | |
| 3 | Meet Me In The Morning | Freddie King | 1 | - | |
| 4 | I Shall Be Released | Big Mama Thornton | 1 | - | |
| 5 | Gotta Serve Somebody | Mavis Staples | 1 | Yes | - |
| 6 | Lay Lady Lay | Isaac Hayes | 2 | Yes | - |
| 7 | Most Of The Time | Bettye LaVette | 2 | - | |
| 8 | It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry | Taj Mahal | 2 | - | |
| 9 | Pledging My Time | Luther Johnson | 2 | - | |
| 10 | Watching the River Flow | Leon Russell | 2 | - | |
| 11 | Everything Is Broken | R.L. Burnside | 2 | Yes | - |
| 12 | Maggie's Farm | Solomon Burke | 3 | Yes | - |
| 13 | Girl of the North Country | Howard Tate | 3 | - | |
| 14 | I Pity the Poor Immigrant | Marion Williams | 3 | - | |
| 15 | Masters Of War | The Staple Singers | 3 | - | |
| 16 | Just Like a Woman | Nina Simone | 3 | - | |
| 17 | Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat | Raphael Saadiq | 3 | - | |
| 18 | Blowin' In The Wind | Ziggy Marley | 3 | Yes | - |
| 19 | Bob Dylan's 115th Dream | Taj Mahal | 4 | Yes | - |
| 20 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | Odetta | 4 | - | |
| 21 | This Wheel's On Fire | The Band | 4 | - | |
| 22 | If Not For You | George Harrison | 4 | - | |
| 23 | One Too Many Mornings | Johnny Cash | 4 | - | |
| 24 | Tomorrow Is a Long Time | Elvis Presley | 4 | Yes | - |
| 25 | Ballad of a Thin Man | John Hammond | 5 | Yes | - |