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Bob Dylan

Jewish Roots, American Soil

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Bob Dylan

By: Harry Freedman
Narrated by: Todd Almond
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 Bloomsbury presents Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman, read by Todd Almond

From the day that Bobby Zimmerman first turned on the radio in his parents’ home in Hibbing, he’d had a pretty good idea that big things were happening, that old values were changing, that something new was on the way.

Bob Dylan arrived in New York one winter morning in 1961. His music and spirit would go on to capture the hearts and minds of a generation, but what no one knew then was that, like so many before him, Dylan was concealing his Jewish origins.

For Harry Freedman, Dylan’s roots are the key to grasping how this complete unknown burst onto the scene and reinvented not only himself, but popular music. The instinct for escape and reinvention has defined Dylan’s long career.

In this insightful biography Freedman traces the heady atmosphere of the 1960s and the folk-rock revolution spearheaded by Dylan. Right up until the moment in 1966 when Dylan stepped out onto the stage and went electric – exploring how his musical decisions, genius for reinvention and his Jewishness go inescapably hand in hand.©2025 Harry Freedman (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Entertainment & Celebrities Judaism Music Heartfelt
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This seemed more like a commentary on the politics, causes and perhaps morals of the era with a view to how Dylan fit in to them or grew with and/or away from them. A really good listen. Thought provoking.

An interesting take on circumstances

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