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In August 1964, twenty-one-year-old photographer Douglas R. Gilbert, on assignment for Look magazine, journeyed to the then-obscure upstate New York hamlet of Woodstock to photograph an up-and-coming folk singer named Bob Dylan. Forever Young captures a young Dylan in the last days of his innocence. Rarely have we seen the camera-shy, taciturn singer seeming so comfortable in his own skin. At Experience Music Project check out Bob Dylan’s American Journey, Dylan and Hendrix and Experiencing the Blues.

Also check out Bob Dylan on Film and Television 1960-1964

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The Magnum Archive: Vintage 20th Century will present more than 100 vintage prints by over 40 of the world's greatest photographers drawn from the incomparable Archive of Magnum Photos, New York. The show will feature some of the most iconic images of the 20th Century, as well as newly discovered masterpieces. The archive of Magnum Photos, New York is the greatest collection in the world of artistic photographs documenting the tumultuous second half of the 20th Century. For the first time, the entire archive of over 180,000 black and white prints has been searched to produce an exhibition that charts the unparalleled contribution of the world's leading photographic agency. Now that digital photography has replaced film and paper, a collection like the Magnum Archive will never again be assembled. The Magnum Archive: Vintage 20th Century will exhibit some of the most important black and white photographic prints that have or will ever be made. James Dean 50 Years Ago

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The Times Magazine Portfolios - New York Times

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This is such a cool guitar. Woody played one and so did Bob. They're made in Bozeman and they have just what you need. Here's a link to Nashville's Guitar Town - many multi-colored Les Paul's.

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Begin by reading "What is the Blues?" and the life of Muddy Waters at Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied by Robert Gordon. Read Poetry: Blues Style. Look at "Understanding the 12 Bar Blues." - write your own blues lyric following the example by Elmore James. Then read about "The Great Migration" and How the Blues Affected Race Relations in the United States.

Blues Series Discography and PBS - American Roots Music Series

Blues lyrics by Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Coversproject.com lists covers of songs by Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Cleveland's Robert Lockwood, Jr. sings Wednesdays at Fat Fish Blue. Here's a link to Lockwood's biography at the River of Song. More Robert Johnson lyrics here.

The NYTimes piece Blues Musicians Get Help Overcoming Hard Times is about the Music Maker Music Relief Foundation - Tim and Denise Duffy's non-profit project to promote and preserve old blues musicians. Listen to an inteview with Duffy on NPR.

When Moby sampled Vera Hall for "Natural Blues" he used field recordings from the The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip archived at the Library of Congress American Collection. Vera's songs are here. Read more about Alan Lomax here and here.

More sources:
Alphabetical list of Blues Artists, The Year of the Blues, Sweet Home Chicago, The Official Muddy Waters Web Site and explore Blues Road Trip, Blues in the Classroom, The Blues Viewing Guide, The Blues Radio Series, and sample Blues riffs at Fender's Players Club.

How to Write the Blues

How to Write and Sing the Blues

Blues in the Classroom

What Jazz Owes the Blues

Theme for English B

Langston Hughes - "The Weary Blues"

The Robert Johnson Notebooks

The Rolling Stones & Muddy Waters- I'm A Man

Robert Lockwood - Sweet Home Chicago

Blues Questions

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I was living in Richmond when Born to Run was released. It was the fall after my folks moved to the farm in Athens. My roommate at the time had just bought a new stereo - he subscribed to Stero Review and had made a very serious selection. I was working nights at UPS - 10 pm to 2 am - so I'd sleep late and get up after he'd gone to work. We rarely saw each other except in the evenings and on the weekends. One night he asked me why his stereo was always on 7 when he turned it on. All I could say was, you gotta listen to "Thunder Road". Now Born to Run is back - 30 years later. NJ.com: Springsteen

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