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Barb Jungr And The New Standards: When Rockers Age Gracefully

James Gavin | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: The Clash, Barb Jungr, Madonna, Cafe Carlyle, Rod Stewart, Le Poisson Rouge, The Monkees, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, The New Standards, Lou Reed, New York News

In the world of rock, passing 50 is seen as a betrayal, and it can turn critics' pens into machine guns.

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My First Rock Concert: When Dylan Went Electric

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Dylan, Rock 'N Roll, Dylan, Rock-Concerts, Elvis Costello, Crawdaddy, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Forty-four years ago this week, I attended my first rock concert. It remains vivid, and historic, as it was part of the most significant tour ever -- Bob Dylan's first full road trip after going electric.

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Writing With Twyla Tharp: I Collaborated With A Genius -- And Survived

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books

Read More: Creativity, Twyla Tharp, Collaboration, Ballet, Richard Avedon, Dance, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Books News

When you're in a room with Twyla Tharp, it's hard to notice anything else. As her dancers know, a "very nice" from Tharp is a bit more meaningful than it is from almost anyone else.

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"Thank You Friends": A Very Special Thanksgiving Playlist For The Huffington Post Community

David Wild | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The James Gang, Neil Diamond, Sam & Dave, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Thanksgiving, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Davies, Jimmy Buffet, Led Zeppelin, Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Big Star, The Beatles, The Flaming Lips, Abba, Sly & the Family Stone, Billy Paul, Natalie Merchant, Don Henley, Frank Sinatra, William DeVaughn, Thanksgiving Commentary, The Enchanters, Dido, Jay-Z, Entertainment News

Here's my personal Thanksgiving playlist, designed to help put us all in the proper mindset for Thursday's holiday, and arguably for every other day here on earth too.

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Obama Bows, Conservatives Bitch, Reality Bites

Jackson Williams | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Pope John Paul Ll, Washington Times, Bob Dylan, Steve Doocy, Barack Obama, Wesley Pruden, Ross Perot, Dwight Eisenhower, Prince Charles, Richard Nixon, Emperor Hirohito, Charles De Gaulle, Fox & Friends, Fox News, Emperor Akihito, Cnn, Wolf Blitzer, Politics News

President Obama bowed this week when greeting Japanese Emperor Akihito, and the conservative media and blogosphere went positively apoplectic.

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Hockey "In These Times"

B.D. Gallof | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports

Read More: Puck Daddy, Newspapers, Hockey Independent, Eric Mcerlain, Cablevision, Espn, Bloggers, Tsn, Ted Leonsis, Hockey, Ny Islanders, Sbnation, Hockeybuzz, Cbc, Eklund, Bob Dylan, Newsday, Nhl, Rumors, Chris Botta, Washington Capitals, Blogging, Sports News

Old, new, it's not a battle of two sides anymore. Instead, it's a crowded pool where any fan can glean info, rumor, opinion, humor or just about anything else with a mouse click via the Web or Twitter.

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Stop Making Sense With Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz, Plus a Robert Francis Interview, John Mayer News, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sam Riback, ET Thorngren, Stop Making Sense, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, DVD Audio, Neil Young, Alexander Spence, The Beatles, John Mayer, Rooney, Sacd, Snuggie, Atlantic Records, The Who, Weezer, 5.1, John Martyn, Goldie Hawn, Imax, Blu-Ray, Swing Shift, David Byrne, The Rolling Stones, Karen Dalton, Dave Sardy, David Beal, Jordon Croneweth, Dts, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Soul Train, Talking Heads, U2, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Entertainment News, Michael Franti, Beverly Martyn, Robert Francis, Oasis, Jonathan Demme, Glen Gray, The Band, Reverened Gary Davis, Bruce Springsteen, James Walcott, Pauline Cale, Martin Scorse, The Last Waltz, Beyonce, Maxwell, Miley Cyrus, Townes Van Zandt, Entertainment News

This year being the 25th anniversary of the release of the Talking Heads' concert classic Stop Making Sense, I spoke with Talking Heads Jerry Harrison and Chris Frantz on the cult favorite.

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Expect to Hear Much More from Allison Moorer

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Steve Earle, Cd, Matt Damon, Bob Dylan, New York City, John Hiatt, Country, Nashville, Emmylou Harris, Howard Zinn, Lyle Lovett, Folk, Allison Moorer, History Channel, Bruce Springsteen, Cayamo, Home News

Allison Moorer has signed a deal with Ryko Records and will be releasing Crows, her seventh studio album, on February 9, 2010, almost two years after Mockingbird, her most recent release.

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Bob Dylan's Secrets of Anti-Aging

Dr. Andrew Lange | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Memory, Heart Disease, Bob Dylan, Anti-Aging, Living News

I have a bumper sticker that says, "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan may look old to you, but he's probably too busy being born to care.

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It Takes The Village: Interviews with Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones, Michael Timmins, John Oates, Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata, Steve Berlin, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amos Lee, The Decemberists, Leftover Salmon, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry, Los Lobos, The Lovin' Spoonful, Eric Andersen, Joe Ely, John Sebastian, Chip Taylor, Pete Seeger, Matt Umanov, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Hall & Oates, Brownie McGee, Greenwich Village, Woody Guthrie, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fred Neil, Joan Baez, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Daryl Hall, Rachael Yamagata, The Duhks, Sixpence None the Richer, Judy Collins, Doc Watson, Marshall Crenshaw, Art Alexakis, Bleecker Street, Bruce Hornsby, Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies, Jerry Garcia, Dave Van Ronk, Suze Rotolo, Drew Emmitt, Bob Dylan, Tim Buckley, This Mortal Coil, Shelby Lynne, Rhino Records, Steve Berlin, Entertainment News, Rocco DeLuca, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, John Oates, Richie Havens, 429 Records, Entertainment News

It's a little surprising that until now, no one has put together a tribute album to folk's fertile days in New York's Greenwich Village.

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Say It Ain't So Joe: A Playlist for Senator Joseph Lieberman

David Wild | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cream, Green Day, Public Option, Herbie Hancock, Aetna Insurance, Dhani Harrison, Buddy Guy, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Joe Lieberman, Jakob Dylan, Miranda Lambert, Public Enemy, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News

Here are some tunes meant to encourage the Senator from the fine state of Aetna to change his mind about a public option and actually act independently of his insurance donors.

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Mad Men: "The Color Blue" -- HuffPost Review

William Bradley | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 1960s, Jon Hamm, Flash Forward, Prison Break, Richard Harris, Jared Harris, New York, Elisabeth Moss, London, Roger Sterling, Lane Pryce, Matthew Weiner, Peyton List, Betty Draper, Don Draper, Marshall Allman, John Slattery, January Jones. Peggy Olsen, Mad Men, Advertising Business, "The Group, Bob Dylan, Mary Mccarthy, " Abigail Spencer, The Singing Nun, Suzanne Farrell, Entertainment News

Last night's "The Color Blue" was a cracking good episode that, after last week's rushed and rather arbitrary plot developments, returned Mad Men to its strongest ground.

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Some Notes on Bob Dylan's Song "I and I"

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Criticism, Music, I and I, Bob Dylan, Entertainment News

Dylan has become an aspect of life for those who make his huge contribution so. This is not fandom. It's a sagacious use of time.

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Songs About Colorado: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (VIDEO, VOTE)

Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Slidepoll, Jimmy Buffett, Warren Zevon, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Paper Bird, Devotchka, Railroad Earth, Flying Burrito Brothers, Steve Earle, John Denver, Colorado, Bob Dylan, Denver, Colorado Songs, Songs About Colorado, Denver News

Colorado's scenery and culture has been inspiring artists for centuries, many of whom have immortalized their impressions of the state in song for all...

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The Perfect Semitic Storm: Five Reasons Everybody Should Buy the New Christmas Albums by Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan And Barry Manilow This Season

David Wild | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Neil Diamond, Phil Spector, Irving Berlin, Christmas Gifts, Christmas, Barry Manilow, Bob Dylan, Chanukah, Entertainment News

Don't crucify me, but sometimes it takes a Jew to make truly great Christmas music. Irving Berlin wrote "White Christmas" poolside at the Arizona Biltmore.

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How Sweet The Sound: An Interview With Joan Baez

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment

For most of the fifty years since she debuted at the Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez has dedicated her life and music to fighting for equality and social justice, and for bringing about positive change in the world.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, for Those Who Still Care #7

Sal Nunziato | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Joe Cocker, Santana, Los Lonely Boys, Todd Rundgren, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan, The Doors., Nellie Mckay, The Beatles, James McMurtry, Rock Hdson, Doris Day, Wayne Coyne, Tony Joe White, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News

Not sure if it's me, Sony, or Bob Dylan, but someone is out of their mind. It's hard to listen Dylan squawking "Adeste Fideles" with the finesse of Lyle Alzado and not laugh just a little.

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HuffPost Reviews: Hall & Oates, Baez & Dylan, Simon & Ondrasik, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rob Thomas, Steve Earle, Paul Simon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Hall & Oates, Edie Brickell, Joan Baez, Daryl Hall, Harper Simon, Ben Nichols, Ben Gibbard, Roger McGuinn, Lou Reed, Built to Spill, David Crosby, Henry Gross, Robert Christgau, Travis Mccoy, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Twilight, John Ondrasik, Todd Rundgren, Jesse Jackson, Sean Lennon, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Death Cab for Cutie, Dusty Springfield, Entertainment News, John Denver, John Oates, Lucero, Har Mar Superstar, Entertainment News

Filled to the brim with radio staples like "Sara Smile," "Maneater," "Rich Girl," and about 25 other significant charters, Hall and Oates' new 74-track assembly truly is one of the best box sets ever released.

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Waiting on the World to Change: A Playlist for Our Nobel Peace Prize-Winning President

David Wild | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John Mayer, Bob Marley, Nobel Prize, Green Day, U2, President Barack Obama, George Harrison, Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, Nobel Peace Prize, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Obama Nobel, Entertainment News

Congratulations, Mr. President. Seriously. Big fan. Big Prize. Here's a celebratory playlist that I really hope will inspire you to keep earning this glittering prize in the days and years to come.

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Leaked Ahmadinejad Diary Proves Iran Prez Is Jewish

Katie Halper | Posted 10.08.2009 | Comedy

I attended Camp Havanagila, a Zionist summer camp in the Catskill Mountains, when I was young, and so, it seems, did Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Daryl Hall & John Oates Interview, Part 2: Daryl Hall and the "War" with his Generation

Jon Chattman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Duo, Lorne Michaels, 500 Days of Summer, 1980s, Maneater, You Make My Dreams Come True, BB King, Snl, Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Musicians, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, John Oates, Daryl Hall, Entertainment News

Arguably the biggest music duo of all time have said they're able to coexist and churn out hits and perform because they don't drive each other crazy and let each other do their own thing.

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Judy Collins: Singing for the Privileged Few

James Gavin | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

Read More: 1960s, Susan Boyle, Cafe Carlyle, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Folk Music, Barbra Streisand, Judy-Collins-Cafe-Carlyle, Leonard Cohen, New York News

As I watched the transfixed faces of Judy's Carlyle fans, I had to wonder: What long and winding road took them here? Did they ever roll around in the mud at Woodstock? Take LSD?

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Judy Collins Sings The Stuff Of Folklore, Perfectly

Katy Hall | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Judy Collins Cafe Carlyle, '60s Pop Music, Cafe Carlyle, Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Folk Music, Bob Dylan, Music, Joan Baez, Entertainment News

She drifted into a few lines of 'Suzanne,' the song Leonard Cohen wrote for her to sing but made him famous, stopping herself just as she got to those oranges that traveled halfway around the world in the summer of 1965.

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Bob Dylan And Citigroup? New Album Released Early To Citibank Customers

Posted 09.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Citibank, Bob Dylan New Album Release Date, Bob Dylan, Christmas in the Heart, Bob Dylan Christmas Album, Citigroup, Business News

First it was an eerie and disturbing commercial with Victoria's Secret, now it's an album tie-in with a bailed-out mega-bank. Reuters reports that Bob...

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