Topic: Bob Dylan
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The 25 best country songs of all time (+video)
Check out Country Music Television's rankings of the best country music songs ever released.
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The 25 best musicians of the Rock era
Who took the top slots for the best artists in the Rock-and-Roll era? Check out the full list.
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Bill Walton: 10 quotes for his birthday
For his 60th birthday, here are 10 quotes from the Basketball Hall of Famer.
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Bob Dylan: 20 best lyrics on his birthday
For legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's birthday, here are our picks for his 20 best lyrics of all time.
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Trayvon Martin case: Three key questions still not answered
In the month since teenager Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, leaks favorable to one side or the other have swung perceptions of the incident back and forth. Given what is currently known, what are the key questions on which Mr. Zimmerman’s guilt or innocence could turn?
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Richie Havens dies, leaves Woodstock marathon legacy (+video)
Richie Havens dies: A folk singer and guitarist, Richie Havens performed for three hours at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Havens biggest commercial success came with his cover of George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun."
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Joan Baez returns to Vietnam after 41 years. Why? (+video)
Joan Baez is back in Hanoi for the first time since December 1972, when American B-52s were raining bombs on Vietnam. Joan Baez visited a bunker in Hanoi and sang "Oh Freedom," a song she often sung during civil rights rallies in the 1960s.
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The 25 best country songs of all time (+video)
Check out Country Music Television's rankings of the best country music songs ever released.
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The Vote The war on Sarah Palin's Christmas book (+video)
News that Sarah Palin is writing a book about Christmas has led to an explosion of comment in social-media spaces. Here are the most likely ramifications of this Palin development.
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Chapter & Verse Sad ending: Jonah Lehrer's book 'How We Decide' is pulled by publisher
Jonah Lehrer quit his position as a New Yorker staff writer following allegations that he fabricated quotes in his book 'Imagine.'
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Reg Presley, British rock singer of 'Wild Thing,' dies
Reg Presley and The Troggs were part of the British invasion spurred by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. But Reg Presley perfected a simple, hard-driving approach to the three-minute rock song. A Reg Presley song was more caveman than lyrical art.
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Top Picks: A book on the history of Columbia Records, a PBS special that studies the life of Henry Ford, and more
Writer Deon Meyer spin a fascinating South African mystery in 'Seven Days,' PBS honors the astronauts on board the Columbia, and more top picks.
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The 25 best musicians of the Rock era
Who took the top slots for the best artists in the Rock-and-Roll era? Check out the full list.
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Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar bridged India and the West
Labeled 'the godfather of world music' by Beatle George Harrison, Ravi Shankar helped millions of Westerners — classical, jazz, and rock lovers — discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music.
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Ravi Shankar: Sitar virtuoso and father of the rock benefit concert (+video)
Ravi Shankar: George Harrison called him "the godfather of world music." Ravi Shankar helped millions of classical, jazz and rock lovers discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music.
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Chapter & Verse Simon & Schuster will enter the self-publishing world
The publishing giant is teaming up with Author Solutions Inc. to create Archway Publishing, a publishing house which will focus on self-published works.
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Modern Parenthood Rolling Stones at 50: A work ethic to raise kids by? (+video)
The Rolling Stones hit the stage 50 years ago and this mom loves their work ethic. After all, what can a poor boy do, 'cept sing for a rock 'n' roll band? For 50 years, and counting, she says, that's what they been doing. And they haven't been poor for at least the last 48.
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Bill Walton: 10 quotes for his birthday
For his 60th birthday, here are 10 quotes from the Basketball Hall of Famer.
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Culture Cafe 'Sopranos' creator David Chase chats about his new film 'Not Fade Away'
'Sopranos' creator David Chase discusses his new movie and the love of rock 'n' roll that inspired it.
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Chapter & Verse Johnny Depp will launch a publishing imprint
Infinitum Nihi – Johnny Depp's new publishing imprint with partner HarperCollins – will publish titles including a Bob Dylan biography and a novel by Woody Guthrie.
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Netanyahu's simple bomb graphic confuses the nuclear experts
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu sought to simplify the Iranian nuclear issue with the diagram he brought out on the UN podium, but experts say he actually made it more confusing.
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Solo: A Memoir of Hope
'Solo' – a no-holds-barred, tell-all autobiography – has already rocked some boats.
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Chapter & Verse Haruki Murakami: early leader in Nobel Prize predictions
British gambling site Ladbrokes puts Japanese author Haruki Murakami at odds of 10/1 for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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From rock to country and back
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals sample country with a spot on Kenny Chesney's tour.
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Backchannels Ideas. Big, glib, unsupported ideas
Evgeny Morozov on the cult of 'TED.'
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Resignation of New Yorker writer revives questions about media ethics
The resignation of New Yorker magazine staff writer Jonah Lehrer again raises concerns about the credibility of journalists. Smaller newsroom budgets and demand for quick stories may be partly to blame, say media analysts.
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Chapter & Verse Jonah Lehrer: some blame media adoration for his fabrications
'Imagine' author Jonah Lehrer admitted in a statement that he made up remarks attributed to Bob Dylan.
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How Jonah Lehrer was caught inventing Bob Dylan quotes
Jonah Lehrer resigned from The New Yorker after Tablet Magazine discovered Lehrer had fabricated quotes by Bob Dylan in Lehrer's latest book "Imagine: How Creativity Works."
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Kitty Wells was 'queen of country music'
Wells broke new ground for female country singers.
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