Counting Down

A Scarecrow Press Music Series

Counting Down is a unique series of titles designed to select the best songs or musical works from major performance artists and composers in an age of design-your-own playlists. Contributors offer readers the reasons why some works stand out from others. It is the ideal companion for music lovers.

Titles in the Series

Counting Down Bob Dylan: His 100 Finest Songs, by Jim Beviglia, 2013


Counting Down Bob Dylan

His 100 Finest Songs

Jim Beviglia





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Copyright © 2013 by Jim Beviglia


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Beviglia, Jim.

Counting down Bob Dylan : his 100 finest songs / by Jim Beviglia.

pages cm. -- (Counting down)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8108-8823-4 (cloth : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-8108-8824-1 (electronic)

1. Dylan, Bob, 1941---Criticism and interpretation. 2. Dylan, Bob, 1941- Songs. 3. Popular music--History and criticism. I. Title.

ML420.D98B45 2013

782.42164092--dc23

2013016471


TM The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.


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For Marie,

Without your love I’d be nowhere at all

I’d be lost if not for you