April 20, 2006
Bobby Zimmerman, DJ
DJ Dylan
With Bob, You Won't Be A-Changin' The Station
By Mary Huhn
New York Post
April 20, 2006 — The answers may be blowing in the wind, but not on Bob Dylan's new radio show, which will debut May 3 on XM Satellite Radio. The Post got a sneak preview of the hourlong weekly program, which is steeped in the roots of American music but surprisingly leaves out folk.
And forget the 21st century: Dylan doesn't move beyond the '60s, either. The closest he gets to modern rock is Jimi Hendrix's The Wind Cries Mary.
But that doesn't matter.
Dylan's mix, which includes pop, blues, R&B, gospel and country, is wildly eclectic — even by his standards. Dubbed Theme Radio, the show will present a slice of related songs — the first week, it's all about the weather.
Produced to sound like an old-time radio program, the show completes the vintage effect with authentic zippy station-promo jingles ripped from the Leave It to Beaver era.
Dylan himself doesn't pontificate on anything but the songs, which he often introduces with an emphatic reading of favored lyrics.
It's easy to imagine him happily bopping along to Dean Martin's I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine — which, he points out, was also recorded by Elvis, "who wanted to be Dean" - or singing along to Jim Davis' You Are My Sunshine.
It may be all about the music and "themes, schemes and dreams," but Dylan's poetic voice shines through - often giving a glimpse into his early musical past. Here are some highlights of his introductions.
* Hendrix — The Wind Cries Mary: "Everyone thought Jim was a wild man, but he had his more gentle side. Sometimes the wind whispers Mary. Sometimes it cries Mary."
* Judy Garland — Come Rain or Come Shine: "Just like Prince, Judy came from Minnesota."
* Slim Harpo — Raining in My Heart: "Slim wrote a lot of his songs with his wife, Lovelle. Boy, I wish I had wife like that to help me write songs."
* The Spaniels — Stormy Weather: "An awfully happy song for blues and misery."
With Bob, You Won't Be A-Changin' The Station
By Mary Huhn
New York Post
April 20, 2006 — The answers may be blowing in the wind, but not on Bob Dylan's new radio show, which will debut May 3 on XM Satellite Radio. The Post got a sneak preview of the hourlong weekly program, which is steeped in the roots of American music but surprisingly leaves out folk.
And forget the 21st century: Dylan doesn't move beyond the '60s, either. The closest he gets to modern rock is Jimi Hendrix's The Wind Cries Mary.
But that doesn't matter.
Dylan's mix, which includes pop, blues, R&B, gospel and country, is wildly eclectic — even by his standards. Dubbed Theme Radio, the show will present a slice of related songs — the first week, it's all about the weather.
Produced to sound like an old-time radio program, the show completes the vintage effect with authentic zippy station-promo jingles ripped from the Leave It to Beaver era.
Dylan himself doesn't pontificate on anything but the songs, which he often introduces with an emphatic reading of favored lyrics.
It's easy to imagine him happily bopping along to Dean Martin's I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine — which, he points out, was also recorded by Elvis, "who wanted to be Dean" - or singing along to Jim Davis' You Are My Sunshine.
It may be all about the music and "themes, schemes and dreams," but Dylan's poetic voice shines through - often giving a glimpse into his early musical past. Here are some highlights of his introductions.
* Hendrix — The Wind Cries Mary: "Everyone thought Jim was a wild man, but he had his more gentle side. Sometimes the wind whispers Mary. Sometimes it cries Mary."
* Judy Garland — Come Rain or Come Shine: "Just like Prince, Judy came from Minnesota."
* Slim Harpo — Raining in My Heart: "Slim wrote a lot of his songs with his wife, Lovelle. Boy, I wish I had wife like that to help me write songs."
* The Spaniels — Stormy Weather: "An awfully happy song for blues and misery."
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