Sources & Literature
[to be continued]
1. Useful Books about Bob Dylan
Michael Gray, Song And Dance Man. The Art Of Bob Dylan, London & New York 2000
Michael Gray, The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, London & New York 2006
Todd Harvey, The Formative Dylan. Transmissions And Stylistic Influences, 1961 - 1963, Lanham & London 2001
Clinton Heylin, Bob Dylan: Behind The Shades. Take Two, London & New York 2000
Andrew Muir, Troubadour. Early And Late Songs Of Bob Dylan, Bluntishsam 2003
Christopher Ricks, Visions Of Sin, New York 2003
Tim Riley, Hard Rain. A Dylan commentary, New York 1999
Oliver Trager, Keys To The Rain. The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, New York 2004
Paul Williams, Bob Dylan. Performing Artist. Book One: 1960 - 1973, London 1990
Paul Williams, Bob Dylan. Performing Artist. The Middle Years: 1974-1986, Novato & Lancaster 1992
2. Online Resources
My Back Pages - Bob Dylan chords & lyrics
[indispensable!]
Modern Times - Annotated Lyrics
[plus annotated lyrics to “Love & Theft”, “Oh Mercy”, “Street Legal” and “Knocked Out Loaded”]
Bob Dylan’s Musical Roots
by M. Helfert [excellent!]
Film Dialogue In The Lyrics Of Bob Dylan
3. Books not about Dylan but worth reading in this context
Jon W. Vinson, The Voices That are Gone. Themes In 19th Century American Popular Song, New York & Oxford 1994
Philip Furia, Poets Of Tin Pan Alley. A History Of America’s great Lyricists, New York 1990
Philip Furia, Irving Berlin. A Life In Song, New York 1998
Philip Furia/Michael Lasser, America's Songs. The Stories Behind The Songs Of Broadway, Hollywood And Tin Pan Alley, New York & London 2006
Robert Kimball/Robert Gottlieb, Reading Lyrics, New York 2000
[An excellent collection of song lyrics from classic popular song]
Marvin Paymer, Sentimental Journey. Intimate Portraits Of America's Great Popular Songs 1920-1945, Darien CT 1999
David Jeness & Don Velsey, Classic American Popular Song. The Second Half-Century, 1950-2000, New York 2006