Manfred Mann’s “Mighty Quinn” was released in 1968, while Dylan’s own version was released as a live track two years later on his album Self Portrait. Dylan first recorded a version of the song with The Band during a then-secret recording session that would later produce Dylan’s album The Basement Tapes. However, that album was not released until 1975 and left out tons of songs recorded during those sessions. Interestingly, “Quinn the Eskimo” (Dylan’s original title) was inspired by a film—The Savage Innocents, in which Anthony Quinn played an Eskimo—and eventually inspired a film i… read more
Manfred Mann’s “Mighty Quinn” was released in 1968, while Dylan’s own version was released as a live track two years later on his album Self Portrait… read more
Manfred Mann’s “Mighty Quinn” was released in 1968, while Dylan’s own version was released as a live track two years later on his album Self Portrait. Dylan first recorded a version of t… read more
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career spanning more than 60 years. Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 when he began playing in Dinkytown, Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota. Shortly after starting to play he changed his stage name to Bob Dylan, after being influenced by the poetry of Dylan Thomas before legally changing his name in 1962. Muc… read more
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time,… read more
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular cult… read more