Bob Dylan has been a successful musician for decades, picking up critical acclaim, awards, and even a Nobel Prize along the way. His songwriting has also inspired many other musicians, including those who rose to prominence at the same time he did. Here are five musicians who took inspiration from Dylan.
Bob Dylan | Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers grew as musicians after joining Bob Dylan on tour
In the 1980s, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers joined Dylan on tour as his backing band. Petty would go on to work with Dylan in The Traveling Wilburys, but he said the initial tour was an incredible learning experience for the band.
Tom Petty, Ge Smith, Roger McGuinn, Neil Young, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Steve Cropper, Clapton & Duck Dunn; shot by very young me in 92 pic.twitter.com/mN0EBaY47L
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 8, 2017
“I learned so much from Bob Dylan,...
Bob Dylan | Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers grew as musicians after joining Bob Dylan on tour
In the 1980s, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers joined Dylan on tour as his backing band. Petty would go on to work with Dylan in The Traveling Wilburys, but he said the initial tour was an incredible learning experience for the band.
Tom Petty, Ge Smith, Roger McGuinn, Neil Young, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Steve Cropper, Clapton & Duck Dunn; shot by very young me in 92 pic.twitter.com/mN0EBaY47L
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 8, 2017
“I learned so much from Bob Dylan,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Selena Gomez, Jeff Tweedy, Stacey Abrams, Bernie Sanders and more will participate in Rolling Stone’s new get-out-the-vote music and conversation series, “Fridays for Unity.”
The two-part virtual event will take place October 16th and 30th and feature a mix of unique conversations, musical performances and special guest appearances. Each event will air on the Rolling Stone YouTube page at 8 p.m. Et.
The crux of Fridays for Unity will be conversations between an array of entertainers and political figures, hosted by Baratunde Thurston. Pete Buttigieg will speak with Paul Rudd...
The two-part virtual event will take place October 16th and 30th and feature a mix of unique conversations, musical performances and special guest appearances. Each event will air on the Rolling Stone YouTube page at 8 p.m. Et.
The crux of Fridays for Unity will be conversations between an array of entertainers and political figures, hosted by Baratunde Thurston. Pete Buttigieg will speak with Paul Rudd...
- 10/15/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Saturday Night Live closed off its second episode of the season with a short and sweet tribute to late rock legend Eddie Van Halen.
Right before the show concluded with its curtain call, Saturday Night Live flashed a short snippet of Van Halen shredding his guitar. The clip was of Van Halen performing with G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live band back in February 1987, when Van Halen’s then-wife Valerie Bertinelli hosted the sketch series with musical guest Robert Cray Band. The vintage video followed Jack White’s performance of his song, “Lazaretto,” in which The White Stripes frontman switched his guitar for a cobalt blue model designed by Van Halen.
Host Bill Burr, whose controversial opening monologue garnered quite a bit of attention on social media, also gave the Van Halen namesake a quick shoutout.
“Rest in peace Eddie Van Halen,” he said standing alongside Maya Rudolph and...
Right before the show concluded with its curtain call, Saturday Night Live flashed a short snippet of Van Halen shredding his guitar. The clip was of Van Halen performing with G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live band back in February 1987, when Van Halen’s then-wife Valerie Bertinelli hosted the sketch series with musical guest Robert Cray Band. The vintage video followed Jack White’s performance of his song, “Lazaretto,” in which The White Stripes frontman switched his guitar for a cobalt blue model designed by Van Halen.
Host Bill Burr, whose controversial opening monologue garnered quite a bit of attention on social media, also gave the Van Halen namesake a quick shoutout.
“Rest in peace Eddie Van Halen,” he said standing alongside Maya Rudolph and...
- 10/11/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Eddie Van Halen was a musical guest on Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s because he just happened to be in the building that evening.
The legendary rocker, who died Tuesday at the age of 65, was accompanying his then-wife Valerie Bertinelli to Studio 8H because she was hosting on Feb. 28, 1987. He had zero plans to appear on TV himself — but then house band guitarist G.E. Smith worked his magic.
“He doesn’t want to follow his wife around like a puppy dog,” Smith remembered in an interview years ago. “So he finds out about ...
The legendary rocker, who died Tuesday at the age of 65, was accompanying his then-wife Valerie Bertinelli to Studio 8H because she was hosting on Feb. 28, 1987. He had zero plans to appear on TV himself — but then house band guitarist G.E. Smith worked his magic.
“He doesn’t want to follow his wife around like a puppy dog,” Smith remembered in an interview years ago. “So he finds out about ...
- 10/6/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Eddie Van Halen was a musical guest on Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s because he just happened to be in the building that evening.
The legendary rocker, who died Tuesday at the age of 65, was accompanying his then-wife Valerie Bertinelli to Studio 8H because she was hosting on Feb. 28, 1987. He had zero plans to appear on TV himself — but then house band guitarist G.E. Smith worked his magic.
“He doesn’t want to follow his wife around like a puppy dog,” Smith remembered in an interview years ago. “So he finds out about ...
The legendary rocker, who died Tuesday at the age of 65, was accompanying his then-wife Valerie Bertinelli to Studio 8H because she was hosting on Feb. 28, 1987. He had zero plans to appear on TV himself — but then house band guitarist G.E. Smith worked his magic.
“He doesn’t want to follow his wife around like a puppy dog,” Smith remembered in an interview years ago. “So he finds out about ...
- 10/6/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Saturday Night Live bandleader G.E. Smith reminisces about meeting David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and Hall & Oates, performing alongside Gilda Radner and crafting the Wayne’s World theme song in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The First Time video series.
While SNL was a revolving door of celebrities, Smith — who releases his new album Stony Hill with soul singer LeRoy Bell on August 28th — admitted the first time he was ever starstruck was when he crossed paths with David Bowie.
“I met David Bowie just downtown at a party.
While SNL was a revolving door of celebrities, Smith — who releases his new album Stony Hill with soul singer LeRoy Bell on August 28th — admitted the first time he was ever starstruck was when he crossed paths with David Bowie.
“I met David Bowie just downtown at a party.
- 8/26/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Blues-rock guitarist G.E. Smith and R&b singer-songwriter LeRoy Bell have a rock & roll day at the beach in the video for their new single “Let the Sunshine in.”
Directed by Fabian Rodriguez, the visual features Smith and Bell jamming on their guitars while lounging around and exploring the sandy beach dunes of Long Island. Lyrically, Bell appeals for understanding, unity and an end to divisiveness: “But you can’t find it in your heart/To change your point of view/You figure you’re above it all/You convince yourself it’s true.
Directed by Fabian Rodriguez, the visual features Smith and Bell jamming on their guitars while lounging around and exploring the sandy beach dunes of Long Island. Lyrically, Bell appeals for understanding, unity and an end to divisiveness: “But you can’t find it in your heart/To change your point of view/You figure you’re above it all/You convince yourself it’s true.
- 8/20/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Guitarist G.E. Smith and soul singer LeRoy Bell have shared a stirring new song, “America,” from their upcoming collaborative album, Stony Hill, out August 28th via BMG.
The track is a mellow blues tune that moves with a heavy groove and allows Smith to peel off plenty of intricate guitar licks. Bell, meanwhile, tackles the song’s titular subject with a moving vocal performance to match his brutally honest lyrics about the state of American democracy: “In the blink of an eye/And a mountain of lies/We were sold...
The track is a mellow blues tune that moves with a heavy groove and allows Smith to peel off plenty of intricate guitar licks. Bell, meanwhile, tackles the song’s titular subject with a moving vocal performance to match his brutally honest lyrics about the state of American democracy: “In the blink of an eye/And a mountain of lies/We were sold...
- 6/26/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Guitarist G.E. Smith and soul musician LeRoy Bell have shared a rugged take on the traditional folk ballad, “Black Is the Color,” that will appear on their debut album together, Stony Hill, out August 28th via BMG.
The age-old track originated in Scotland before making its way to the United States, where it became a staple of Appalachian folk music. Smith and Bell’s new version boasts a simmering blues-rock groove that allows Smith to work his guitar from a tiptoe to a full-on sprint, while Bell bellows the lovelorn lyrics,...
The age-old track originated in Scotland before making its way to the United States, where it became a staple of Appalachian folk music. Smith and Bell’s new version boasts a simmering blues-rock groove that allows Smith to work his guitar from a tiptoe to a full-on sprint, while Bell bellows the lovelorn lyrics,...
- 6/5/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
With the year’s end “light at the end of the tunnel” in sight, 2018’s parade of distinguished feature documentaries marches on with another “crowd-pleaser” bringing up the rear. Cinemas have been host to truly exceptional works of non-fiction filmmaking. This week’s release joins the impressive list of the “celebrity showbiz profile” sub-genre that includes the box office hit Won’T You Be My Neighbor along with Whitney, McQueen, and Quincy. Though music doesn’t play as big a role in this subject’s life as in several of these films, she made her greatest cultural impact on television, just as Neighbor’s Fred Rogers. Oh, and her works were much more “adult” in nature, While Rogers was a daytime TV king to countless kids, she was the first real “queen of late-night TV comedy”. And while she’s been gone for nearly three decades, her influence seems to be felt now,...
- 9/21/2018
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Legs: A Big Issue In A Small Town screens Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:30pm at .Zack (3224 Locust Ave). Co-directors Beatrice Alda and Jennifer Brooke will be in attendance. Ticket information can be found Here
Set in Sag Harbor, a small, frozen-in-time village in the tony Hamptons, Legs: A Big Issue In A Small Town recounts the controversy that results when a local gallery owned by Ruth Vered and Janet Lehr installs Larry Rivers’ large sculpture of a woman’s legs. Because the artwork is attached to the side of a building, local officials deem it a “structure” — equivalent to a garage or shed — and declare that the owners are in violation of the town’s zoning code. Using a chorus of voices with differing perspectives, the film engages in a lively discussion of public art but also widens its view to encompass a whole range of interesting issues: upholding tradition vs.
Set in Sag Harbor, a small, frozen-in-time village in the tony Hamptons, Legs: A Big Issue In A Small Town recounts the controversy that results when a local gallery owned by Ruth Vered and Janet Lehr installs Larry Rivers’ large sculpture of a woman’s legs. Because the artwork is attached to the side of a building, local officials deem it a “structure” — equivalent to a garage or shed — and declare that the owners are in violation of the town’s zoning code. Using a chorus of voices with differing perspectives, the film engages in a lively discussion of public art but also widens its view to encompass a whole range of interesting issues: upholding tradition vs.
- 10/31/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This week, an icon from movies, comedy, and many of our childhoods passed away: Gene Wilder, the original Willy Wonka, died at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's. The loss, like so many beloved actors, was felt deeply by many, but when I heard the news, I had a second, happy thought after the initial grief-filled surprise: he's with Gilda now. Gilda Radner was Gene Wilder's third wife - she was married to someone else when they met, and he would marry after her death. On paper, it sounds like the kind of Hollywood marriage you'd read about in every tabloid today - they were married to others before their union and only had a few years of marriage; nothing incredible-sounding. But Gene and Gilda had so much more than a Hollywood marriage; theirs was the meeting of two comic geniuses, of course, but also, the kind of romance that's...
- 8/31/2016
- by Shannon Vestal Robson
- Popsugar.com
Twenty-seven years after the death of his beloved wife Gilda Radner, iconic actor Gene Wilder has died at the age of 83. Their celebrated romance, however, left a legacy of laughs, even as her early death from ovarian cancer devastated a nation of fans, just four years after the couple's marriage. Beginning on the set of 1982's Hanky Panky - the first of their three onscreen collaborations - the Saturday Night Live star and Wilder's spark was unmistakable. "When I went to see Gilda, Gene was across the room," psychotherapist Pain Katz told People in 1989 of visiting the Sidney Poitier-directed film's set.
- 8/29/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Twenty-seven years after the death of his beloved wife Gilda Radner, iconic actor Gene Wilder has died at the age of 83. Their celebrated romance, however, left a legacy of laughs, even as her early death from ovarian cancer devastated a nation of fans, just four years after the couple's marriage. Beginning on the set of 1982's Hanky Panky - the first of their three onscreen collaborations - the Saturday Night Live star and Wilder's spark was unmistakable. "When I went to see Gilda, Gene was across the room," psychotherapist Pain Katz told People in 1989 of visiting the Sidney Poitier-directed film's set.
- 8/29/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Title: Roger Waters The Wall Director: Roger Waters, Sean Evans Starring: Roger Waters, Dave Kilminster, Snowy White, G.E. Smith, Jon Carin, Kipp Lennon, Mark Lennon, Pat LEnnon, Jon Joyce, Robbie Wycoff and Graham Broad. Genre: Documentary The cinematic homage to the legendary 1979 Pink Floyd album, ‘The Wall’, intertwines Roger Waters’ 219 concerts (between 2010-2013), with his own personal voyage of the inner wall he had to break through. The British lead of Pink Floyd hits the road through Europe, from the UK to Italy, to reach the memorial of his father in Anzio, where the man died during World War II. ‘Roger Waters The Wall’ is enthralling both for [ Read More ]
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- 9/22/2015
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
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