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“Folk Music” traces Bob Dylan’s life through seven songs
Once some thought him an impostor. For Greil Marcus, he is a medium
Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs. By Greil Marcus. Yale University Press; 288 pages; $27.50 and £20
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Culture October 15th 2022
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