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Bob Dylan's Jukebox - VA (2006)
Folk | MP3 256 kbps | 132 MB | 72 min.

Chrome Dreams, the U.K. label that released Songs that Dylan Loved, presents 25 songs, done by the original artists, that are reputed to have been influential on an impressionable, school-aged Bobby Zimmerman. Included are early rock classics like "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard, as well as classic folk, blues, and country songs by the likes of Cisco Houston, Roy Acuff, Woody Guthrie, and the Carter Family. This CD includes 25 songs, all of which Bob Dylan has covered at some point in his career, and which show the huge breadth of inspiration Bob has used to inform his own inimitable style.


01. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard - 2:22
02. Milkcow Blues Boogie - Elvis Presley- 2.24
03. That’s All Right -Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - 2.53
04. Mean Old Frisco - Arthur "BigBoy" Crudup - 2.34
05. Automobile - Lightnin’ Hopkins - 2:46
06. Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie- 3.03
07. 900 Miles - Cisco Houston - 3:33
08. Candy Man - Mississippi John Hurt - 2:46
09. Stealin’, Stealin’ - Memphis Jug Band - 2:55
10. Jesus Make Up My Dyin’ Bed - Blind Willie Johnson- 3:11
11. Wait For The Light To Shine - Roy Acuff - 2.32
12. This World Can’t Stand Long - Johnny & Jack - 2.38
13. Mama Let Me Lay It On You - Blind Boy Fuller - 2:54
14. Delia - Blind Willie McTell - 2:30
15. St James Infirmary - Josh White - 3:38
16. Little Moses - The Carter Family - 3:11
17. Little Maggie - Stanley Brothers - 2.16
18. I Got Blood In My Eyes For You - Mississippi Sheiks - 3:12
19. Midnight Special - Lead Belly - 2:10
20. The Wagoners Lad - Buell Kazee - 3:02
21. Down On Penny's Farm - Bently Boys - 2:47
22. Lost Highway - Hank Williams - 2.40
23. James Alley Blues - Richard (Rabbit) Brown - 3:05
24. Stones In My Passway - Robert Johnson - 2.27
25. King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O - Chubby Parker - 3:08


The influence of the young Bob Dylan (64-66) is evident today in singer-songwriters such as AA Bondy and Pete Molinari (among many others), and you can certainly hear unashamed echoes of Dylan 67 - 72 in the likes of the Felice Brothers and many more in the alt.country, folk-blues vein.
So there should be an audience for this 25-track compilation of artists who influenced The Man Himself, and this has been pulled together by a very creditable source: Derek Barker who edits the bi-monthly Dylan magazine Isis which he founded way back in 85.
Certainly magazines like Uncut, Q and others have been down similar paths (or have offered tribute albums to Dylan by the new generation of his acolytes) but this one is especially well-collated.
Here are key tracks by Little Richard (Tutti Frutti) and Elvis (Milkcow Blues Boogie), Woody Guthrie (Pretty Boy Floyd), Hank Williams (Lost Highway) and the Carter family (Little Moses). And of course Blind Willie McTell whom Dylan paid tribute to in a song of his name.
As important, but often overlooked in such collections are the other names here: Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Lightnin' Hopkins, Cisco Houston and Mississippi John Hurt from the blues end of the spectrum, and Roy Acuff, Johnny and Jack, the Stanley Brothers and the Bently Boys (whose Down on Penny's Farm here Dylan adapted, rejigged and located to Maggie's farm) from the country end.
The significant name missing is that of Buddy Holly -- but maybe Paul McCartney who owns his catalogue (or Buddy's widow Maria Elena who watches his legacy like a hawk) didn't give permission. Pity because it could then have been called definitive.
But even so this is an impressive cross-section of music, much of it from the Twenties to Forties -- and musicians who still have a powerful presence in Dylan's last decade.
This is one for Dylanologists young and old. :