Elijah Wald Shares a 'Complete Unknown' Listening Playlist
Now I purposely haven’t mentioned the new Dylan Film but I think all the signs are good and Ray Padgett’s Newsletter joins the brouhaha with this . . . . . . .
31 tracks from the Smithsonian Folkways collection
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Next week, the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown finally hits theaters. The film was adapted from author Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties. As I mentioned a couple weeks ago on social media, Wald’s book is an excellent read that’s very much worth your time even if (maybe especially if) you’re someone inclined, like me, to think “ehh I already know that story pretty well.” It’s one of the best Dylan books I’ve read.
But don’t take my word for it. You know who else thinks you should read it?
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In advance of the movie, Wald compiled a 31-song playlist from the Smithsonian Folkways archives and wrote some notes to accompany it, both of which I’m happy to share exclusively below.
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