Ray Padgett
@raypadgett.bsky.social
Flagging Down the Double E's Dylan newsletter, Cover Me covers blog, 3 books (Pledging My Time, Cover Me, Leonard Cohen 33 1/3).
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Ray Padgett
@raypadgett.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Three books so far! Latest, from last year, is Pledging My Time: Conversations with Bob Dylan Band Members.
Previous two are about cover songs. Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Covers of All Time and a 33 1/3 on Leonard Cohen and the history of tribute albums called I'm Your Fan.
Previous two are about cover songs. Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Covers of All Time and a 33 1/3 on Leonard Cohen and the history of tribute albums called I'm Your Fan.
Me: Record Store Day was a nice idea that’s been fully co-opted by the major labels pushing overpriced rereleases of bullshit no one wants that clogs the pressing plants
Also me:
Also me:
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Me: Record Store Day was a nice idea that’s been fully co-opted by the major labels pushing overpriced rereleases of bullshit no one wants that clogs the pressing plants
Also me:
Also me:
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late night bob hang, accompanied by @raypadgett.bsky.social.
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
late night bob hang, accompanied by @raypadgett.bsky.social.
“Dylan sits in an overcoat and hat picking over the remains of his giblets.”
@raypadgett.bsky.social ‘s wonderful essay on Thanksgiving and the Rolling Thunder tour
open.substack.com/pub/dylanliv...
open.substack.com/pub/dylanliv...
A Rolling Thunder Thanksgiving
1975-11-26, Civic Center, Augusta, ME
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“Dylan sits in an overcoat and hat picking over the remains of his giblets.”
Bob Dylan played his final show of 2025 last night in Dublin.
@definitelydylan.bsky.social reports in:
"From the beginning, his vocals were an immediate and commanding presence in the room… Sometimes it really feels like his voice has aged backwards over the past decade or two."
@definitelydylan.bsky.social reports in:
"From the beginning, his vocals were an immediate and commanding presence in the room… Sometimes it really feels like his voice has aged backwards over the past decade or two."
Review: Bob Dylan in Dublin 2025 (by Laura Tenschert)
2025-11-25, 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
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November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Bob Dylan played his final show of 2025 last night in Dublin.
@definitelydylan.bsky.social reports in:
"From the beginning, his vocals were an immediate and commanding presence in the room… Sometimes it really feels like his voice has aged backwards over the past decade or two."
@definitelydylan.bsky.social reports in:
"From the beginning, his vocals were an immediate and commanding presence in the room… Sometimes it really feels like his voice has aged backwards over the past decade or two."
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So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock
Oh I miss you Nettie Moore…
The 'Modern Times' Era Continues
2006-11-16, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
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November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Oh I miss you Nettie Moore…
How do you air-drum to Key West?
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
How do you air-drum to Key West?
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Fabulous version of Lakes of Pontchartrain ended Bob Dylan’s show in Killarney tonight. A very touching moment.
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Fabulous version of Lakes of Pontchartrain ended Bob Dylan’s show in Killarney tonight. A very touching moment.
Looking back at the very first gospel show.
“Catcalls and boos, to be sure, echoed throughout the 2200 seat former vaudeville palace. But mostly, the audience sat in stunned silence.”
“Catcalls and boos, to be sure, echoed throughout the 2200 seat former vaudeville palace. But mostly, the audience sat in stunned silence.”
"Born-Again Bob Gets Booed"
1979-11-01, Warfield, San Francisco, CA
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November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Looking back at the very first gospel show.
“Catcalls and boos, to be sure, echoed throughout the 2200 seat former vaudeville palace. But mostly, the audience sat in stunned silence.”
“Catcalls and boos, to be sure, echoed throughout the 2200 seat former vaudeville palace. But mostly, the audience sat in stunned silence.”
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Amazing incorrect lyrics on the karaoke machine yesterday
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Amazing incorrect lyrics on the karaoke machine yesterday
Spotted at a wine store in Kingston NY
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Spotted at a wine store in Kingston NY
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Winona repping Waits tees thru the yrs.
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Winona repping Waits tees thru the yrs.
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oh, alas, i've been informed that there was another velvet underground of paducah, kentucky, and this was almost certainly them.
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
oh, alas, i've been informed that there was another velvet underground of paducah, kentucky, and this was almost certainly them.
Bob Dylan seemingly has been spinning late-period Van Morrison albums on the tour bus this year
Two songs now performed from 2016's Keep Me Singing:
* Going Down to Bangor (last night)
* Share Your Love with Me
Plus one that was on 2017's Roll with the Punches:
* I Can Tell
Two songs now performed from 2016's Keep Me Singing:
* Going Down to Bangor (last night)
* Share Your Love with Me
Plus one that was on 2017's Roll with the Punches:
* I Can Tell
November 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Bob Dylan seemingly has been spinning late-period Van Morrison albums on the tour bus this year
Two songs now performed from 2016's Keep Me Singing:
* Going Down to Bangor (last night)
* Share Your Love with Me
Plus one that was on 2017's Roll with the Punches:
* I Can Tell
Two songs now performed from 2016's Keep Me Singing:
* Going Down to Bangor (last night)
* Share Your Love with Me
Plus one that was on 2017's Roll with the Punches:
* I Can Tell
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I laughed
The Five Best Randy Newman Songs To Fuck To
Everyone appreciates Randy Newman’s signature voice as it conveys sardonic song lyrics set to classically arranged pop and folk music, but did you know his music is also great to fuck to? That’s right...
thehardtimes.net
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I laughed
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and big love to @raypadgett.bsky.social for use of a sliver of his scarlet rivera interview on how the blues for allah fiddler ended up represented on the rolling thunder revue. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu...
y'all should subscribe to ray's dylan newsletter! www.flaggingdown.com/p/scarlet-ri... /9
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November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
and big love to @raypadgett.bsky.social for use of a sliver of his scarlet rivera interview on how the blues for allah fiddler ended up represented on the rolling thunder revue. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu...
y'all should subscribe to ray's dylan newsletter! www.flaggingdown.com/p/scarlet-ri... /9
y'all should subscribe to ray's dylan newsletter! www.flaggingdown.com/p/scarlet-ri... /9
Thirty years ago today, Bob Dylan performed "Restless Farewell" for Frank Sinatra. I spoke to veteran TV producer George Schlatter about the event and all his Sinatra memories.
Producer George Schlatter Remembers Bob Dylan Performing for Frank Sinatra
"You cannot describe anybody today that could walk in the room and create that kind of electricity."
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November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thirty years ago today, Bob Dylan performed "Restless Farewell" for Frank Sinatra. I spoke to veteran TV producer George Schlatter about the event and all his Sinatra memories.
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I know it's hardly the top priority, but could is there any way we could add "mandatory headphone jack on every smartphone" to the Woke 2 agenda?
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I know it's hardly the top priority, but could is there any way we could add "mandatory headphone jack on every smartphone" to the Woke 2 agenda?
McCartney concert is like a convention for people who film with the flash on
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
McCartney concert is like a convention for people who film with the flash on
"Zelda is a Monkee fan, so naturally she collects a few ‘‘souvenirs.’’ So far she has accumulated 10,217 cigarette butts, 4,938 candy bar and gum wrappers, 3 broken shoelaces, 762 empty cardboard coffee containers, 6,551 pieces of waxed paper (some with chunks of cheeseburgers and french fries…"
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Zelda is a Monkee fan, so naturally she collects a few ‘‘souvenirs.’’ So far she has accumulated 10,217 cigarette butts, 4,938 candy bar and gum wrappers, 3 broken shoelaces, 762 empty cardboard coffee containers, 6,551 pieces of waxed paper (some with chunks of cheeseburgers and french fries…"
Angus Gibson reviews the last two nights' shows in Glasgow, with a bonus capsule history of Dylan's many appearances in the city
Review: Bob Dylan in Glasgow 2025 (by Angus Gibson)
2025-11-16/17, SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, Scotland
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November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Angus Gibson reviews the last two nights' shows in Glasgow, with a bonus capsule history of Dylan's many appearances in the city
Weird Al in Vermont!!
All 2026 tour dates and ticket info up RIGHT NOW at
www.weirdal.com/tour
www.weirdal.com/tour
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Weird Al in Vermont!!
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Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...