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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylanby Howard Sounes
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Since his emergence in the folk revival of the early 1960s, with songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind," Dylan has been the outstanding singer-songwriter of modern times, an artist whose music has captured the zeitgeist and the imagination of millions. Dylan remains a powerful creative force, beloved by those who grew up with his music and admired by younger generations as a matchless musical innovator. Yet despite nearly forty years of fame, and the attendant scrutiny of the media, Dylan has remained a remarkably enigmatic figure whose life is clouded with secrecy: from his fabled 1966 motorcycle accident to how many times he has been married and how many children he has fathered. In Down the Highway, acclaimed biographer Howard Sounes sweeps away myth and rumor, offering major new insights into every aspect of Dylan's life – including his music and the recording sessions behind it, his labyrinthine love life, his family life, and his business affairs. Review:"Sounes delivers a judicious portrait of Dylan's foibles and virtues. Dylan, he claims, used people variously; he mimicked his favorite performers and enjoyed of 'the charity of kindhearted women.' Much of the book traces his womanizing, from his relationship with Joan Baez to his eight years of marital bliss (before it unraveled) with Sara Lownds. Even his religious conversion was on account of the affections of his back-up singers, one of whom he had a child with and married, a little-known fact. Dylan has burned numerous bridges in his life, though many people remain loyal. Through extensive interviews, Sounes aptly captures the contradictory facets of an American folk legend." Publishers Weekly Review:"[T]he reader is treated to the most detailed account yet of Dylan's 1966 motorcycle accident and subsequent withdrawal from the public eye. Sounes also peels away layers of mystery surrounding Dylan's complex romantic life and surprisingly conventional approach to fatherhood....Sounes succeeds in portraying Dylan's human side." Library Journal Review:"Sounes somehow has uncovered some new information in that oft-scanned showbiz legend, mostly about Dylan's childhood and his jealously guarded family life. Some of it actually provides further insight into his songs, particularly those about his wife, Sara. Sounes also blows the lid off Dylan's heretofore unknown 1986 marriage to one of his backup singers. Such well-researched gossip will be fresh to all but the most committed Dylanologists." Booklist What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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