Season 1 · Episode 15
"Her heart blood did flow": Bob Dylan's Murder Ballads of the Early 1960s
The bloody songs and the stories behind them
May 17, 202342m 5s
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Show Notes
TW: murder, suicide, racial violence
When Bob Dylan began his career, murder ballads were having a bit of a moment. In this episode, we’ll look into the influence these songs had on the young artist, and how they inspired a particular subset of his own early songs.
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