Guardian Music — Arts, LondonLong before Bob Dylan and the folk-inspired protest singers of the 1960s, there was Woody Guthrie, a troubadour of backwoods America who believed in "singing for the plain folks and getting tough with the rich folks".Born in Oklahoma in 1... more info

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Guardian Music — Agreement with publisher Simon & Schuster promises two further volumes of autobiography to follow 2004's ChroniclesBob Dylan has signed a deal to write six more books for his publisher Simon & Schuster, including two works of autobiography to follow ... more info

Guardian Music — The power of Gospel music lies in the music and not the words, as Emmylou Harris showsThe discussion of Keith Kahn-Harris' piece on Debbie Friedman reminded me of the paradox of Emmylou Harris' Christian music. In the mid-nineties she made a couple m... more info

Culture Bully — New music video for Wanda Jackson's cover of Bob Dylan's "Thunder on the Mountain," accompanied by info on her new release and forthcoming tour dates. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Liam Gallagher has said that working without brother Noel in his new band Beady Eye is a different experience all together.The frontman told Mojo " We had the little fella who was taking charge, doing his thing and I think he just hogged it a bit. No... more info

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Guardian Music — Tunisian rapper The General is the latest in a long and glorious line of seditious African musiciansIn the week before the downfall of the Tunisian president, 30 plain-clothes police officers arrived at the family home of Hamada Ben-Amor in the coast... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — John was born and raised in Glasgow and spent a lot of time listening to his parent’s wide choice of music from Elvis, Johnny Cash to Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison.A move to Manchester in 88 prompted an early interest in the music scene from hanging ou... more info

The Culture Of Me — The queen of rockabilly and the first lady of rock 'n' roll (both facts) Wanda Jackson returns with her Jack White-produced album on Nonesuch/Third Man this year, and she's just posted a teaser for the video shot in Nashville with her and Jack and "t... more info