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Bob Dylan hires poet to co-write lyrics

The man who wrote Visions of Johanna has enlisted wordsmith Robert Hunter to help write the lyrics for Together Through Life. Next, Neil Young gets Mike Skinner to pen his liner notesOne of the greatest living lyricists in the English language had some help with the words for his new album. Lyrics on Bob Dylan's much-anticipated Together Through Life, due out 28 April, were mostly co-written by Robert Hunter.Hunter is a poet best known as a "non-performing member" of Grateful Dead, and was induc...

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08:21 on April 16 2009

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08:46 on April 16 2009

Bob Dylan hires poet to co-write lyrics

Guardian Music — The man who wrote Visions of Johanna has enlisted wordsmith Robert Hunter to help write the lyrics for Together Through Life. Next, Neil Young gets Mike Skinner to pen hi... more info

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11:22 on April 16 2009