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.
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...
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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...
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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...
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Happy 20th anniversary to the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, in which the company secretly installed software to hide DRM technology on CD buyers’ PCs. XCP was a security risk that led to public outcry, class action lawsuits, and, 20 years ago today, a recall of dozens of album titles.
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Happy 20th anniversary to the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, in which the company secretly installed software to hide DRM technology on CD buyers’ PCs. XCP was a security risk that led to public outcry, class action lawsuits, and, 20 years ago today, a recall of dozens of album titles.
The Supper Club film is one of the holy grails of Dylan collecting. Even the Dylan Archives is prohibited from showing the footage to researchers. Almost no one has seen it in 30 years.
I watched it one afternoon this summer, sitting with the director. Here's the story. It lives up to the hype.
I watched it one afternoon this summer, sitting with the director. Here's the story. It lives up to the hype.
Watching Bob Dylan's Unreleased Supper Club Tapes
A rare viewing session one afternoon in Tulsa
www.flaggingdown.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Supper Club film is one of the holy grails of Dylan collecting. Even the Dylan Archives is prohibited from showing the footage to researchers. Almost no one has seen it in 30 years.
I watched it one afternoon this summer, sitting with the director. Here's the story. It lives up to the hype.
I watched it one afternoon this summer, sitting with the director. Here's the story. It lives up to the hype.
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Bob Dylan: Rainy Night in Leeds (my review). open.substack.com/pub/adamchic...
Bob Dylan: A Rainy Night in Leeds
“I remember it rained all day the day that Elvis Presley died.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bob Dylan: Rainy Night in Leeds (my review). open.substack.com/pub/adamchic...
Look who ELSE is teasing a 2026 tour announcement. Is the timing a coincidence or…co-headlining???
Bigger & Rough & Weirder & Rowdy Tour 2026 let's go!
Bigger & Rough & Weirder & Rowdy Tour 2026 let's go!
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Look who ELSE is teasing a 2026 tour announcement. Is the timing a coincidence or…co-headlining???
Bigger & Rough & Weirder & Rowdy Tour 2026 let's go!
Bigger & Rough & Weirder & Rowdy Tour 2026 let's go!
Today's date in Dylan concert posters
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today's date in Dylan concert posters
@adamchicago.bsky.social reports in from last night's Bob show in Coventry. For the first time since Donnie Herron's departure over a year ago, steel guitar has returned!
Review: Bob Dylan in Coventry (by Adam Selzer)
Plus Swansea two days before
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November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@adamchicago.bsky.social reports in from last night's Bob show in Coventry. For the first time since Donnie Herron's departure over a year ago, steel guitar has returned!