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The version of the song on Highway 61 Revisited is an acoustic/electric blues song, one of three blues songs on the album (the others being "From a Buick 6" and "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"). [2] [3] It is made up of lines taken from older blues songs combined with Dylan's own lyrics. [2]
Highway 61 runs from Duluth, Minnesota, where Bob Dylan was born, down to New Orleans, Louisiana.It was a major transit route out of the Deep South particularly for African Americans traveling north to Chicago, St Louis and Memphis, following the Mississippi River valley for most of its 1,400 miles (2,300 km).
Highway 61 Revisited is the sixth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 30, 1965, by Columbia Records.Dylan continued the musical approach of his previous album Bringing It All Back Home (1965), using rock musicians as his backing band on every track of the album in a further departure from his primarily acoustic folk sound, except for the closing track ...
The Highway 61 Revisited version was recorded at an overdub session on August 4, 1965, in Columbia's Studio A in New York City. Nashville-based guitarist Charlie McCoy, who happened to be in New York, was invited by producer Bob Johnston to contribute an improvised acoustic guitar part and Russ Savakus played bass guitar.
Twelve takes of "Tombstone Blues" were recorded on July 29, 1965. The last of these takes was released on Highway 61 Revisited the following month. The song received acclaim from music critics, with critics praising the lyrics, music, and delivery. The album version, and out-takes, have been included on several later compilations.
On December 6, 2024, Chalamet's performance of "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Girl from the North Country" [7] were released as singles from the album.[8] [9] [10] The soundtrack was released through Columbia Records on December 20, five days prior to the film's release, with a 16-track vinyl LP which was released on January 24, 2025, and a 23-track CD set for February 28.
In addition to its appearance on the Highway 61 Revisited album, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" was included on the compilation album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (known as More Bob Dylan Greatest Hits in Europe) [9] and on another compilation released exclusively in Europe titled Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2.
Nashville Skyline is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on April 9, 1969, by Columbia Records as LP record, reel-to-reel tape and audio cassette.