Interviews. Candid, unguarded, in-depth interviews are the most accurate way to obtain historical information about Bob Dylan and his music that would otherwise be lost forever...
Here’s a sampling of the exclusive interviews in On the Tracks, the world’s best Bob Dylan magazine:
Larry Myers
Bob Dylan’s pastor; musician on Knocked Out Loaded
Bob Johnston
producer of six Bob Dylan albums
Regina Havis
opened the majority of Dylan’s gospel shows single-handedly; toured with Dylan for four years; co-songwriter with Dylan
Eric Von Schmidt
songwriter; folk musician
Winston Watson
drummer for Dylan’s band in early to mid-'90s
Jerry Schatzberg
filmmaker, photographer, and close friend of Bob & Sara
Howard Sounes
author of Down The Highway: The Life Of Bob Dylan
Spider John Koerner
musician; songwriter
Elizabeth Blohm
friend of Dylan’s father
Shirley Caesar
performed for Dylan at Kennedy Center Honors
Bucky Baxter
toured with Dylan for over 700 concerts
Kris Kristofferson
singer; songwriter; actor (two separate OTT interviews)
James Hirsch
author of The Hurricane
LeRoy Hoikkala
member of Dylan’s Hibbing band
Kevin Odegard
Blood On The Tracks guitarist
Spooner Oldham
keyboard player for 80 gospel shows, Grammy Awards, Saved, and Slow Train Coming
David Mansfield
musical genius; toured with Rolling Thunder Revue and Street Legal tour
Rick Danko
member of The Band; co-songwriter with Dylan (two separate OTT interviews)
Dave Morton
musician and friend of Dylan from the '50s
Steve Matteo
author of Dylan
Nora Guthrie
daughter of Woody Guthrie; curator of the Woody Guthrie Archives
Billy Bragg
created music for Woody’s previously unpublished lyrics
Paul Zollo
interviewed Dylan in 1991
Ralph Stanley
bluegrass hero; Dylan recorded with him in 1998, stating it was the "highlight" of his career
Scott Spencer
author of Rich Man’s Table
Larry Keenan & Dale Smith
Dylan’s private session photographers in mid-'60s
Paul Silhan
famous for his parodies of Dylan songs which aired on the Rush Limbaugh radio show
Jim Dickenson
musician on Time Out of Mind
Dave Herman
interviewed Dylan in 1981 for Columbia promo LP
David Whitaker
encouraged Dylan to read Woody Guthrie’s Bound For Glory
Greil Marcus
author of Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan’s Basement Tapes
Eric Andersen
Rolling Thunder Revue performer; Dylan recorded one of his songs for Self Portrait
Jackson Browne
songwriter; recording artist
Tom Paxton
songwriter; folk musician
John Hammond, Jr.
bluesman; his father signed Dylan to Columbia label
Aimee Mann
opened shows for Bob Dylan in 1996 at Dylan’s request
Bill Marinac
member of Dylan’s early teenage band, The Golden Chords
Charlie McCoy
musician on four Dylan albums
Patti Smith
songwriter; musician; close friend of Dylan
John Cohen
Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan photographer; interviewed Dylan for Sing Out! Magazine
Daniel Kramer
photographer; friend of Dylan
Arlo Guthrie
son of Woody Guthrie; songwriter/musician; friend of Dylan
Al Kooper
musician; author; best known as organist on "Like A Rolling Stone"
Happy Traum
session musician for Dylan and long-time friend
Richie Havens
folk musician; covers lots of Dylan songs
Carolyn Hester
Dylan’s performance on her 3rd LP landed Dylan a recording contract with Columbia
Kinky Friedman
author; musician; friend of Dylan
Levon Helm
drummer/singer of The Band; actor
Judy Collins
talks about her album "Judy Collins Sings Dylan" and Dylan’s influence
Jacques Levy
co-songwriter with Dylan; Rolling Thunder Revue stage manager
Gordon Lightfoot
Rolling Thunder Revue performer
D.A. Pennebaker
filmmaker behind Dont Look Back; cameraman on Eat the Document
Larry "Ratso" Sloman
author of On The Road With Bob Dylan: Rolling With The Thunder
Tony Glover
musician and friend of Dylan
Eddie Murphy
actor
Roger McGuinn
leader of The Byrds; Rolling Thunder Revue performer; toured with Dylan in the late-'80s; co-writer with Dylan
Jakob Dylan
Dylan’s son; leader of The Wallflowers
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