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Audio: ‘House of the Rising Sun’ by Bob Dylan, The White Stripes, Joan Baez, Texas Alexander, The Beatles, Thin Lizzy, The Supremes & More

May 19, 2014audio, Bob Dylan, covers, Music, song, streaming musicBob Dylan, covers, Dave van Ronk, Days of the Crazy-Wild, House of the Rising Sun, Joan Baez, music, Nina Simone, streaming music, Texas Alexander, The Animals, The Beatles, Thin LizzyMichael Goldberg

On November 20, 1961, Bob Dylan recorded “House of the Rising Sun” at Columbia Studio A in New York.

The recording appeared on his debut album, Bob Dylan.

Below are two versions by Dylan, plus versions of the old blues song by Nina Simone, Frijid Pink, Texas Alexander (possibly the earliest recorded version), The Supremes, Thin Lizzy, The Animals, Dave Van Ronk and others.

Enjoy!

Bob Dylan:

The Animals:
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Joan Baez:

The Supremes:

The White Stripes:

Nina Simone:

Josh White:

Roy Acuff:

Texas Alexander:

Dave Van Ronk:

Thin Lizzy:

The Beatles:

Libby Holman:

Frijid Pink:

Sinead O’Connor

Bob Dylan:

[In August of this year I’ll be publishing my rock ‘n’ roll/ coming-of-age novel, “True Love Scars,” which features a narrator who is obsessed with Bob Dylan. To read the first chapter, head here.]

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Audio: Jazz Versions of Bob Dylan Songs – ‘I Shall Be Released,’ ‘My Back Pages,’ ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ & More

May 14, 2014audio, Bob Dylan, covers, jazz, Music, song, streaming musicBill Frisell, Bob Dylan, Days of the Crazy-Wild, Duke Ellington, Forever Young, I Shall Be Released, Just Like A Woman, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Keith Jarrett Trio, Masters of War, music, My Back Pages, Nina Simone, Norah Jones, streaming music, Van MorrisonMichael Goldberg

Nina Simone covered a number of Dylan songs.

With Dylan covering a jazz song — Frank Sinatra’s “Full Moon and Empty Arms,” I thought it would be fun to hear some jazz musicians playing Dylan songs.

Check these out.

Nina Simone, “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”:

Keith Jarrett Trio, “My Back Pages” (from Jarrett’s 1968 live album, Somewhere Before. Keith Jarrett – piano; Charlie Haden – double bass; Paul Motian – drums):