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Interviewees span every era of Dylan's career, from Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Martin Carthy talking about the early folk scene up through Benmont Tench and Alan Pasqua talking about recording Rough and Rowdy Ways. This guest list guiding the backstage tour also includes one-off sit-ins, behind- the-scenes touring personnel, and even a notable Grammy Awards stage-crasher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Dylan is, as he famously put it back in 1965, a song and dance man, these are the people who have sung and danced alongside him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Pledging My Time: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Padgett is the ideal interviewer-he really knows his stuff, so he can draw the best out of every musician he talks to. This is a tremendous collection of acute, revealing, often funny stories from those who've played on stage with Bob Dylan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Michael Gray, author of Song and Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere already is an endless supply of books about Bob Dylan in the world. What could possibly be written now that seems fresh, much less indispensable? Enter Ray Padgett, one of the great modern Dylanologists, who has done the Lord's work of tracking down Bob's many collaborators over the years and getting the inside story. 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Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower. The Beatles rocking out with Twist and Shout. Aretha Franklin demanding Respect. Without covers, the world would have lost many unforgettable performances. This is the first book to explore the most iconic covers ever, from Elvis's Hound Dog and Joe Cocker's With a Little Help from My Friends to the Talking Heads' Take Me to the River and Adele's Make You Feel My Love. 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