Bob Dylan , who rarely shares his performances with guests, made an exception last Thursday, the 22nd. The musician invited the skilled guitarist Billy Strings for a performance of the classic "All Along the Watchtower." The song, originally composed by Jimi Hendrix , was recorded by Dylan for the album John Wesley Harding , released in 1967.
In addition to this, Billy has already played several songs from the legendary musician's repertoire in his shows, such as "Tangled Up in Blue," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," "Drifter's Escape," and "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)."
The importance of Bob Dylan to Billy Strings' career.
Like many other professionals in the music scene, Billy Strings was heavily inspired by Bob Dylan when choosing to pursue his career as a musician. In an interview with journalist Alan Paul , the guitarist expressed his love for Dylan and other big names in the industry: “When I was in elementary school, I loved Jim Morrison , Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin , Kurt Cobain , James Brown , Bob Marley , Bob Dylan… just people who seemed larger than life.”
During the chat, Billy also expressed gratitude to the audience for taking the time to attend his shows and for his dream of becoming a musician having come true:
“I still think people like that don’t exist anymore, but I never imagined it would be possible to stand on a stage in front of thousands of people screaming for me. It’s a childhood dream come true.”
Timothée Chalamet sang Bob Dylan songs during his appearance on SNL.
On January 25th of this year, Timothée Chalamet, who plays Bob Dylan in the film A Complete Unknown , took to the stage of Saturday Night Live to perform three songs by the legendary singer.
The first was “ Outlaw Blues ” , from the album Bringing It All Back Home (1965). Next, he performed “ Three Angels ” , from the album New Morning (1970), with a special guest appearance by James Blake on piano.
Shortly after, Chalamet returned to the stage to conclude his performance with an acoustic version of “ Tomorrow Is a Long Time ” The song was originally released on the compilation album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971).
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