Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan

Overview

This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a songwriter stands supreme, Dylan has often covered tracks from vintage blues, folk and country performers or incorporated elements from them into his own material. "Down The Tracks" explores the lives and work of many of these artists and how Dylan interacted with them through archive performance and interview footage alongside new interviews and documentary material.

Directed by Stephen Gammond

Top cast

Woody Guthrie

Pete Seeger

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Blind Willie McTell

Lead Belly

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Mississippi John Hurt

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Blind Lemon Jefferson

Hank Williams

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