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History of Literature #71 – Did Bob Dylan Deserve the Nobel Prize?
In 1959, a young singer-songwriter named Bob Zimmerman changed his name. As Bob Dylan, he then went on to change the world. After being lauded for more than 50 years for his songs and lyrics, this icon of the Sixties seemingly had achieved everything possible… and then the Nobel Committee awarded him the Nobel Prize for Continue reading
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Prince!
Having a great Prince week here on the Jacke blog. This is extraordinary: https://youtu.be/muqxaW2jAOc?list=RDK7OaJjdsHS8 What a man – although as I say in the podcast, it was sometimes a little hard to think of him as a person. He was so gifted, and such a star, that he seemed to belong to some ethereal realm all of Continue reading
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History of Literature Episode 42 – Was Prince a Poet?

He was a supremely talented musician and composer – but was he the voice of his generation? Jacke and Mike take a look at the life and lyrics of Prince. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:07 — 31.3MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Show Notes: You can Continue reading
