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First version of this Dylan (and Danko) classic I ever heard, and it's still damn good:

Roots wunderkind Sarah Jarosz more than does justice to this under-the-radar classic from Dylan's 1989 'Oh Mercy' album:

Her voice may not soar like it once did, but nobody imbues songs with more empathy than Bettye Lavette.  This Dylan valentine to former girlfriend Suze Rotolo is, IMHO, one…

One of the great underappreciated soul giants turns Dylan's 'Girl From The North Country' into quite something else:  

Jason nailed it. While I know it's tough to be 'under the radar' with over 140 million views, I'd never heard it. Just a wonderful version of this Dylan tune,…

I'm digging deep for Dylan covers that you haven't heard a million times before--and that are good, or at least intriguing.  I've got some fascinating ones, but I'm open to…

We close out 'Thoroughfares Week" with Side 1, Cut 1 of my fave Springsteen album (it'd be your fave Springsteen album too if you heard it blasting out of your…

'...way up on way up on way up on way up on...the avenue of trees':

'Don't go to Gibsom 'cross the river'.   From the insanely-talented Laura Nyro:

Song (and the video) gives me chills. As does the story behind it.  'Dreaming of Mercy Street': Inspired by this poem by Anne Sexton, who committed suicide, on her 5th…

In a blatant ploy to expand our demographic (to a few people under 60), I offer up 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams'. Uh, something tells me that Green Day isn't exactly…

'Somewhere in America, there's a street named after my dad.'

We begin 'Thoroughfares That Don't Exist...Or Do They?' Week with a visit to Lonely Avenue: