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1. Special Delivery

Eddie Huffman

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
1. Special Delivery 13
2. Thursday’s Child 19
3. Call of Duty 29
4. Open-Mike Night 39
5. In the King’s Footsteps 53
6. Singers and Songwriters 65
Interlude: Talking New Bob Dylan 81
7. Scattered, Smothered, and Covered 85
8. Tangled Up in Blue 93
9. Seeking Asylum 103
10. Oh Boy 121
11. Tunnel of Love 137
12. Into the Great Wide Open 151
13. A Close Shave 165
14. Your Flag Decal Still Won’t Get You into Heaven 179
15. Next to the Last True Romantic 189
Afterword 199
Acknowledgments 207
Select Discography 211
Select Bibliography 215

https://doi.org/10.7560/325933-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
1. Special Delivery 13
2. Thursday’s Child 19
3. Call of Duty 29
4. Open-Mike Night 39
5. In the King’s Footsteps 53
6. Singers and Songwriters 65
Interlude: Talking New Bob Dylan 81
7. Scattered, Smothered, and Covered 85
8. Tangled Up in Blue 93
9. Seeking Asylum 103
10. Oh Boy 121
11. Tunnel of Love 137
12. Into the Great Wide Open 151
13. A Close Shave 165
14. Your Flag Decal Still Won’t Get You into Heaven 179
15. Next to the Last True Romantic 189
Afterword 199
Acknowledgments 207
Select Discography 211
Select Bibliography 215

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