Dylan Covered
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Dylan Covered is a compilation album
by Mojo magazine, released in their September 2005 issue. It feaures covers of Bob Dylan
songs by various artists. The tracks were compiled by Dave Henderson
, Phil Alexander, Jacqui Pinto, and Nardia Plumridge.
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Mojo magazine, released in their September 2005 issue. It feaures covers of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
songs by various artists. The tracks were compiled by Dave Henderson
Dave Henderson
David Lee Henderson , nicknamed Hendu, is an American former Major League Baseball player who played for the Seattle Mariners , Boston Red Sox , San Francisco Giants , Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals . He batted and threw right-handed...
, Phil Alexander, Jacqui Pinto, and Nardia Plumridge.
Track listing
All songs by Bob DylanBob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
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