Happy New Year to everyone, and thanks for making this a fantastic year celebrating Bob Dylan here at DylanRadio.com!  It’s the commitment of the fans who really made 2016 The Year of Bob!

2016 was an AMAZING year for Bob, and DylanRadio.com has been overjoyed to be along for the ride.  Celebrating Bob’s 75th birthday and our 10th anniversary in May, I thought that was going to be the high point of the year, and BOY was I wrong!  Every time you try to set a high-water mark for Bob Dylan, the levee breaks and you go down in the flood!

So let’s have one final fling with a marathon of BBC’s “The Bob Dylan Story” on New Year’s Eve starting Dec 31 at 3pm Atlantic (2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, 11am Pacific, 7pm London, 6am Sydney).  it’s a great opportunity to reflect on a life well-lived, and the music he’s shared along the way.

Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: Fallen Angels
(6pm Eastern, 5pm Central, 3pm Pacific, 11pm London, 10am Sydney)

Fallen Angels is the thirty-seventh studio album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records on May 20, 2016.  The album features covers of twelve classic American songs chosen by Dylan from a diverse array of writers such as Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Sammy Cahn and Carolyn Leigh. Much like the album’s predecessor, Shadows in the Night, every song on the album, except for “Skylark”, was once recorded by Frank Sinatra.

The album has received generally favorable reviews from critics, with particular praise for Dylan’s vocal performance, production quality, and the arrangements of his band.

Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: Shadows in the Night
(6pm Eastern, 5pm Central, 3pm Pacific, 11pm London, 10am Sydney)

Shadows in the Night is the thirty-sixth studio album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records on February 3, 2015. The album consists of covers of traditional pop standards made famous by Frank Sinatra, chosen by Dylan.  The album has received universal acclaim from critics for its unexpected and strong song selection and for the strength of Dylan and his band’s performance and arrangements. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, making Dylan the oldest male solo artist to chart at number one in the UK.

Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: Tempest
(6pm Eastern, 5pm Central, 3pm Pacific, 11pm London, 10am Sydney)

Tempest is the thirty-fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 10, 2012 by Columbia Records. The album was recorded at Jackson Browne’s Groove Masters Studios in Santa Monica, California. Dylan wrote all of the songs himself with the exception of the track “Duquesne Whistle”, which he co-wrote with Robert Hunter.

Tempest received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised its traditional music influences and Dylan’s dark lyrics. The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.