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Dylan is nothing if not a contrarian, and his reaction to the late-'60s audience that expected visionary rock poetry from him was to become a lightweight country singer with moon-June rhymes and a clear, crooning tenor voice. There's even an acoustic duet with Johnny Cash up front as a sort of "who, me? A rock star? Surely you must be thinking of someone else" gesture. The punch line is that Dylan's kind of terrific at lightweight country: "Lay, Lady, Lay" became one of his biggest hits, and a few other tracks, especially "I Threw It All Away," achieve the kind of profound simplicity he's always sought out in other people's songs.
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John Wesley Harding suggested country with its textures and structures, but Nashville Skyline was a full-fledged country album, complete with steel guitars and brief, direct songs. It's a warm, friendly album, particularly since Bob Dylan is singing in a previously unheard gentle croon -- the sound of his voice is so different it may be disarming upon first listen, but it suits the songs. While there are a handful of lightweight numbers on the record, at its core are several excellent songs -- "Lay Lady Lay," "To Be Alone With You," "I Threw It All Away," "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You," as well as a duet with Johnny Cash on "Girl From the North Country" -- that have become country-rock standards. And there's no discounting that Nashville Skyline, arriving in the spring of 1969, established country-rock as a vital force in pop music, as well as a commercially viable genre.
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- Norman Blake - ? // Norman Blake - ? // Norman Blake - ? // Norman Blake - ? // Johnny Cash - Vocals // Johnny Cash - Vocals // Johnny Cash - Performer // Johnny Cash - Performer // Johnny Cash - Liner Notes // Johnny Cash - Liner Notes // Bob Dylan - Guitar // Bob Dylan - Harmonica // Bob Dylan - Keyboards // Bob Dylan - Vocals // Bob Dylan - Main Performer // Bob Dylan - ? // Pete Drake - Guitar (Steel) // Pete Drake - ? // Charlie Bragg - Engineer // Kenneth A. Buttrey - Drums // Kenneth A. Buttrey - ? // Charlie Daniels - Bass // Charlie Daniels - Guitar // Charlie Daniels - ? // Bob Johnston - Producer // Neil Wilburn - Engineer // Bob Wilson - Organ // Bob Wilson - Piano // Charlie McCoy - Guitar // Charlie McCoy - Harmonica // Charlie McCoy - ?
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Johnny Cash // Norman Blake // Charlie Daniels // Bob Wilson // Pete Drake // Charles McCoy // Kenny Buttrey
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