The folk rock song was given a harder rock and roll edge when Jimi Hendrix famously covered it back in 1968 for Electric Ladyland. “Highway 61 Revisited”, a classic from Dylan’s earlier ...

“Ballad of a Thin Man” appeared on “Highway 61.” When the musicians had finished recording it, the drummer Bobby Gregg said, “That is a nasty song, Bob.” Indeed it is. “Ballad of a Thin Man” functions ...