A Party Of OneParty of One: How do you measure greatness?

How do you measure greatness?  Of course I'm talking about Mr. Bob Dylan, who turned 70 today.  I can pretty much guarantee that if all I knew of him was only what he's done in the past 10 years, I probably would not care so much for him.  Also, I don't care for all that folksy-Joan Baez-Pete Seger stuff.  I think it's pretentious and condescends to the 'actual' folk who make music.  But Dylan himself somehow escapes that association with me.  It's as if his music-though folksy at times-is not some false fabrication designed to please the fans, but merely an outpouring to please the muses, fans be damned.  And perhaps that's what's going on with his recent stuff.

But I digress.

Best I can figure, you measure greatness in music by listening for its legacy in everything that followed.  And sure enough, Bob Dylan was/is great.  You can hear his influences in just about everything from Soul to Rock to Country to Neo-Folk, and yes even in Punk.  So happy birthday Bob.  Come and listen to what you've made.

 
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Asie Payton – Asie's Jam
Nina Simone – Just Like a Woman
Leadbelly – Where did you sleep last night?
Sonny Terry – Goodbye Leadbelly
Woody Guthrie – House of the Rising Sun
Robert Johnson – Crossroads Blues
Jed Davenport – How Long Blues
Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White, & Leadbelly – St. James Infirmary Blues
Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster – East Virginia Blues
Bob Dylan – In My Time of Dyin'
Velvet Underground – Venus in Furs
Johhny & June Carter Cash – It ain't me
The Beatles – Rocky Raccoon
Joe Cocker – Dear Landlord
Arlo Guthrie – Coming into Los Angeles
Jimi & Me – Party of One Theme
Bob Dylan – All Along The Watchtower
Cat Stevens – Hard-Headed Woman
Donovan – Hurdy Gurdy Man
Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
Nick Drake – Things Behind The Sun
Elliot Smith – Needle in the Hay
Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone (live, electrified)
Neil Young & Crazyhorse – Hey Hey, My My (into the black)
Beck – Pay No Mind
Jeffrey Lewis – Springtime
The Evens – On The Face of it
The Smiths – Please Please Let Me Get What I want
Tom Waits – Clap Hands
Muppets Closing Theme – Thanks for listening!!!