'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. Shelton saw much less of the notoriously private Dylan as the years passed, and the book loses momentum as he becomes less of an eyewitness and more of a distant observer, though Dylan's story is credibly told up through the mid-1980s.

A particularly engaging passage concerns a freeform interview Shelton conducted with Dylan as they flew high above the Midwest in early 1966 Shelton's memories of Dylan are essential reading for fans. Robert Sheltons classic biography of Dyl. The book is naturally strongest when describing Dylan's early career, from his coffeehouse gigs as a Woody Guthrie disciple to the insanely high artistic peaks of the mid-'60s. Take a look at the new, illustrated edition of No Direction Home, published in honour of Bob Dylans 80th birthday. Maturing into a gifted athlete and a musician, he runs afoul of his traditional fathers values.

An all-American Indian boy leaves the backwoods of the Smokey Mountains and moves with his family to Southern California. When Shelton, in the 1980s, finally got around to finishing his full-length biography of Dylan, he could draw upon a wealth of insider stories from the early days. Book excerpt: No Direction Home is a dramatic action adventure inspired by a true story. The coverage in the Times was a huge boost to the career of the then-struggling folksinger, and Shelton and Dylan became friends, seeing each other frequently around the Village folk scene. No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan Robert Shelton 4.11 2,157 ratings81 reviews Robert Shelton wrote the rave review of Bob Dylan in the New York Times that is generally credited with being the piece that 'discovered' him in 1961. Robert Shelton, a critic for the New York Times in 1961, caught an early Bob Dylan gig at Folk City in Greenwich Village and wrote an effusive review for the newspaper.

No direction home by robert shelton