Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – June 16, 2026: Blonde on Blonde Revisited

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed on-demand, now or anytime, by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/75850.html

Theme: Blonde on Blonde Revisited.

Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan’s monumental seventh album, was released 60 years ago on June 20, 1966.

Ben Sidran- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Dylan Different (Bonsai)

Greg Brown- Pledging My Time

A Nod to Bob (Red House)

Julie Felix- Visions of Johanna

Starry Eyed and Laughing… Songs by Bob Dylan (Remarkable)

Emma Swift- One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)

Blonde on the Tracks (Tiny Ghost/CRS)

Cliff Eberhardt- I Want You

A Nod to Bob (Red House)

Cat Power- Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again

I’m Not There (Columbia)

Janet Planet- Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

Janet Planet Sings the Bob Dylan Songbook, Vol. 1 (Stellar Sound Productions)

The Brothers & Sisters- Just Like a Woman 

Dylan’s Gospel (Columbia)

Bob Dylan- Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

Shadow Kingdom (Columbia/Legacy)

Bob Dylan- Temporary Like Achilles

Blonde on Blonde (Columbia)

Jason & The Scorchers- Absolutely Sweet Marie

Fervor (EMI)

Yo La Tengo- Fourth Time Around

I’m Not There (Columbia)

Bob Dylan- Obviously 5 Believers

Blonde on Blonde (Columbia)

Joan Baez- Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Any Day Now (Vanguard)

The final three songs were recorded by Bob Dylan during the Blonde on Blonde sessions, but not included on the album.

Peter Keane- I Wanna Be Your Lover

Milton Street (Broken White)

Marianne Faithfull- I’ll Keep It with Mine

Strange Weather (Island)

Bob Dylan- She’s Your Lover Now

The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare and Unreleased 1961-1991 (Columbia)

Next week: Remembering Bruce Murdoch (1947-2026).

--Mike Regenstreif

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif – CKCU – Tuesday May 18, 2021

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

CKCU can be heard live at 93.1 FM in Ottawa and https://www.ckcufm.com/ on the web.

This episode of Stranger Songs was prerecorded at home and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/51999.html

Theme: The Times They Are A-Changin’: A Nod to Bob Dylan at 80, Part 1. Bob Dylan, arguably, the most important and influential songwriter ever, will turn 80 on May 24 and this is the first of three shows I will present on CKCU in the week surrounding Dylan’s 80th. 

Part 2 will air on the May 22 edition of the Saturday Morning show and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/128/52060.html

Part 3 will be on the May 25 edition of Stranger Songs and can already be streamed on-demand by clicking on “Listen Now” at … https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/595/52102.html

Visit https://frfb.blogspot.com/2021/05/bob-dylan-at-80.html to read my essay, “Bob Dylan at 80.”

Finest KInd- The Times They Are A-Changin’
Silks & Spices (Fallen Angle)

Dave Van Ronk- Song to Woody
Somebody Else, Not Me (Philo)
Jenny Whiteley- Oxford Town
The Original Jenny Whiteley (Black Hen)
Sneezy Waters & His Very Fine Band- When the Ship Comes In
Live (Sneezy Waters)
Eliza Gilkyson- A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
2020 (Red House)
Bob Dylan- The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Columbia/Legacy)

Bettye LaVette- Mama, You Been On My Mind
Things Have Changed (Verve)
Penny Lang- One Too Many Mornings
Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky (Borealis)
Bob Dylan- She Belongs to Me
Bringing It All Back Home (Columbia/Legacy)

Mike Regenstreif & Jimmy LaFave (2017)

Jane Lewis- I Shall Be Released
Stay with Me (Jane Lewis)
Jimmy LaFave- My Back Pages
Peace Town (Music Road)
The Brothers & Sisters- Chimes of Freedom
Dylan’s Gospel (Columbia)
Bob Dylan- Restless Farewell
The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Columbia/Legacy)

Ian Hanchet- Ballad of a Thin Man
Dealin’ from the Bottom (of My Heart) (Ian Hanchet)
Tom Russell & Joe Ely- Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
Folk Hotel (Frontera)
Bill Camplin- Desolation Row
Bob Dylan Project One (Bill Camplin)

Duke Ellington- Blowin’ in the Wind
Ellington ’65 (Reprise)

Next week – A Nod to Bob Dylan at 80, Part 3 (A Nod to Bob Dylan at 80, Part 2 will be heard on the Saturday Morning show on May 22)

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--Mike Regenstreif