How Jimmy Carter's love of music helped launch his presidential campaign
Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.
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Willie Nelson’s Activism: How Music Became a Tool for Social Change
Willie Nelson is as known for his activism as his incredible, long-lived country music career. Here's how he made a ...
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How Jimmy Carter became the Rock’n’Roll President
Yet Carter – who died at the age of 100 on Sunday (29 December) – wasn’t shy about declaring how much he’d learned about American society by listening to Dylan records. “I grew up as a ...
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Bid on the bard: Auction features historic items from Bob Dylan's life
Bob Dylan's cultural staying power is proving as potent as ever ... As for the man himself, Dylan headlined the Outlaw Music ...
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Go from ‘Complete Unknown’ to fan with this Dylan listener’s guide
Take it away, Bob: “Bob Dylan” (1962): When Dylan ... and not that far from similar albums by Dylan’s friend Willie Nelson. “Tempest” (2012): Dylan’s latest-but-one studio album ...
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Willie Nelson once sang for Jimmy Carter, smoked weed on the White House
Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffet and Johnny Cash, who he was distantly related to through Johnny's wife, June Carter. And of course, there was Carter’s notorious friendship with Willie Nelson ...
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Bob Dylan's Kindred Spirit: Why Jimmy Carter was dubbed the Rock and Roll president
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, earned the nickname "Rock and Roll President" for his genuine connection with music and musicians like Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and the ...
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Sunday school class with Jimmy Carter: What it was like
He could talk about The Carter Center’s successes in eliminating the guinea worm, or his long friendships with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. “Willie Nelson is an old friend. He used to come ...