For Sudan, Peace with Israel Marks a National Turning Point
American patience, and firmness, helped bring about change for the good.
October 29, 2020
“It wouldn’t’ve worked if I’d changed the name to Bob Levy.”
That Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Bob Dylan at the outset of his musical career is well known. But a collection of papers belonging to Dylan’s friend and fellow musician Tony Glover—recently put on auction by Glover’s widow—suggests that Dylan was very conscious of trading a Jewish-sounding name for one that was less so. William Kole writes:
American patience, and firmness, helped bring about change for the good.
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“It wouldn’t’ve worked if I’d changed the name to Bob Levy.”
That Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Bob Dylan at the outset of his musical career is well known. But a collection of papers belonging to Dylan’s friend and fellow musician Tony Glover—recently put on auction by Glover’s widow—suggests that Dylan was very conscious of trading a Jewish-sounding name for one that was less so. William Kole writes:
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