Bob Dylan Through History

Soundcheck | Sep 7, 2010

A new book about Bob Dylan tells the songwriter's story through the Beat Generation and the Popular Front political movement -- as well as the author's own life. Princeton University history professor Sean Wilentz joins us to talk about Bob Dylan in America. Later: the Mirror Visions Ensemble preview a new cantata inspired by a local restaurant's "farm-to-table" philosophy.

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