Bob Dylan Center

This week is the final opportunity to see the current exhibition, "Jesse Ed Davis: Natural Anthem." Learn more about the exhibit and plan your visit: bobdylancenter.com/visit/exhibits/jesse-ed-davis

On this day in 1966, Bob Dylan released "Blonde on Blonde," his seventh studio album and the final entry in the trilogy of rock records that began with "Bringing It All Back Home" and "Highway 61 Revisited."

Pick up a copy: shop.bobdylancenter.com/products/blonde-on-blonde

"Rough and Rowdy Ways" – Bob Dylan's 39th studio album – was released on this day in 2020, his first album of original songs since his 2012 album, "Tempest."

Pick up a copy of the album next time you're at the center's gift shop or online: shop.bobdylancenter.com/products/rough-and-rowdy-ways

Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins recently brought the center's one-hour program of rare Dylan performance clips to Rodeo Cinema in Oklahoma City for a festive night of film and music with special guests The Imaginaries.

Pictured: "Street-Legal" 3-D promotional standee. Currently on display in the Earl Minnis Gallery exhibition of the Bob Dylan Archive.

Shortly after arriving in LA after the Far East leg of the '78 tour, Dylan and his band returned to Rundown Studios in Santa Monica. There, between April 25 and May 1, they recorded Dylan’s 18th studio album, "Street-Legal," with Don Devito producing. The album was released on this day in 1978.

The American Song Archives — the home of the archives of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Cynthia Gooding and many other archival and library collections — is currently hiring an Education and Merchandising Coordinator.

Apply today: bobdylancenter.com/job-openings

Pictured: Self Portrait album artwork proof with promotional poster reproduction. Currently on display in the Earl Minnis Gallery exhibition of the Bob Dylan Archive.

Bob Dylan's tenth studio album, "Self Portrait," was released on this day in 1970.

After the country sounds of "Nashville Skyline," Dylan changed course again with "Self Portrait," a collection of folk songs, originals and live performances from the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival.

Tulsa Tough is racing through the Tulsa Arts District all day today and the race course passes right outside the center's front door. The center is open today until 6 p.m. Plan your visit: bobdylancenter.com/visit

"Washita Love Child" by Douglas K. Miller tells the spectacular untold story of the Indigenous guitarist, Jesse Ed Davis, who rose to fame backing Taj Mahal, Bob Dylan and John Lennon amidst the sweeping social changes of the twentieth century.

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[Photo: Bob Dylan, 1996 by Randee St. Nicholas. Courtesy of the Bob Dylan Archive.]

"It’s nice to be able to put yourself in an environment where you can completely accept all the unconscious stuff that comes to you from the inner workings of your mind. And block yourself off to where you can control it all, take it down..." – Bob Dylan, 1991 interview with Paul Zollo for SongTalk.

Exhibit logo for "Going Electric: Bob Dylan '65" – Photo by Diana Jo Davies. Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

The Bob Dylan Center will present “Going Electric: Bob Dylan ’65,” a groundbreaking exhibition offering an immersive exploration of one of the most transformative years in Dylan’s career and the cultural upheaval that followed. Opening July 24.

bobdylancenter.com/visit/exhibits/going-electric

The American Song Archives — the home of the archives of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Cynthia Gooding and many other archival collections — is currently hiring an Accounting Clerk and an Education and Merchandising Assistant.

Apply today: bobdylancenter.com/job-openings/

‘A Complete Unknown’ Props Going on Display at Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie Centers (EXCLUSIVE) Props from the Timothée Chalamet movie 'A Complete Unknown' will go on display at a new exhibit at the Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie Centers in Tulsa.

“Stepping Into the Unknown,” a new exhibition featuring props from director James Mangold’s eight-time Academy Award–nominated Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," opens Friday, Feb. 28 at the Bob Dylan Center and Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa.

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Red Dirt Boogie: A Concert Tribute to Jesse Ed Davis
Tulsa Performing Arts Center
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Taj Mahal
Jackson Browne
Joy Harjo
The Grafitti Band
Sterlin Harjo
Douglas Miller
Redstone Singers
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Presenting Sponsor: Joe Donnelly
Gold Circle Sponsors: Bill Knight Automotive and Hardesty Family Foundation

Photo: Bob Dylan, “Bob Dylan,” Columbia Records. Released on March 19, 1962.

“Hey, Woody Guthrie, but I know that you know
All the things that I’m a-sayin’ an’ a-many times more
I’m a-singin’ you the song, but I can’t sing enough
’Cause there’s not many men that done the things that you’ve done”
– Bob Dylan, "Song to Woody," 1962

I made my first trip to the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa today. It was magic. I cried. Many highlights: Bob’s tiny cursive, the Blood on the Tracks notebooks, stunning archive footage, the abundant notes made on hotel stationery. I loved it and am looking forward to going back!

We're looking forward to watching Timothée Chalamet host and perform as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live tonight.

Video clipped from Vogue: youtu.be/BSnPkOM-38M

Step into the Unknown. Plan your visit: bobdylancenter.com

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To get early access to tickets, become a member by Friday, Jan. 24 at 8 a.m. CT. Members will be emailed their code at the time of the presale: bobdylancenter.com/support/memb...

Bob Dylan "Rough and Rowdy Ways" World Wide Tour promotional graphic. Details for a March 25, 2025 appearance at the Tulsa Theater with the show starting at 8 p.m. Members of the Bob Dylan Center have access to a member presale on Friday, Jan. 24

For the first time in three years, Bob Dylan will grace the stage in Tulsa this March as part of the highly acclaimed "Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour." Members of the Bob Dylan Center will enjoy early ticket access ahead of the Jan. 25 public sale date.

Tulsa's @bobdylancenter.bsky.social ensured the authenticity of Bob Dylan’s popular biopic, A Complete Unknown. Guided tours of the Woody Guthrie & Bob Dylan Centers showcasing artifacts from the film run Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm through March 2, 2025. More: bobdylancenter.com/event/bringi....