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Like a Rolling Stone

1966 · via Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan’s earliest release of “Like a Rolling Stone” on file came out in 1966. Bob Dylan wrote it. The earliest release on file is James Last Band’s, from 1965, along with The Turtles’. Also recorded by The Rolling Stones (released 1995), Seal & Jeff Beck (released 2012) and Neil Young (released 1976), among 923 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone
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Dylan wrote it, but The Turtles had it on tape back in 1965, and the song kept traveling all the way to Seal and Jeff Beck in 2012. Hear the band take a swing, then Dylan's own 1995 recording for comparison.

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Credited writer: Bob Dylan.

Earliest release on file: James Last Band, 1965, the same year as The Turtles.

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Bob Dylan wrote "Like a Rolling Stone," and other bands soon wanted a turn at it. Which of these bands recorded their own version?The Turtles
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