My name is Ben Burrell and this is Bob Dylan album by album, a podcast that brings you an in-depth look at each Bob Dylan studio recording record by record.

This is another little special episode for you. This is a chat with Kevin Odegaard, who plays a very small but fascinating, I guess, role in Bob's life, in Bob's career.

I didn't know going into this what it would be like,

because sometimes you interview people in this situation,

and they don't really want to talk about the thing that you are there to talk to them about,

but they kind of feel obliged to.

It wasn't like that at all with Kevin.

He was so generous with his time.

He told great stories.

I mean, there's a great Bob Dylan impression coming up. Everyone's got one, haven't they?

He was a real joy to speak to you. It's one of my favorite interviews I think I've ever done

because he just, he gave us the goods, which, as I say, was an absolute joy to hear.

Before we get to that, a couple of bits of admin. First up, the Patreon show is finished.

I'm just saying this again.

I know I mentioned it in my last episode,

but I'm still getting messages from people asking where it is

and why the link won't work.

I had to finish the Patreon show, the bonus show,

because I haven't got the time to do it.

So apologies about that. But like I said before, thank you if you did subscribe and apologies if you missed the boat. One of the things I've been

making instead of that is a new season of Blood on the Tracks. This is the podcast I've been making

with Double Elvis who make the Disgraced Land podcast and bad lands amongst others. We did a season on

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