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Born in Duluth, raised in Hibbing, and honing his sound in Minneapolis, Bob Dylan's Minnesota roots run deep

In this month's "A Closer Look with Laura Oakes," Laura taps into the anticipation surrounding "A Complete Unknown," the new movie on Bob Dylan's rise to fame, by honing in on his time in Minnesota. Born in Duluth, raised in Hibbing, discovering music in Minneapolis, Laura goes deep into the past on Robert Zimmerman's path to becoming Bob Dylan.

A Closer Look with Laura Oakes
Audio by Matt Gundrum
Muffin Top Cafe - Tuesday, November 26 at 11 AM 
830 WCCO Radio - Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 5:00 AM
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-morning-news-with-vineeta-sawkar-2e837/episodes/going-in-depth-on-bob-dylan-3b3b9
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/chad-hartman-5788a/episodes/laura-oakes-gives-us-a-sneak-peak-into-her-bob-dylan-special-54874
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/830-news-on-the-go-6413a/episodes/special-edition-how-minnesota-shaped-the-freewheelin-bob-dylan-b4e96
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/830-news-on-the-go-6413a/episodes/special-edition-how-minnesota-shaped-the-freewheelin-bob-dylan-b4e96?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&actionContentId=201-5d11ca2a-31a4-4b4d-bb46-7a6b5ebdf81d
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/wccoam-on-demand-podcast-d1ba6/episodes/a-closer-look-inside-bob-dylans-roots-in-minnesota-44124
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/wccoam-on-demand-podcast-d1ba6/episodes/a-closer-look-inside-bob-dylans-roots-in-minnesota-44124?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&actionContentId=201-dd844b20-153f-4fe9-8a50-ce6860894141
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/drivetime-with-derusha-e6b7c/episodes/hour-3-sorry-to-joann-and-all-fabrics-29767
https://www.facebook.com/wccoradio/posts/pfbid0vzkaxUYxs2yJGhPYRJgu9AG5uhqh4NR83EdsBSCvyopRDEGuqKxTWzWLDPdK2LcUl
https://www.facebook.com/wccoradio/posts/pfbid0n3ZuyTpb53svCS4GSYtSjpBwvhCzxps79EGRp4zZYuXG4MBFM5F7tNGkXh93bWhTl
https://www.facebook.com/wccoradio/posts/pfbid0HokNQQTWi9mZZejCtRcLHJ37GeGXHeajjPVZbFvBB7uzKhop23ymnCHwkcdAcDWdl?locale=ms_MY
https://x.com/wccoradio/status/1869744501494845650
https://x.com/wccoradio/status/1869885425642352860
https://x.com/wccoradio/status/1871934156822765574

Laura Oakes:
https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/hosts/laura-oakes
https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/topic/a-closer-look
https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/a-closers-look-how-minnesota-shaped-freewheelin-bob-dylan
https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com/?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7116999_2024-12-18-140839&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark
https://www.facebook.com/laura.oakes.52/posts/pfbid0V8JhuKTMCg7ao98Pe1RKcW1Dbi6oXFG9Pc3PzRxLkuXaB1pdYzeqx9ucAY3fAowel
https://www.facebook.com/laura.oakes.52/posts/pfbid02dR4EEwh7F2QPKeuLDWFnSE4uuXBJiSNUagvBUSQBMjKazqNUiejjwN2b7hVkCTzjl
https://www.instagram.com/justlauraoakes
https://x.com/laurawcco

Matt Gundrum:
https://www.gundrummm.com/
https://www.gleamtowermedia.com/

Magic Marc Productions:
https://www.amazon.com/Bob-Dylan-Minnesota-Troubadour-Dinkytown/dp/0857162349/
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bob-dylan-in-minnesota-k-g-miles/1143340861
http://www.magicmarcproductions.com/the-minnesota-profile-forever-bob-dylan 
http://www.magicmarcproductions.com/blog/2023/2/19/bob-dylan-in-minnesota-troubadour-tales-from-duluth-hibbing-and-dinkytown
http://www.magicmarcproductions.com/blog/2023/3/19/bob-dylan-in-minnesota-information-sheet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtQ1kFP1jAg&t=2s

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