I have an arlo guthrie bootleg wherein he compares songwriting to fishing, and how you don’t want to be downstream from Dylan.
A little surprised you didn’t mention the Byrds in your post in regards to others recording his music.
My trivia for the day, Graham Nash split from the Hollies when they wanted to do a Dylan cover album. And the rest, as they say, is CSN (and sometimes Y) history.
Yeah, you’re right. The Byrds of course worshiped Dylan, and I’m sure he was right there on their opening night along with dozens of others.
Have no clue why Nash would split cause of that. He was the glue of Crosby, Stills, Nash etc. IMHO.
Great comment, not to be down stream from Dylan.
Where do you stop with regards to people doing Dylan’s work. I don’t recall the Beatles ever doing one of his songs, but might be wrong, or Michael Jackson.