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There would be brilliant songs, but, as [Bob] Dylan admitted on the recent Martin Scorsese documentary about him (No Direction Home), the specific muse that inspired It's Alright Ma would not return.

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Bob Dylan
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: May 24
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