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Highway 61 Revisited studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan , released in August 1965 . Having until then recorded mostly acoustic music , Dylan used rock musicians as his backing band on every track of the album, except for the closing 11-minute ballad , "Desolation Row ". Critics have focused on the innovative way in which Dylan combined driving, blues-based music with the subtlety of poetry to create songs that captured the political and cultural chaos of contemporary America. Leading with the single "Like a Rolling Stone " (a top-10 hit in several countries), the album features songs that Dylan has continued to perform live over his long career, including "Ballad of a Thin Man " and "Highway 61 Revisited ". He named the album after the major North American highway connecting his birthplace, Duluth, Minnesota , to southern cities famed for their musical heritage, including St. Louis , Memphis , and New Orleans . The album, which peaked at No. 3 in the United States charts and No. 4 in the United Kingdom, was ranked No. 4 on Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Albums of All TimeRolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Songs of All TimeFull article...
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