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Bob Dylan wrote and originally recorded which 1967 song before Jimi Hendrix's cover became the version most people know?
Answer
All Along the Watchtower
Dylan wrote and released 'All Along the Watchtower' on his 1967 album 'John Wesley Harding,' but Hendrix's 1968 electric cover became the far more famous rendition.
💡 Did you know?
Jimi Hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower' cover overshadowed Bob Dylan's original so thoroughly that Dylan now regularly performs Hendrix's arrangement.
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- 1960s
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