He was one hell of a musician singer song writer before his 80's comeback the Devil went down to Georgia and his success after that.
He found a niche audience in the 80's that I think tarnished his earlier contributions to many classic rock tunes. He worked with Elvis played bass on several Dylan albums, and so much more.
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