I just heard this myself today, although it’s been out there at least a week. There’s a young artist named Nikki Jean who is coming out with an album named Pennies in a Jar. To launch her with a bang, the record company had her co-write songs with a variety of big name songwriters. According to Entertainment Weekly, she was sent an unfinished Bob Dylan song from his Shot of Love
era (around 1981), and given permission to finish it. The result is a song called “Steel & Feathers (Don’t Ever)” and it’s really rather nice, and you can listen to it via YouTube below. Continue reading “A “New” Bob Dylan song from Nikki Jean”