“The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter was that his name wasn't Henry Porter.”

—  Bob Dylan

Song lyrics, Knocked Out Loaded (1986), Brownsville Girl (with Sam Shepard)

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American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941

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