This alternate take of “Lay Lady Lay” is included on ‘Travelin’ Thru, 1967 – 1969’. The handwriting in the video is Dylan’s own. | Bob Dylan

April 9, 1969: The release of Nashville Skyline marks Dylan’s embrace of country music – a move that would send hundreds of well-known musicians to record in Nashville, Tennessee. The album yields a worldwide smash single, “Lay, Lady, Lay,” and features Dylan singing a duet with country music legend Johnny Cash. | Bob Dylan