But it was in 1965 — essentially a whole other epoch — that Dylan released “Ballad of a Thin Man,” a simple song ... is laced with Dylan himself on piano and band member Al Kooper ...

Dylan is the sole songwriter of “Thin Man,” which he recorded at Columbia Records’ Studio A in New York City in August 1965. Dylan is the one playing the ominous piano while accompanied by a ...

Cat Power also shared her rendition of one of the most boisterous, contemptuous songs from Dylan’s early electric period: “Ballad of a Thin Man.” Before launching into the song, an audience ...