Sara Lownds (born Shirley Marlin Noznisky) was the first wife of musician Bob Dylan. She was the muse of several of Dylan's songs and for the album Blood on the Tracks. Portrait photograph of Bob Dylan taken by Daniel Kramer Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is a highly influential American songwriter, musician, and poet. ... Blood on the Tracks is a 1975 album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. ...

She was born Shirley Noznisky but changed her name to Sara. She is often described as having been a model, and was photographed as a Playboy bunny, but there is little hard evidence of her early 1960s career. She married Hans Lownds, a magazine photographer. The two had a daughter, Maria, in 1961 (or 1962). They divorced soon after. Lownds first met Dylan through their mutual friend Sally Grossman in 1964. They were married on November 22, 1965. Dylan adopted Maria (at some point). The couple divorced in July 1977, though they reportedly remained in regular contact, for many years and, by some accounts, even to the present day. Bunny Girl costume A Playboy Bunny was a female server at the Playboy Clubs (open 1960–1988). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

Lownds has acted as the muse for several of Dylan's songs, at least two directly. The first was "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" (from Blonde on Blonde), and the second the eponymous "Sara" (from 1976's Desire). This song was a deeply emotional attempt to reconcile with Lownds after their estrangement around 1975: Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands is the last song on the Bob Dylan album Blonde on Blonde (1966). ... Blonde on Blonde is a folk rock album by Bob Dylan, generally believed to be the rock and roll genres first double album. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Desire can refer to preference, on which microeconomic theory is based; a thought that leads to an action; the concept in Lacanian psychoanalytic theory, related to the Oedipus complex; tanha in Buddhist psychology, as described in the Four Noble Truths; a Bob Dylan album of that name; a feeling due...

I can still hear the sound of the Methodist bells

I had taken the cure and had just gotten through

staying up for days in the Chelsea Hotel

writing Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands for you

The 1975 album Blood On The Tracks could be seen as the most potent of her inspirations, as nearly every track encompasses their relationship in some way. It was recorded soon after their initial separation. A well-known residence for artists, musicians and writers, the Hotel Chelsea is located in the neighborhood of Chelsea in New York City. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Blood on the Tracks is a 1975 album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. ...

Lownds is often incorrectly identified as "Sara Lowndes"; the error apparently comes from a long-debunked but often-repeated report that her first husband was one-time Playboy executive Victor Lowndes.

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