<P> `` All Along the Watchtower '' is a song written and recorded by American singer - songwriter Bob Dylan . The song initially appeared on his 1967 album John Wesley Harding , and it has been included on most of Dylan 's subsequent greatest hits compilations . Since the late 1970s , he has performed it in concert more than any of his other songs . Different versions appear on four of Dylan 's live albums . </P>
<P> `` All Along the Watchtower '' is a song written and recorded by American singer - songwriter Bob Dylan . The song initially appeared on his 1967 album John Wesley Harding , and it has been included on most of Dylan 's subsequent greatest hits compilations . Since the late 1970s , he has performed it in concert more than any of his other songs . Different versions appear on four of Dylan 's live albums . </P>
who wrote the song all along the watchtower
who wrote the song all along the watchtower
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan