The Same Man
Bob Dylan 1980
by
A summary of recording &
concert activities,
releases, tapes & books.
© 2004 by Olof Björner
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CONTENTS
5.4 Second Gospel Tour – January-February 1980
5.5 Third Gospel Tour – April-May 1980
6 A Musical Retrospective Tour
1980 started with the continuation of the extensive Gospel Tour. The songs written for the tour was recorded in February and released after the end of the tour on the Saved album. After having refused to play anything else but his new gospel songs Dylan played a string of 19 dates on the US West Coast in November-December. This time he played assorted old songs and also a couple of never before performed covers. This mini-tour was aptly called 'A Musical Retrospective Tour'.
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13-14 January |
The second leg of the Gospel tour starts with two
shows in Seattle,
Washington. |
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January |
Release of the Slow Train/Do Right To Me
Baby single. |
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9 February |
The second leg of
the Gospel tour ends with two shows in Charleston, West
Virginia |
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11-15 February |
Saved is recorded in
just five days in the Muscle Shoals Studios in Sheffield, Alabama. |
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22 February |
Dylan receives
the Grammy for Best Vocal Performance 1979 at the 22nd Grammy Award at the Shrine Auditorium in
Los Angeles. In his acceptance speech he thanks "The Lord, Jerry
Wexler and Barry Beckett who believed". |
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Dylan contributes
harmonica on the recording of Keith Green's song Pledge My Head To Heaven, later released on the album So
You Wanna Go Back To |
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17-20 April |
Third and last
leg of the Gospel Tour starts with four shows in the Massey Hall in
Toronto. |
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15 May |
Dylan is
interviewed by Pat Crosby. The interview is broadcast by KDKA T |
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21 May |
The 79th
and last of the Gospel Tour shows is played at the Memorial Hall in
Dayton, Ohio. A second show was planned but had to be cancelled due to
poor ticket sales. |
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Karen Hughes again interviews Dylan. |
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20 June |
Saved is released. |
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June |
Release of the Solid Rock/Covenant Woman
single. |
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August |
Release of the Saved/Are You Ready?
single. |
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October |
Rehearsals for the upcoming tour takes place at the Rundown
Studios in Santa Monica. |
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9-22
November |
Dylan hits the
road for the third time this year and returns to Warfield
Theater in San Francisco for twelve new shows. |
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Dylan tells the Leadbelly parable about how Leadbelly started to write children’s songs, but he
hadn’t changed, he was “the same man”. Dylan then proceeds to perform the
only known version of Caribbean Wind, a request from Paul Williams, who had met Bob Dylan backstage at one of the first Warfield shows. |
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A number of
guests appear at the Warfield shows. First out is Carlos Santana who plays guitar on four songs
in the second set, among them the live debut of The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar. |
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Mike Bloomfield is tonight’s guest. He plays
guitar on Like A Rolling Stone and The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar.
It turns out to be his last public performance. |
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Jerry Garcia turns up and plays guitar on
four songs in the first set. |
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Paul Vincent interviews Dylan backstage. The
interview is broadcast the next day by
KMEL-FM radio. |
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Maria Muldaur is tonight’s guest. She sings Nobody’s Fault But Mine accompanied by
Dylan and the band. |
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Ernesto Bladden interviews Dylan via telephone.
The interview is broadcast by KPRI-FM radio
on 25 November. |
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Roger McGuinn is the last Warfield guest. He sings and plays
guitar on Mr. Tambourine Man and Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door. |
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Last show of the
fall tour in |
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Saved was recorded in five sessions in a
week’s time in February. It was recorded with the second Gospel band and all
songs except A Satisfied Mind and
probably the unidentified song had been performed during the two first legs of
the Gospel Tour. Like Slow Train Coming
these sessions were recorded in Muscle Shoals Studio in
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Saved |
BIOG[1] |
single |
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11 February |
Covenant Woman |
11 |
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12 February |
Solid Rock |
7 |
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What Can I Do
For You? |
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2 |
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Saved |
3 |
3 |
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A Satisfied
Mind |
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1 |
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13 February |
Saving Grace |
4 |
3 or 4 |
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Pressing On |
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9 |
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Unidentified
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14 February |
In The Garden |
4 |
4 |
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Are You Ready? |
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15 February |
Covenant Woman |
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Live history
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Debut
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Covenant Woman |
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Solid Rock |
San Francisco, California, 1
November 1979 |
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What Can I Do For You? |
San Francisco, California, 1
November 1979 |
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Saved |
San Francisco, California, 1
November 1979 |
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A Satisfied Mind |
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Saving Grace |
San Francisco, California, 1
November 1979 |
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Pressing On |
San Francisco, California, 1
November 1979 |
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In The Garden |
San Francisco, California, 1
November 1979 |
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Are You Ready? |
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Officially
released live version
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Video: Hard To Handle |
In The Garden |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
24 February 1986 |
Performances during The
Never-Ending Tour
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Solid Rock |
2002 |
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A Satisfied Mind |
1999 |
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Saving Grace |
2003 |
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In The Garden |
1988-1991, 1994-1996, 2001, 2002 |
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The Gospel Tour consisted of three parts:
1.
The first leg in November-December 1979
2.
The second leg in January-February 1980
3.
The third leg in April-May 1980
A gospel concert consisted of:
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Set 1 |
6 songs by the backing singers plus Terry Young on piano |
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8 or 9 songs by
Bob Dylan and the band |
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1 song by one of the backing singers and the band |
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Set 2 |
7 songs by Bob Dylan and the band |
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Encore |
2 songs by Bob Dylan and the band |
Fred Tackett guitar
Spooner Oldham keyboards
Terry Young keyboards
Tim Drummond bass
Jim Keltner drums
Regina Havis vocal
Mona Lisa Young vocal
Carolyn Dennis vocal – second leg only
Regina Peeples vocal – second leg only
Clydie King vocal
– third leg only
Gwen Evans vocal
– third leg only
Mary Elizabeth Bridgett vocal – third leg only
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Paramount Theatre |
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Paramount Theatre |
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Paramount Northwest Theatre |
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Paramount Northwest Theatre |
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Paramount Northwest Theatre |
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Paramount Theatre |
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Opera House |
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Opera House |
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Rainbow Music Hall |
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Rainbow Music Hall |
PA,I |
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Rainbow Music Hall |
MA |
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Orpheum Theater |
MA |
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Orpheum Theater |
MA |
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Uptown Theater |
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Uptown Theater |
MA |
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Uptown Theater |
MA |
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Orpheum Theater |
MA |
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Orpheum Theater |
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Jefferson Civic Center |
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Jefferson Civic Center |
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Civic Auditorium |
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Municipal Auditorium |
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Municipal Auditorium |
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mono audience recording |
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stereo audience recording |
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no recording available |
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incomplete recording |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake Up |
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When He Returns |
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Man Gave Names To All The Animals |
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Precious Angel |
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Slow Train |
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Covenant Woman |
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Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking |
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Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) |
10 |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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12 |
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What Can I Do For You? |
13 |
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Saved |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
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Are You Ready? |
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17 |
17 |
16 |
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17 |
321 |
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Number of shows |
24 |
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Number of circulating shows |
19 |
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Number of circulating & complete shows |
18 |
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Number of unique shows[2] |
4 |
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Number of different shows[3] |
3 |
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Number of different songs[4] |
18 |
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Number of unique songs[5] |
18 |
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Number of performed songs |
321 |
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Mean number of performed songs |
16 |
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Variation[6] |
1.1 |
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perf. |
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Electric |
18 |
100.0 |
321 |
100.0 |
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Albums |
17 |
94.4 |
303 |
94.4 |
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Singles |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Outtakes |
1 |
5.6 |
18 |
5.6 |
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Covers |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Denver, 22 January (incomplete PA tape)
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Massey Hall |
SA |
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Massey Hall |
SA |
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Massey Hall |
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Massey Hall |
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Le Theatre Saint-Denis |
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Le Theatre Saint-Denis |
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Le Theatre Saint-Denis |
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Le Theatre Saint-Denis |
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Palace Theater |
SA |
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Palace Theater |
SA |
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Kleinhans Music Hall |
SA |
May
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Kleinhans Music Hall |
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Memorial Theater |
SA |
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Memorial Theater |
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Landmark Theatre |
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Landmark Theatre |
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Bushnell Memorial Hall |
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Bushnell Memorial Hall |
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City Hall |
SA |
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City Hall |
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Ocean State Performing Arts Center |
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Ocean State Performing Arts Center |
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Stanley Theatre |
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Stanley Theatre |
MA |
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Stanley Theatre |
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Civic Theater |
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Civic Theater |
SA |
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Franklin County Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
MA |
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Memorial Hall |
MA |
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mono audience recording |
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stereo audience recording |
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no recording available |
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incomplete recording |
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E |
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G |
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Gotta Serve
Somebody |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
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I Believe In You |
2 |
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2 |
2 |
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2 |
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When You Gonna
Wake Up |
3 |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
27 |
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Ain't Gonna Go To
Hell For Anybody |
4 |
4 |
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4 |
4 |
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Cover Down, Break
Through |
5 |
5 |
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5 |
5 |
27 |
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Precious Angel |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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6 |
6 |
27 |
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Man Gave Names To
All The Animals |
7 |
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Slow Train |
8 |
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8 |
8 |
27 |
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Do Right To Me
Baby (Do Unto Others) |
9 |
9 |
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10 |
9 |
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10 |
26 |
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Solid Rock |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
27 |
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Saving Grace |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
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Saved |
12 |
13 |
12 |
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12 |
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12 |
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What Can I Do For
You? |
13 |
12 |
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14 |
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14 |
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In The Garden |
14 |
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14 |
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15 |
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Are You Ready? |
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Pressing On |
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Covenant Woman |
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I Will Love Him |
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Ain't No Man
Righteous, No Not One |
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2 |
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Lay Lady Lay
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Blessed Be The
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When He Returns |
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I Will Sing, I
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Total # of songs |
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16 |
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438 |
[TOP]
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Number of shows |
27 |
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Number of circulating shows |
24 |
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Number of circulating & complete shows |
23 |
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Number of unique shows[7] |
10 |
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Number of different shows[8] |
7 |
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Number of different songs[9] |
23 |
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Number of unique songs[10] |
23 |
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Number of performed songs |
438 |
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Mean number of performed songs |
16 |
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Variation[11] |
1.4 |
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# of |
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# of |
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perf. |
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Electric |
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100.0 |
438 |
100.0 |
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Albums |
17 |
73.9 |
378 |
86.3 |
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Singles |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Outtakes |
5 |
21.7 |
59 |
13.5 |
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Covers |
1 |
4.3 |
1 |
0.2 |
Lay Lady Lay is an instrumental fragment only. Dylan responds with "OK, we'll play it, if you sing it" to one of the ubiquitous requests for this song.
Toronto 20 April and Hartford 8 May.
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Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody |
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Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One |
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3 |
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Are You Ready? |
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2 |
27 |
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Blessed Be The Name |
25 |
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1 |
44 |
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Covenant Woman |
26 |
19 |
2 |
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Cover Down, Break Through |
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27 |
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Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) |
26 |
19 |
26 |
71 |
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Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking |
26 |
19 |
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45 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
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I Believe In You |
26 |
19 |
25 |
70 |
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I Will Love Him |
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I Will Sing, I Will Sing |
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In The Garden |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
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Lay Lady Lay (instrumental) |
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Man Gave Names To All The Animals |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
|
Precious Angel |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
|
Pressing On |
24 |
16 |
26 |
66 |
|
Saved |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
|
Saving Grace |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
|
Slow Train |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
|
Solid Rock |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
|
What Can I Do For You? |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
|
When He Returns |
26 |
19 |
1 |
46 |
|
When You Gonna Wake Up |
26 |
19 |
27 |
72 |
|
tour |
1 |
2 |
3 |
S |
|
Number of shows |
26 |
24 |
27 |
77 |
|
Number of circulating shows |
26 |
19 |
24 |
69 |
|
Number of circulating & complete shows |
25 |
18 |
23 |
66 |
|
Number of unique shows[12] |
6 |
4 |
10 |
17 |
|
Number of different shows[13] |
4 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
|
Number of different songs[14] |
18 |
18 |
23 |
24 |
|
Number of unique songs[15] |
18 |
18 |
23 |
24 |
|
Number of performed songs |
440 |
321 |
438 |
1199 |
|
Mean number of performed songs |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
|
Variation[16] |
1,1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
|
|
# of |
|
# of |
|
|
|
songs |
% |
perf. |
% |
|
Electric |
24 |
100.0 |
1199 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Albums |
18 |
75.0 |
1095 |
91.3 |
|
Singles |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Outtakes |
5 |
20.8 |
103 |
8.6 |
|
Covers |
1 |
4.2 |
1 |
0.1 |
|
|
# of |
|
# of |
|
|
Album |
songs |
% |
perf |
% |
|
Nashville Skyline |
1 |
5.6% |
1 |
0.1% |
|
Slow Train Coming |
9 |
50.0% |
592 |
54.1% |
|
Saved |
8 |
44.4% |
502 |
45.8% |
[TOP]
After the uncompromising Gospel Tour, Dylan returned to the road with a new show, where gospels were mixed with his classic songs. The tour consisted of 19 dates on the US West Coast.
Fred Tackett (guitar & mandolin), Willie Smith (keyboards), Tim Drummond (bass), Jim Keltner (drums),
Clydie King, Carolyn Dennis and Regina Havis (backing vocals).
A Musical Retrospective show consisted of
- 4 songs by the backing singers and with Willie Smith on piano
- 3 songs by Bob Dylan and the band
- 1 song by one of the girls with the band minus Dylan
- 2 songs by Dylan and the band
- 1 song by Dylan on acoustic guitar and with Willie Smith on piano
- 2-3 songs by Dylan and the band
- 1 song by one of the girls with the band minus Dylan
- 2-3 songs sung by Dylan and Clydie King (duets below) with Dylan on piano
- 5-6 songs by Dylan and the band
Encores:
- 2-3 songs by Dylan and the band
- 1-2 songs by Dylan solo.
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November
|
9 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA |
|
|
10 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA |
|
|
11 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA |
|
|
12 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA |
|
|
13 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA |
|
|
15 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA/PA |
|
|
16 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA/PA |
|
|
17 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA |
|
|
18 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
MA |
|
|
19 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
MA |
|
|
21 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
MA |
|
|
22 |
Fox Warfield Theatre |
SA |
|
|
24 |
Community Center |
SA |
|
|
26 |
Golden Hall |
MA |
|
|
29 |
Paramount Northwest Theatre |
SA |
|
|
30 |
Paramount Northwest Theatre |
SA |
December
|
2 |
The Armory |
SA |
|
|
3 |
Paramount Theatre |
SA |
|
|
4 |
Paramount Theatre |
SA |
|
MA |
mono audience recording |
|
SA |
stereo audience recording |
|
PA |
PA recording |
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