1979 FIRST GOSPEL TOUR
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Fox
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Fox
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Fox
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Civic
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Civic
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Civic
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Civic
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Golden
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Golden
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Kiva
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Kiva
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Music
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Fox Warfield Theatre |
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San Francisco, California |
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1 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
First concert of the First Gospel Tour.
First concert with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
Note. Live debuts of When He Returns, Man
Gave Names To All The Animals, Precious Angel, Covenant Woman, Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking, Solid Rock, Saving Grace,
What Can I Do For You?, Saved, In The Garden, Blessed Be The Name and Pressing
On.
BobTalk
You're about to hear
one that we'll be recording. (before Covenant Woman)
All right. We're gonna
do a song right here that's called Hanging On To A Solid Rock, Made Before The
Foundation Of The World.
Bootleg
New Found Faith. Wanted Man WMM 58/59.
Paul Williams: Dylan - What
Happened? Enthwistle Books 1979.
Clinton Heylin:
Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What really happened. Chapter 4.
Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 , 1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Stereo audience recording, 90 minutes.
Session info updated 13 May 2018.
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Fox Warfield Theatre |
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San Francisco, California |
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2 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Second concert of the First Gospel Tour.
Second concert with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
God don't make
promises that he don't keep. (before When You Gonna Wake Up?)
Thank you. Playing bass guitar tonight, give him a hand,
References
Paul Williams: Dylan -
What Happened? Enthwistle
Books 1979.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Stereo audience recording, 130 minutes.
Session info updated 13 May 2018.
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Fox Warfield Theatre |
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San Francisco, California |
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3 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Third concert of the First Gospel Tour.
Third concert with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
Paul Williams: Dylan - What
Happened? Enthwistle Books 1979-
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s
Gospel Years. What really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit,
(November 1 – 16 , 1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Stereo audience recording, 90 minutes.
Session info updated 13 May 2018.
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San Francisco, California |
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4 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 4 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 4 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
Thank you. All right,
we all know we're living in the end of the end of times. So you'll need something
strong to hang on to. This song is called "Hanging On To A Solid Rock Made
Before The End Of The World”
Ladies and gentlemen,
people, the girl on the right here is Mona Lisa Young. On the left is Regina Mcrary. And on the other side, Helena Springs.
Paul Williams: Dylan - What
Happened? Enthwistle Books 1979.
Clinton Heylin:
Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What really happened. Chapter 4.
Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 , 1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Stereo audience recording, 95 minutes.
12 stereo PA recording, 4 minutes.
Session info updated 12 September 2018..
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6 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 5 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 5 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
12,
17 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc Two: Live,
Columbia 88985454652-2, 3 November 2017.
BobTalk
God don't make
promises that he don't keep. (before When You Gonna
Wake Up?)
From a hard rain to a slow train.
You're gonna hear some songs that we're gonna be recording in February or March. There's one song
here that Helena is going to sing for you called "What Are You Doing With
Your Heart."
You know we're living in the last days of the end of times. In the last
days of the end of times, you're going to need something strong to hang on to,
so this song is called "Hanging On To A Solid Rock Made Before The
Foundation Of The World." You're gonna need
something that strong.
On keyboards tonight, let's hear it for keyboards, Spooner Oldham. On
the other set of keyboards, Terry Young. Bass guitar:
References
Paul Williams: Dylan -
What Happened? Enthwistle
Books 1979. /
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Stereo audience recording, 95 minutes.
12, 17 stereo PA recordings, 8 minutes.
Session info updated 25 April 2018.
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7 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 6 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 6 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica). 17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
From a hard rain to a
slow train.
Helena's going to come up and sing a song she wrote called "What
Are You Doing With Your Heart?"
You all know we're living in the end of times, near the last of the end
of times. And the end of times are perilous times, and the last days perilous
times shall be (….). And you're gonna need something
strong to hold on to. The name of this song is "I'm Hanging On To A Solid
Rock Made Before The Foundation Of The World." You're gonna
need something just about that strong.
Playing bass tonight is
References
Paul Williams: Dylan -
What Happened? Enthwistle
Books 1979.
Clinton Heylin: Saved! The Gospel Speeches of Bob Dylan. Hanuman Books 1990, page 19.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Stereo audience recording, 100 minutes.
Session info updated 15
May 2018.
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8 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 7 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 7 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
References
Paul Williams: Dylan -
What Happened? Enthwistle
Books 1979.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Stereo audience recording, 90 minutes.
Session info updated 15 May 2018.
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9 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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When He Returns |
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Man Gave Names To All The Animals |
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Slow Train |
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Precious Angel |
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 8 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 8 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
I'm gonna ask Mona
Lisa to sing a song, "God Uses Ordinary People." I know it's
something you'll want to hear.
Thank you. Now, seeing as we are
living in the last of the end of times. I know everybody agrees with that. All
right, shout if you agree with me. [cheers] So this is called, "Hanging On
To A Solid Rock" because in the end of times we're going to need something
very strong to hang on to. Hanging On To A Solid Rock Made Before The
Foundation Of This World."
(.....) playing keyboards is Terry Young. On
these keyboards is Spooner Oldham. Playing lead guitar tonight, Fred Tackett.
On the drums, Jim Keltner. On bass guitar, that's
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Stereo audience recording, 85 minutes.
Session info updated 15 May 2018.
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10 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 9 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 9 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
The rabble says the
preaching of the cross is foolishness. To those who perish, but to those who
are saved it is the power of God. The name of this is "Hanging On To A
Solid Rock, Made Before The Foundation Of The World.
On the keyboards tonight, give him a warm hand, Spooner Oldham. On the
lead guitar, Fred Tackett. On the other set of keyboards, Terry Young. And on
bass guitar,
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Stereo audience recording, 125 minutes.
Session info updated 15 May 2018.
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11 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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When He Returns |
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Man Gave Names To All The Animals |
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6. |
Precious Angel |
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7. |
Slow Train |
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Covenant Woman |
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9. |
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking |
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10. |
Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) |
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11. |
Solid Rock |
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12. |
Saving Grace |
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13. |
Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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14. |
What Can I Do For You? |
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15. |
In The Garden |
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— |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 10 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 10 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
Well, he works by faith
not by sight, right? Is that right? You see, we're living in the end of times
now; are we living in the end of times? And the last days of perilous times
shall be at hand and men will become lovers of their own selves, is that right?
So we need something strong to hold on to. So we call this, ”Hanging On To A
Solid Rock, Made Before The Foundation Of The World."
Thank you. On keyboards tonight, give him a hand, Spooner Oldham. On
lead guitar, Fred Tackett. Playing the other set of keyboards tonight and
vocals, Terry Young. On the drums tonight, Jim Keltner. On the bass guitar, Mr.
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Stereo audience recording, 125 minutes.
Session info updated 15 May 2018.
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Pressing On |
Concert # 11 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 11 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
Well, thank you,
thanks for hearing me out (.....) We've been playing here twelve nights, same
place, same time, the message is always the same: God don't make promises he
don't keep. Same yesterday, same today and the same tomorrow. (before When You Gonna Wake Up?)
[Audience: "Jesus loves you!"] He loves you too. (before Man Gave Names To All The
Animals)
Thank you. You know you read about that situation in Iran, but we're not worried about that because we know the world is going to
be destroyed. We know that Jesus is coming back. [audience: "Praise to god!" "Where is he?"
"Bob Dylan all the way!"] This
one is called "Hanging On To A Solid Rock Made Before The Foundation Of
The World." You got to hang on to something. It might as well be the real
thing.
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Mono audience recording, 125 minutes.
Session info updated 15 May 2018.
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Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking |
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Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) |
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Solid Rock |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 12 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 12 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
Thank you. Well, we're
still here and we know the devil don't like it, but we're gonna
stay here anyway (before When You Gonna
Wake Up?)
Thank you. There's a slow train coming, picking up speed.
Thank you. (.....) We read about all the trouble, you know Iran, Great Britain, Russia, Red China and the United States. But we're not going to be bothered by all that because we know the
world is going to be destroyed and we look forward to the approach of the
second coming. And if the gospel is hid it is hidden to those that are lost. So
anyway, we’re hanging on now to a stronger rock. One made before the foundation
of the world. That real, that true. . ." [audience: That old!]
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Mono audience recording, 85 minutes.
Session info updated 15 May 2018.
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Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking |
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Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 13 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 13 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
Official release
1 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg Series
Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc One: Live, Columbia 88985454652-1, 3 November 2017.
BobTalk
Well, you read in the newspapers everyday how
bad the world is getting. The situation in Iran. The students are rebelling, you
know, even over here their rebelling. They won't let the Iranian students into
the whorehouses in the valley anymore. Anyway, but that don't bother us because
we know this world will be destroyed. Christ will set his kingdom up for a thousand years,
we know that it's true. So it's a slow train coming, but it's picking up speed.
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin:
Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What really happened. Chapter 4.
Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 , 1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Mono audience recording, 95 minutes.
1 stereo PA recording, 6 minutes.
Session info updated 25 April 2018.
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Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One |
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Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking |
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Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) |
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Solid Rock |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 14 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 14 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
6, 7 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg
Series Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc One: Live, Columbia 88985454652-1, 3 November 2017.
9 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg
Series Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc Two: Live, Columbia 88985454652-2, 3 November 2017.
BobTalk
Thank you. You know we read in the newspaper
every day, what a horrible situation this world is in. Now God chooses the
foolish things in this world to confound the wise. Anyway, we know this world
is going to be destroyed, we know that. Christ will set up his kingdom in Jerusalem for a thousand years where the lion will lie
down with the lamb. Have you heard that before? [applause] Have you heard that before? [applause]
I'm just curious to know, how many believe that? [more applause] All
right. This is called "Slow Train Coming". It's been coming a long
time and it's picking up speed.
We're gonna
do something right here that we haven't done before. This is a song that nobody
knows. Nobody in this band even knows it, that's how I can tell who really
wants to stick with me and who doesn't. Well, Regina knows it and I'm gonna call her up and have her sing it for you. If I forget
the lyrics, I know she won't. This is called "No Man Righteous, No, Not
One". (plays Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One) All right, Yes, I,
I'm sure that's going to be on the next album. Regina, I want you to hear her
sing another song. Ah, wait. Mona, Mona Lisa's gonna
come and sing a song for you, I know you'll wanna
hear. Yeah, I know you'll wanna hear it and it's good
for you to hear it. It's called, "God Uses Ordinary People."
Thank you. You know, I really want
to thank all you people for all the letters and all the cards and all the
encouragement. It's very kind. [audience: "God loves you Bobby!"] He loves you too, don't
you forget it. All right, this is called, well this is a song we been working
in on. And we hope to record sometime. Maybe it'll be out uh-- they hold my
records so long you know . . . You might hear it, in a month from now, maybe a
year from now, but remember whenever you do remember you heard it first right
here. I tell you San Francisco is a great town. We know that there're a lot
of things wrong with it, but we, there are a lot of people here that we love.
And we're gonna miss it too. Anyway, this is called
"Hanging On To A Solid Rock, Made Before The Foundation Of The
World".
That's right. You know, Satan's called the God of this world,
that's true, and it's such a wonderful feeling when you've been delivered from
that. (before Saved)
On the keyboards tonight, give him a
warm hand, Spooner Oldham. On the other set of keyboards, Terry Young. On the
lead guitar, Fred Tackett. On ..., playing the drums tonight, Jim Keltner. And
on bass guitar,
Bootlegs
History Vols. 16-17. (LP)
San Franciscan Night. (LP)
Contract With The Lord. Silver Rarities SIRA 12.
The Genuine Bootleg
Series Vol. 4 (track 9)
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Paul Williams: What
Happened? Entwhistle Books 1980.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 4. Rock ‘N’ Roll Down To The Pit, (November 1 – 16 ,
1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Notes
Live debut of Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One.
Stereo audience recording, 95 minutes.
6, 7, 9
stereo PA recordings, 17 minutes.
Session info updated 8 April 2018.
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Santa Monica, California |
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18 November 1979 |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 15 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 15 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
Thank you. I suppose
you've been reading the newspapers and watching the TV? And you see how much
trouble this world is in. Madmen running loose everywhere. Anyway we, we're not
worried about that though -- it doesn't bother us -- because we know this world
is going to be destroyed. Christ will set up his kingdom for a
thousand years in Jerusalem where the lion will lie down with
the lamb -- we know this is true. No doubt about it. So, it's a slow train
coming. It's been coming for a long time, but it's picking up speed. (before Slow Train)
I don't know what kind of God you believe in, but I believe in a God
that can raise the dead. Will raise the dead, does raise the dead, all the
time. This song is called hanging on to a Solid Rock Made Before The Foundation
Of The World. (before Solid Rock)
All right, you know Satan, he . . . We wrestle now against flesh and blood, but it's all
happening at a spiritual level. [audience: "Like A
Rolling Stone!"] Satan is called the god of this world and, as you look around, you have
much proof to see that he really is the god of this world. But, for those of
you who don't know . . . I'd be curious to know, how many of you do know or,
how many of you don't know, that Satan himself has been defeated at the cross?
Does everybody know that? [cheers] Huh, at least, ah, at least we're not alone! (before Saved)
All right on the keyboards tonight, give him a warm hand, Spooner
Oldham. All right, on the other set of keyboards and backup vocals, Terry
Young. Playing the drums tonight, Jim Keltner. On lead guitar, Fred Tackett. On
bass guitar, electric bass guitar, Mr.
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 5. ’65 Revisited, (November 18 – December 9, 1979).
Lesser Gods 2017.
Stereo audience recording, 110 minutes.
Session info updated 15 Msy
2018.
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Precious Angel |
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Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking |
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Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 16 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 16 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
I don’t know what kind of God you believe in, but I believe in the god
that can raise the dead. If you only look around, you know; kind of think
there’re so many people are so conditioned to bad news they don’t know good
news when they hear it. So . . . We want you to know one thing: God don’t make
promises that he don’t keep. Let he who thinketh he stand take heed, lest he
fall. (before When You Gonna
Wake Up?)
Satan is called the God of this world.
Is there anybody here who know that? [cheering] That’s right, he is called the God of this world
and the Prince of the Power of the Air.” [audience: “He sucks!"] That’s right, he does. [laughter] But anyhow, we know he’s been defeated at
the cross. I’m curious to know, how many of you all know that? [cheering] All right, there’s been a slow train coming
for a long time, but now it’s picking up speed.
Thank you, thank you, everybody. I’m gonna ask
Regina . . . I’m gonna ask Regina to come out here
and sing a song I know you’ll want to hear. It’s called: “Put Your Hand In The
Hand Of The Man From Galilee,” so give her a warm welcome.
You should know that. Anyway, you’ll need something . . . we’re not
worried about all that – even though it is the last day of times, because, we
see all this . . . hostages being taken here . . . drugs being outlawed there .
. . all these sad stories that are, floating around . . . [audience: “Trouble In Mind!”] And
we’re not worried about any of that, we don’t care about the atom bomb, any of
that, because we know this world is going to be destroyed, if not by the word,
and Christ will set up his kingdom in
Jerusalem for a thousand years. When the
lion lies down with the lamb, you know the lion will eat straw on that day.
Also, if a man doesn’t live to be a hundred years old, he will be called
accursed, that’s interesting, isn’t it? But we don’t mind, we know that’s
coming. And if any man have not the spirit of Christ in him, he is a slave to
bondage. You know bondage? I know you all know bondage. So you’ll need
something just a little bit tough to hang on to. The name of this song is
called, “Hanging On To A Solid Rock, Made Before The Foundation Of The World.
And if you don’t have that to hang on to, you’d better look into it.
You know who he is. On the keyboards tonight, give him a hand, Spooner
Oldham. On the other set of keyboards, Terry Young. On lead guitar, Fred
Tackett. On the drums tonight, Mr. Jim Keltner. Alright on the bass guitar
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 5. ’65 Revisited, (November 18 – December 9, 1979).
Lesser Gods 2017.
Stereo audience recording, 100 minutes.
Session info updated 12 September 2018.
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 17 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 17 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
8 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg Series
Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc One: Live, Columbia 88985454652-1, 3 November 2017.
16 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg
Series Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc Two: Live, Columbia 88985454652-2, 3 November 2017
BobTalk
Well, there are
certain men . . . There's plenty of men like that in this town. There're
certain men that seek to lead you astray. And they always break their promises.
But let me tell you, God don't break his promises. (before When You Gonna Wake Up?)
Well, we have a lot of people that believe in a lot of things a lot of
things. That's what America's called, isn't it, the Land of Many, Many
Different Opinions. There’s a lot of opinions. All right, anyway ... (before Slow Train)
You know, when Jesus was in the Garden, when they came
to get him, Peter, who was one of his, one of his men there with him, he was always
saying things when there wasn't, ... he didn't know what to say he'd always say
it. Anyway, Peter took out his sword and he cut this man's ear off, when he
came in to get Jesus, and Jesus says "Hold it Peter." He said,
"Ah, if, don't you think that if I pray to my father, he would give me
twelve legions of angels to take care of this matter. This cup that I, ...
that's coming to me, I must drink it.” Anyway, this just give you an idea of,
... of Peter. Peter's the man, he said, "Upon this, upon you Peter, you,
this rock, I will found my church." Anyway, he was always saying things
like that. But when Jesus did go to the cross, he did defeat the Devil. We know
this. [loud cheers] We know this is true, and we
believe it, and we stand on that faith. (before In The Garden)
On keyboards tonight, give him a big hand, Spooner Oldham. On the other
set of keyboards and backup vocals, Terry Young. Playing lead guitar tonight,
Fred Tackett. Playing drums, Mister Jim . . . Keltner. And on electric bass
guitar,
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s
Gospel Years. What really happened. Chapter 5. ’65 Revisited, (November 18 –
December 9, 1979). Lesser Gods 2017.
Stereo audience recording, 100 minutes.
8, 16 stereo PA recording, 10
minutes.
Session info updated 18 May 2018.
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Civic Auditorium |
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Santa Monica, California |
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21 November 1979 |
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Gotta Serve Somebody |
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I Believe In You |
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When You Gonna Wake
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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) |
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Solid Rock |
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Saving Grace |
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Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
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Pressing On |
Concert # 18 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 18 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17ob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
I don't know what kind of God you believe in,
but I believe in a God that can raise the dead. He does it all the time, every
day. Now there's certain men, you know, many of them who live right in this
town, who seek to lead you astray. You be careful now. The real God, the real
God, the one and only God, he don't make promises that he don't keep. That's
how you can tell he's the real God. (before When You Gonna Wake Up?)
Well, you
know the God of this world is blind to many people. We see them all the time,
we hear about them on the radio, the TV and the newspapers. Satan is called the God of this world. He owns the
media, everything about the media, he owns it. It really depends (....) causes
disturbance to your mind, while America is on its way down, becoming a
third-rate power. We can't help that. There's nothing we can do about that. But
we can know what is going to happen and what is going to happen, is this world
is going to be destroyed. [audience:
"We love you!"] That's been coming a long time and its
going to happen. But Christ will set up his kingdom in Jerusalem for a thousand years. I want you to know that,
because you got a choice (before Slow
Train)
Thank you.
You know that God uses ordinary people. He uses ordinary people all of the
time. All those guys from the Old Testament, Joshua, Moses, Abraham, Gideon, they're
all ordinary people. They weren't any super heroes at all. In fact, Moses did
not want to go back to Egypt, and get the
people out, he did not want to do that, because he knew he was an ordinary
(....) person. Anyway, God told him to go back and tell the Pharaoh to let those people go. Pharaoh didn't want to
let those people go. Moses said to God, "But Pharaoh don't want to let
those people go." God said, "Well don't you worry about it Moses, and
I'll put the words right in your muth, in your
mouth." You see Moses had a problem, just like I do. [laughter and applause] Moses had a problem too. He stuttered, let's
say he stuttered, or he missed, he had something, something like that, I don't
know exactly what it is. But, but uh, anyway, he went back to where he came
from and he told Pharaoh what God had told him, and, and Pharaoh said, "No
way, Moses, I can't let those people go, they're building my pyramids."
Anyway, Moses said to Pharaoh, "Well, God said that your rivers are gonna dry up if you don't let those people go." Well,
Pharaoh didn't pay any attention to that and his rivers dried up. Then, ah,
Moses said, "God warned you, frogs are going to crawl across your
streets." Pharaoh still didn't, ... it didn't make any difference to
Pharaoh at that time. Frogs crawled everywhere. There was no place they could
look they didn't see frogs. Hail started falling as big as basketballs. People
are dropping like flies. Many, many plagues came down. But finally God said to
Moses, "Moses, you go tell Pharaoh, that every first-born son is gonna die, if they don't let those people go." [a baby cries in the crowd] Moses said, "All right, I'll go tell
him." But Moses probably figured it out, well, if all the first-born sons
are going to die, what are all the Hebrew children, are they going to die too?
God said, "No, Moses you just put the blood sign on every door." So,
when the angel of the lord passed over, he saw the sign of blood on every door,
and he didn't touch those houses. Now, you need the blood on you. Because, of
what is going to be happening in the world, coming up, you need the blood on
you. Anyway, I tell this story, to tell you, that God does use ordinary people.
And Mona Lisa's gonna sing a song for you now called,
"God Uses Ordinary People."
All right,
now we're hanging on to a solid rock made before the foundation of the world. I
don't know what you're hanging on to, but that's what I'm hanging on to.
All right, we've got time for one
more. You know the story about, ah, when they came to get Jesus in the garden? Peter rose very quickly and cut off the man's ear to
keep him from being taken. Jesus says "Hold it Peter." He said,
"Put your sword away" and Jesus healed the man's ear. You see, Peter,
he didn't understand. When, when there wasn't, when he didn't know what to say
he would say it, or he would do it. Anyway, Jesus said to him, "This cup
that's coming to me, I've got to drink it." (before In The Garden)
And on keyboards tonight, we had one
set of keyboards go out and let's see if we can get them fixed, on the
keyboards Spooner Oldham. On the other set of keyboards, Terry Young. And on
lead guitar tonight, Fred Tackett. On the (....) set of drums, Jim Keltner. And
playing on the bass guitar tonight,
Bootleg
Preaching to the
Converted. Doberman 184/185.
References
Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.
Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What
really happened. Chapter 5. ’65 Revisited, (November 18 – December 9, 1979).
Lesser Gods 2017.
Stereo audience recording, 21 minutes.
Session info updated 18 May 2018.
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Gammage Center |
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Tempe, Arizona |
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25 November 1979 |
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1. |
Gotta Serve Somebody |
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2. |
I Believe In You |
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3. |
When You Gonna Wake
Up |
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4. |
When He Returns |
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5. |
Man Gave Names To All The Animals |
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6. |
Precious Angel |
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7. |
Slow Train |
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8. |
Covenant Woman |
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9. |
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking |
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10. |
Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) |
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11. |
Solid Rock |
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12. |
Saving Grace |
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13. |
Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) |
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14. |
What Can I Do For You? |
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In The Garden |
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Blessed Be The Name |
Concert # 19 of the First Gospel Tour.
Concert # 19 with the First Gospel
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham
(keyboards),
4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with
Spooner Oldham (piano).
13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
17 Bob Dylan (piano).
BobTalk
[audience: "Subterranean Blues!" “Rock-n-roll!”] Turn the light on out there. You know when John the Baptist saw Jesus coming up the road, he said, “Behold! The Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world.” Did you know that? That’s right, that’s what he said. Now don’t be affected by, by the, uh, in San Francisco