Joan Baez sings “Diamonds and Rust” at L’Olympia, Paris, France, on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2014.
Sept. 30, 2014:
Oct. 1, 2014:
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In his new film, “St. Vincent,” Bill Murray sings along to a recording of Bob Dylan singing “Shelter From The Storm.”
St. Vincent opens in a limited engagement on Oct. 10, and then everywhere Oct. 24.
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While you can always order my rock ‘n’ roll novel, “True Love Scars,” from any physical book store, I’m thrilled to have the book carried and in stock at one of my favorite record stories, the irreplaceable Down Home Music, located in the down home capital of the world, El Cerrito California.
El Cerrito, which is located between Berkeley and Richmond, has a reputation for great music.
Both Down Home Music and Arhoolie have been based in El Cerrito for decades.
Arhoolie was founded in El Cerrito in 1960, when the late Chris Strachwitz released Mance Lipscomb’s Texas Sharecropper and Songster.
Down Home Music, Strachwitz’s record store, has been at 10341 San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito since 1976, and the folks there can be reached by phone at (510) 525-4827. The store is open each week Thursday through Sunday, from 11 am – 7 pm.
Also worth noting: the great John Fogerty grew up in El Cerrito, which is where Creedence Clearwater Revival formed and were based during their ’60s and early ’70s heyday.
Les Blank, the award-winning filmmaker who made many important music documentaries including “The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins, lived in El Cerrito. Bob Dylan thinks enough of Les Blank that he has included “The Blues Accordin’ To Lightnin’ Hopkins” as the only film recommended on his website.
The excellent community world music radio station, KECG, which is based in El Cerrito, can be listened to here.
And James Brown, of course, played in nearby Richmond in the ’60s.
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In 2012, in order to protect the copyrights on a bunch of Bob Dylan recordings that have not been officially released, Sony released a very limited edition of a multi-disk set called The 50th Anniversary Collection: The Copyright Extension Collection, Volume 1.
Among the gems on the album are many outtakes and alternate takes of songs recorded for The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
I previously posted clips from the set here and here.
Today I’ve got more.
Enjoy while you can.
Bob Dylan – Goin’ Down To New Orleans (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – Corrina, Corrina (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Acoustic Take 1):
Bob Dylan – Babe, I’m In The Mood For You (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 3):
Bob Dylan – Blowin’ In The Wind (Freewheelin’ Alternate Take 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – Wichita (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 1):
Bob Dylan – Rocks And Gravel (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – I Shall Be Free (Freewheelin’ Alternate Take 1962 – Take 3):
Bob Dylan – Corrina, Corrina (Freewheelin’ Alternate Take 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – Whatcha Gonna Do (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 1):
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The music has been killer right from the first tracks released last by Mary Timony and her latest band, a trio called Ex Hex.
Now there’s an album, a really good one, called Rips, which it does.
This is a kind of punk/ riot grrrl rock post-Ramones, post-Sleater-Kinney.
Simple, powerful music with loud guitars and great vocals that will get you up onto your feet.
Joining Timony are bassit Betsy Wright and drummer Laura Harris.
Listen to the entire album now at NPR.
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Bob Dylan backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, True Confessions Tour, Sydney, Australia, Feb. 24, 1986.
Set List:
01 Justine (Don Harris/Dewy Terry)
02 Positively 4th Street
03 Clean Cut Kid
04 I’ll Remember You
05 Trust Yourself
06 That Lucky Old Sun (Gillespie/ Smith)
07 Masters of War
08 Bye Bye Johnny [Petty]
09 Straight Into Darkness [Petty]
10 A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (acoustic – Dylan solo)
11 Girl Of the North Country (acoustic – Dylan solo)
12 It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) (acoustic – Dylan solo)
13 I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (Null)
14 Just Like a Woman
15 I’m Moving On (Hank Snow)
16 Lenny Bruce
17 When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky
18 Lonesome Town
19 Ballad of a Thin Man
20 So You Wanna Be a Rock-n-Roll Star [Petty]
21 Refugee [Petty]
22 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
23 Seeing the Real You at Last
24 Across the Borderline (Cooder/Hiatt)
25 I and I
26 Like a Rolling Stone
27 In the Garden
28 Blowin’ in the Wind
29 Uranium Rock (Warren Smith)
30 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
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The great Lucinda Williams was on “Fallon” last night and performed a seriously great track off her new two-CD album, “Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone.”
The album was released today and it’s a winner. If you dig Lucinda, you need it.
Check out this killer live version of “Protection”:
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T”Rocks And Gravel” is an interesting recording that Bob Dylan made for The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
It was originally included on the album along three other songs which were all replaced.
What’s interesting is that the year is 1962 and yet Dylan is accompanied by drums, piano, bass and lead guitar.
Bob Dylan – Rocks And Gravel (1962):
Also cut from the album:
Bob Dylan – Talkin’ John Birch Society (1962):
Bob Dylan – Let Me Die In My Footsteps (1962):
Bob Dylan – Let me die in my footsteps by perostoppogno
Bob Dylan – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie (1962):
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