Flagging Down the Double E's

Flagging Down the Double E's

"Joan Baez was the thunder of Bob Dylan’s rolling revue"

1976-05-01, Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, MS

Ray Padgett
May 01, 2026
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From ‘The Daily Herald’, May 4 1976

He played “Stuck Inside of Mobile” in Mobile. Would he play “Hattie Carroll” in Hattiesburg??

No, he would not. Though that titular connection’s admittedly more of a stretch.

But who needs “Hattie Carroll”? A much bigger live debut happened at this Hattiesburg, Mississippi show: The first-ever “You’re a Big Girl Now.” Th…

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