WHOA!! Thanks a ton for these, Ray ... and David Hendel. Looking forward to reading the whole write-up in the next couple days, and enjoying these finds that the universe has gifted us.
Along with the amazing recordings, the interview is a hoot to read. And I'd never known Willie Nelson played a Rolling Thunder show ... that's very cool.
On a personal note regarding Willie and Dylan - 29 and 33 years after these shows, my wife and I took each of my boys to see Willie (and John Mellencamp) open for Dylan - in their first concerts ever - as babies. (The lineup was the same in 2005 and 2009 - Willie opened, then Mellencamp, then Dylan)
wantes to make sure you saw this:
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/one-gig-is-worth-10-rehearsals-on-ray-padgetts-pledging-my-time
yes, thanks tim!
Wow. Very interesting. Firing up those shows right now! I prefer '76 to '75, so this is wonderful for me.
Please tell me you asked him about Salt Lake City :)
Would there be any chance the concert for Bangladesh rehearsal tapes be available. Happy to contribute.
WHOA!! Thanks a ton for these, Ray ... and David Hendel. Looking forward to reading the whole write-up in the next couple days, and enjoying these finds that the universe has gifted us.
Thanks!
These SBD's are great. Powerful performances in geat quality. Thanks for posting.
what a nice christmas present!!! thanks, ray!
Thank you! I'm amazed how much information and music is still out there on Bob. Thanks for sharing the tapes as well!
Excellent, thanks for the nice present, Have a great Christmas.
Amazing, thanks for this interview and the shows!
Thanks to all involved in unearthing and circulating these shows. Merry Christmas to all!
Amazing indeed. Great info about the tour. Love stuff about the Rolling Thunder era
This is amazing! Thanks so much
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
So, about these Concert For Bangladesh rehearsal tapes ... !
Man, how I would LOVE to hear those.
Been getting round to listening to these immersively. Thanks Bennyboy for the tweaks:-)
Hyperbole possibly, but to me these enhance what we know about '76.
I get a better feeling of a journey, a ramping up of intensity (not all for the better) from Mobile through to Fort Collins.
Along with the amazing recordings, the interview is a hoot to read. And I'd never known Willie Nelson played a Rolling Thunder show ... that's very cool.
On a personal note regarding Willie and Dylan - 29 and 33 years after these shows, my wife and I took each of my boys to see Willie (and John Mellencamp) open for Dylan - in their first concerts ever - as babies. (The lineup was the same in 2005 and 2009 - Willie opened, then Mellencamp, then Dylan)