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Today: Nick Drake passed away in 1974, 39 years ago

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 A singular talent who passed almost unnoticed during his brief lifetime, Nick Drake produced several albums of chilling, somber beauty. With hindsight, these have come to be recognized as peak achievements of both the British folk-rock scene and the entire rock singer/songwriter genre.
~Richie Unterberger (allmusic.com)

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Bob Dylan: Blackpool, England, November 23, 2013 (Video & Audio)

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Blackpool, England
Opera House Theatre
November 23, 2013

  • Bob Dylan – piano, harp
  • Tony Garnier – bass
  • George Recile – drums
  • Stu Kimball – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Sexton on lead guitar
  • Donnie Herron – banjo, violin, electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel

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  1. Things Have Changed (Bob center stage)
  2. She Belongs To Me (Bob center stage with harp)
    Soundcloud: Things have changed & She belongs to me:

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Today: Elvis Presley released “Elvis (NBC TV Special)” in 1968, 45 years ago

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I want everyone to know what I can really do
~Elvis Presley (to producer Bob Finkel)

Elvis delivered an incredible performance throughout the television special. His vocal performances were loose and gutsy…
~John Bush (allmusic.com)

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Bob Dylan: Paris, France Le Grand Rex 2013 (videos)

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Paris, France
Le Grand Rex
November 13 & 14  2013

Band Members:

  • Bob Dylan – piano, harp
  • Tony Garnier – bass
  • George Recile – drums
  • Stu Kimball – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Sexton on lead guitar
  • Donnie Herron – banjo, violin, electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel

Setlists for both concerts were the same:

  1. Things Have Changed (Bob center stage)
  2. She Belongs To Me (Bob center stage with harp)
  3. Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ (Bob on grand piano, Donnie on electric mandolin)
  4. What Good Am I? (Bob on grand piano, Tony on standup bass)
  5. Duquesne Whistle (Bob on grand piano, Tony on standup bass)
  6. Waiting For You (Bob on grand piano)
  7. Pay In Blood (Bob center stage)
    from Nov 12:

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Bob Dylan: “Blowin’ In The Wind”, Rome, Italy, November 7, 2013 (Video)

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Rome, Italy
Atlantico
November 7, 2013

  • Bob Dylan – piano, harp
  • Tony Garnier – bass
  • George Recile – drums
  • Stu Kimball – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Sexton on lead guitar
  • Donnie Herron – electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel

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  1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
  3. Man In The Long Black Coat
  4. Positively 4th Street
  5. Summer Days
  6. Make You Feel My Love
  7. Rollin’ And Tumblin’
  8. When The Deal Goes Down
  9. Highway 61 Revisited
    (Intermission)
  10. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
  11. Girl Of The North Country
  12. Under The Red Sky
  13. Ain’t Talkin’
  14. Thunder On The Mountain
  15. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
  16. Ballad Of A Thin Man(encore)
  17. Blowin’ In The Wind

 

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