Bob Dylan: 12 different live versions of “All Along The Watchtower” from 12 different years
“There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief
“There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth”
All Along The Watchtower was born @ Columbia Studio A – Nashville, Tennessee, November 6, 1967.
Here’s a tribute to this great song – 12 different live versions from 12 different years.
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Capital Centre Largo, Maryland 15 January 1974
Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar, harmonica)
Robbie Robertson (guitar)
Garth Hudson (organ & piano)
Richard Manual (keyboards)
Rick Danko (bass)
Levon Helm (drums)
“No reason to get excited,” the thief, he kindly spoke
“There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we’ve been through that, and this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late”
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl
Blackbushe Aerodrome Camberley, England 15 July 1978
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Billy Cross (lead guitar)
Alan Pasqua (keyboards)
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals)
David Mansfield (violin & mandolin)
Steve Douglas (horns)
Jerry Scheff (bass)
Bobbye Hall (percussion)
Ian Wallace (drums)
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals)
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Paramount Theater Portland, Oregon 3 December 1980
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Fred Tackett (guitar & mandolin)
Willie Smith (keyboards)
Tim Drummond (bass)
Jim Keltner (drums)
Clydie King, Carolyn Dennis, Regina McCrary (background vocals)
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Saenger Theater Saenger Performing Arts Center New Orleans, Louisiana 10 November 1981
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Fred Tackett (guitar)
Steve Ripley (guitar)
Al Kooper (keyboards)
Tim Drummond (bass)
Jim Keltner (drums)
Arthur Rosato (drums)
Clydie King, Regina McCrary, Madelyn Quebec (background vocals)
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Arena di Verona Verona, Italy 29 May 1984
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Mick Taylor (guitar)
Ian McLagan (keyboards)
Greg Sutton (bass)
Colin Allen (drums)
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Jones Beach Theater Jones Beach State Park Wantagh, New York 30 June 1988
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
G. E. Smith (guitar)
Kenny Aaronson (bass)
Christopher Parker (drums)
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The Fox Theater St. Louis, Missouri 4 November 1990
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
John Staehely (guitar)
Cesar Diaz (guitar)
Tony Garnier (bass)
Christopher Parker (drums)
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Trädgårdsföreningen Gothenburg, Sweden 28 June 1992
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar)
John Jackson (guitar)
Tony Garnier (bass)
Ian Wallace (drums)
Charlie Quintana (drums & percussion)
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Cleveland Stadium Cleveland, Ohio 2 September 1995 Opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum
Musicians:
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar)
John Jackson (guitar)
Tony Garnier (bass)
Winston Watson (drums & percussion)
Bruce Springsteen (guitar & shared vocal on Forever Young)
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Globe Arena Stockholm, Sweden 9 June 1998
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar)
Larry Campbell (guitar)
Tony Garnier (bass)
David Kemper (drums & percussion)
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King’s Dock Liverpool, England 12 July 2001
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Charlie Sexton (guitar)
Larry Campbell (guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar)