Dylan makes a surprise appearance at a tribute to Roy Orbison at the Universal Amphitheater, Universal City, Los Angeles, joining three of the original Byrds (David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, and Chris Hillman) on a version of “Mr. Tambourine Man.” He remains onstage, playing guitar on “He Was a Friend of Mine,” and joining in on an ensemble encore of “Only the Lonely.” The version of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” on which Dylan competes with McGuinn for the “lead” vocal, subsequently appears in a cable TV special of the benefit, as well as on CBS’s four-CD Byrds retrospective, simply titled The Byrds.
~Clinton Heylin (Bob Dylan: A Life in Stolen Moments Day by Day 1941-1995
Universal Amphitheater
Los Angeles, California
24 February 1990
Roy Orbison Tribute.
- Mr. Tambourine Man
- He Was A Friend Of Mine (trad., registered as Bob Dylan)
- Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison/Joe Melson)
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- 1, 3 Bob Dylan (guitar & shared vocals)
- 2 Bob Dylan (guitar)
- 1-3 Roger McGuinn (guitar & shared vocals), David Crosby (guitar & shared vocals), Chris Hillman (bass & shared vocals), John Jorgenson (guitar), Steve Duncan (drums)
- 3 Cindy Bullens, Gary Busey, Joe Ely, Chris Frantz, John Fogerty, Larry Gatlin, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Harrison, Levon Helm, John Hiatt, John Lee Hooker, Chris Isaak, Booker T, B. B. King, Al Kooper, Michael McDonald, Slim Jim Phantom, Iggy Pop, Bonnie Raitt, Lee Rocker, Brian Setzer, Ricky Skaggs, Harry Dean Stanton, Syd Straw, Don Was, David Was, Tina Weymouth, Dwight Yoakam and others (shared vocals)
-Egil
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