Classic concert: Bob Dylan: Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada April 20, 1980
…The band was refreshed, and excited about the concert being recorded and filmed. Dylan delivers a power house performance. If you are a fan of the christian material, this is not to be missed. If you love to hear Dylan pouring his heart and soul into the show… this is the one.
~bobsboots.com
FANTASTIC concert from the “Third Gospel Tour”.
- Concert # 4 of the Third Gospel Tour
- Gospel concert # 54
- 1980 concert # 28
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20 April 1980
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..he performs the song dressed in full evening attire, to a very appreciative audience. It is a great performance, ironically far surpassing his vocal on the actual record. He even plays some demon harmonica. With typical perversity, he also changes the words, and the entire performance clocks in at over six minutes. Not surprisingly, Dylan wins his first Grammy Award, thanking in his acceptance speech “The Lord, Jerry Wexler, and Barry Beckett … who believed.” The award ceremony takes place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and receives the usual extensive television coverage.
~Clinton Heylin (Bob Dylan: A Life in Stolen Moments Day by Day 1941-1995
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Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, California
27 February 1980
22nd Annual Grammy Award Ceremony
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