Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers
189 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsA weekly radio program featuring the music of Bob Dylan, his contemporaries, and his antecedents. Broadcast weekly on Thursdays from 8-9 pm PST on KEPW (97.3 FM-LP), available on www.kepw.org. Hosted by Dan. Artwork by Selena Dugan-Fields.
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7/7/2022: "May Your Song Always Be Sung": Simple Twist of Fate
July 08, 2022 18:28 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBThis episode continues our intermittent series featuring a single Dylan song and today's episode explores one of Dylan’s great narrative songs: "Simple Twist of Fate." You'll hear studio and live performances of “Simple Twist of Fate” by Dylan -- some with interesting lyric variations -- and fellow travelers and a special medley of 30 different versions of the song. The weekly news segment “20 Pounds of Headlines” tells you about the conclusion of Dylan's latest leg of his tour and also upda...
6/23/2022: 1972: A Golden Anniversary
June 24, 2022 14:03 - 1 hour - 75 MB50 years ago Bob Dylan helped out his friends both on the stage and in the studio, moved his family to Durango to film PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID with director Sam Peckinpah, and otherwise enjoyed one of the few quiet years of his career. Travel back 50 years ago to hear the music that Dylan was making and, in "20 Pounds of Headlines," to hear the news from the world of Bob Dylan as it was in 1972, as well as 2022. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to go to our Twitter page @RainTrains to ...
1972: A Golden Anniversary
June 24, 2022 03:01 - 1 hour - 138 MB50 years ago Bob Dylan helped out his friends both on the stage and in the studio, moved his family to Durango to film PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID with director Sam Peckinpah, and otherwise enjoyed one of the few quiet years of his career. Travel back 50 years ago to hear the music that Dylan was making and, in "20 Pounds of Headlines," to hear the news from the world of Bob Dylan as it was in 1972, as well as 2022. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to go to our Twitter page @RainTrains to ...
6/16/2022: TEMPEST at Ten: Ten Past Midnight
June 17, 2022 01:43 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis episode continues a monthly, ten-part series celebrating the tenth anniversary of TEMPEST, featuring the second track on the album, "Soon After Midnight," through songs that influenced its composition, live versions, cover versions, and also through a consideration of the song's meaning and allusions. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes an overview of Dylan's tour itinerary for the upcoming week, a report on Dylan's sale of his Trave...
6/9/2022: "A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in May/June of 1962
June 10, 2022 02:41 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBJoin us for a tour of Bob Dylan's professional life in May and June of 1962 as we travel "A Highway of Diamonds" back 60 years ago to the month and visit Dylan as he records a Broadside show on topical songwriting on WBAI in New York along with Cynthia Gooding, Pete Seeger, Izzy Young, Gil Turner, and Sis Cunningham and as he bids adieu to his love from a New York ship dock. A 60th anniversary is a diamond anniversary, so this week, and throughout the year, we periodically take a trip on "a ...
6/3/2022: Picasso at the Louvre: The Bob Dylan Center Opens
June 04, 2022 03:26 - 1 hour - 76 MBOn May 10, 2022, the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma opened its doors. This episode delivers a comprehensive overview and review of the Center and the events surrounding its opening. The weekly news segment “20 Pounds of Headlines” covers the May 5 Grand Opening Reception and Dinner at the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture, delivers the sad news of the passing of a fellow traveler, updates you on Dylan's spring and early summer touring itinerary, informs you about the results from RR Au...
4/28/2022: "May Your Song Always Be Sung": Blowin' in the Wind
April 29, 2022 02:32 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBThis episode continues our monthly series featuring a single Dylan song and marks the 60th anniversary of the composition of "Blowin' in the Wind" in April of 1962. You'll hear studio and live performances of “Blowin' in the Wind” by Dylan and fellow travelers and a special medley of 28 different versions of the song. The weekly news segment “20 Pounds of Headlines” tells you about a new recording project for Dylan done in partnership with T-Bone Burnett and announces the new director of the...
4/21/2022: "A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in April of 1962
April 22, 2022 01:52 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBJoin us for a tour of Bob Dylan's professional life in April of 1962 as we travel "A Highway of Diamonds" back 60 years ago to the month and visit Dylan as he writes "Blowin' in the Wind," begins the recording sessions for his second album, and performs at Gerde's and other locations both alone and with fellow travelers. A 60th anniversary is a diamond anniversary, so this week, and throughout the year, we will periodically take a trip on "a highway of diamonds," exploring the events of Bob ...
4/14/2022: TEMPEST at Ten: Ruination Day
April 15, 2022 01:38 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBThis episode continues a monthly, ten-part series celebrating the tenth anniversary of TEMPEST. Broadcasting on April 14th, the 110th anniversary of the Titanic's fateful convergence with the iceberg, how could we not dedicate this episode to the song that gave the album its name, "Tempest"? In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes a final update on Dylan's spring 2022 tour, which concludes this evening. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to v...
4/7/2022: "Rough and Rowdy Ways" World Wide Tour: A Musical Expedition pt 2
April 07, 2022 02:55 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBThis episode continues the expedition we began last week, following the musical map Dylan has drawn for us as the spring tour winds to a close. The weekly news segment “20 Pounds of Headlines” keeps you updated on the itinerary for the final week of Dylan's spring tour, updates you on the appeal result for Claudia Levy's suit against Dylan, and updates you on ticket availability for the festivities surrounding the opening of the Bob Dylan Center. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to tell us...
3/31/2022: "Rough and Rowdy Ways" World Wide Tour: A Musical Expedition pt 1
April 01, 2022 00:40 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBDylan has told us that he is a musical expeditionary. In the midst of his band introductions throughout the fall and spring tours he mentioned performers local to the city he is playing. Join us for this two-part series where we draw a musical map of the musical expedition Dylan has led us on even as the spring tour winds to a close. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which updates you on the imminent itinerary of Dylan's tour and alerts you to the app...
3/24/2022: "May Your Song Always Be Sung": Series of Dreams
March 25, 2022 03:20 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBThis episode continues our monthly series featuring a single Dylan song and today's episode occurs the day after the 33rd anniversary of the recording of "Series of Dreams" in New Orleans, where Dylan just performed last Saturday. You'll hear studio and live performances of “Series of Dreams” by Dylan and fellow travelers. The weekly news segment “20 Pounds of Headlines” will keep you updated on the imminent itinerary of Dylan's tour and some exciting news about events preceding the opening ...
3/17/2022: "A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in March of 1962
March 18, 2022 02:05 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThe recording session with Victoria Spivey & Big Joe Williams, playing some tunes at a NYC apartment gathering, finishing "Let Me Die in My Footsteps, writing "Talking Folklore Center," and, of course, the debut of his first album: join us for a tour of Bob Dylan's professional life in March of 1962 as we travel "A Highway of Diamonds" back 60 years ago to the month. A 60th anniversary is a diamond anniversary, so this week, and throughout the year, we will periodically take a trip on "a hig...
3/10/2022: Spring 2022 Tour: The First Week
March 11, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBThis episode covers highlights of the first week of Bob Dylan's Spring 2022 tour, focusing on performances from Tucson and Albuquerque. In addition to performances from Tucson and Albuquerque, you will hear music from Buddy Holly, who was born in Lubbock, Texas where Dylan played this past Tuesday, March 8th. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, including the surprising news of THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, a collection of sixty essays by Bob Dylan to b...
3/3/2022: Pregame: Spring 2022 Tour
March 04, 2022 02:40 - 54 minutes - 50 MBTonight, March 3rd, Bob Dylan returns to the stage for the first day of Dylan's 28-date concert tour through the Southwest and South of the United States. This "pregame" episode features music from the individual members of Dylan's touring band as well as highlights from Dylan's Fall 2021 tour. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we cover the first week-and-a-half of Dylan's Spring tour itinerary, the May 10th opening of the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Dylan getting into NFTs, and Randy Newman postp...
2/24/2022: TEMPEST at Ten: "Duquesne Whistle"
February 25, 2022 02:16 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThis episode launches a monthly, ten-part series celebrating the tenth anniversary of TEMPEST by taking a deep dive into each of the album's songs. This first episode features the first track on the album: "Duquesne Whistle" by playing cover versions, songs that influenced Dylan & Robert Hunter when they wrote the song, and also by considering the song's meaning. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes news on Dylan's Spring 2022 tour, beginn...
2/17/2022: "May Your Song Always Be Sung": "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again"
February 18, 2022 03:27 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBThis episode continues our monthly series featuring a single Dylan song and today's episode occurs on the 56th anniversary of the recording of "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" in Nashville: February 17, 1966. You'll hear how Dylan’s performance of it changes over the decades and also how the song changes in the hands and voices of fellow travelers. "20 Pounds of Headlines" is on hiatus this week in order to make room for more performances of the song from which the segme...
2/10/2022: "A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in February of 1962
February 11, 2022 03:51 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBA February in NYC is cold, so let's duck out of the snow-filled Village streets and set our dial on the wireless radio to hear about a month in the professional life of Bob Dylan from 60 years ago. A 60th anniversary is a diamond anniversary, so this week, and throughout the year, we will periodically take a trip on "a highway of diamonds," exploring the events of Bob Dylan's career sixty years ago. This week, we listen to what Bob Dylan was up to in February of 1962. In "20 Pounds of Headli...
2/3/2022: "Ain't Gonna Hang No Picture Frame": Masked and Anonymous
February 04, 2022 05:29 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBThis episode explores the meaning and the music of MASKED AND ANONYMOUS, which was filmed 20 years ago and released 19 years ago. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we remember drummer Sam Lay, pianist Hargus 'Pig' Robbins, and Ventures guitarist Don Wilson, who all passed away in the past week, we get a reminder about Dylan's Spring tour tickets that are now on sale, and we get a report on the upcoming Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder tribute album to the music of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. In "Who D...
1/27/2022: "May Your Song Always Be Sung": "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
January 28, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBThis episode kicks off an intermittent series that will feature a single song in order to both reveal how Dylan’s performance of it changes over the decades and also to hear how the song changes in the hands and voices of fellow travelers. The song for tonight is "The Times They Are A-Changin'," written in September of 1963, recorded in October of 1963, and released on January 13, 1964. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we cover Monday's Spring 2022 Tour announcement and itinerary and we also cov...
1/20/2022: "A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan's Village in 1962
January 21, 2022 02:17 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBThey say that the 60th anniversary is the diamond anniversary. This week, and throughout the year, we will periodically take a trip on "a highway of diamonds," exploring the events of Bob Dylan's career sixty years ago. This week, we take a walk through the Greenwich Village of January 1962 that Bob Dylan knew, listen to what influenced him, and hear the music that he was making 60 years ago. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we bring you news from the world of Bob Dylan, both in January of 1962 ...
1/13/2022: "Ride, Willie, Ride": Willie Nelson
January 14, 2022 02:08 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBThis year marks the 60th anniversary of Nelson's first studio album, so why not now to feature one of the most prolific and poetic song craftsmen and singers to be included as one of Dylan’s fellow travelers: Willie Hugh Nelson? This episode focuses on Nelson's collaborations with Dylan. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes news on the James Mangold film in development tentatively titled GOING ELECTRIC and news about the passing of two sin...
1/6/2022: 2022: Hello Stranger
January 07, 2022 02:20 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB2022 says hello as a stranger, but it will go out an acquaintance, hopefully as a pal and not a nemesis. This episode plays Dylan songs & those of fellow travelers featuring strangers & looks expectantly to the new year. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes speculation about what Bootleg Series we may see released in 2022. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to tell us who did "Rank Stranger" better: The Stanley Brothers or Bob Dylan? Be su...
12/30/2021: "In the Smoke of the Twilight": 2021 in Review
December 30, 2021 21:18 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBOur third annual end-of-year, year in review episode of HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS looks back "in the smoke of the twilight" to a year highlighted by the SHADOW KINGDOM concert film and the commencement of the "ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS": WORLD WIDE TOUR 2021-2024 tour. We remember those who we lost in 2021 and also review 2021 highlights from the world of Bob Dylan from another busy year. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to go to our Twitter page (https://twitter.com/...
12/23/2021: Nativity!
December 23, 2021 22:50 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBOur third annual Christmas episode of HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYLAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS. Enjoy the "Nativity" music of some fellow travelers while you either travel or stay indoors this holiday season. This episode includes "20 Pounds of Headlines" where we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, including news about an upcoming online concert of Dylan songs by Chrissie Hynde, a new 4k blu-ray release of THE LAST WALTZ (1978), the 2021 Kennedy Center Honorees and their Dylan connectio...
12/16/2021: Last Ones Standing pt 6: Mavis Staples
December 17, 2021 03:58 - 1 hour - 102 MBThe sixth episode featuring fellow travelers who first recorded in the 1950s and who are still with us (the previous ones are from 7/15/2021, 6/3/2021, 9/3/2020, 5/14/2020, and 5/7/2020). This episode features Mavis Staples, surveying her music both with The Staple Singers and as a solo singer, as well as her relationship with Bob Dylan. After the newsworthy month of November with Dylan's Fall tour, news is slow in the world of Bob Dylan, so "20 Pounds of Headlines" gives way this week to ev...
12/9/2021: Postgame: Fall 2021 Tour
December 10, 2021 02:41 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBIn November, Bob Dylan returned to the stage for the first time in 23 months. He performed 21 concerts, his last one wrapping up last week in Washington, DC. Join HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYLAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS for a postgame review of the Fall 2021 Tour with guest correspondent, author of SURVIVING IN A RUTHLESS WORLD: BOB DYLAN'S VOYAGE TO INFIDELS, Terry Gans, who was featured in both our July 22, 2021 episode "Springtime in the Summertime: A Conversation with Terry Gans" and also o...
12/2/2021: End of the Fall 2021 Tour
December 03, 2021 00:48 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBJoin Mike Hermes of Ocean City, Maryland as he reflects on the three (about to be four) shows that he has caught from Dylan's Fall 2021 tour; of course, we will play for you a heaping helping of some of the Fall tour performances from the past week-and-a-half: New York City from 21 November, Boston from 27 November, and Philadelphia from 30 November in particular. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we remind you about the American opening of RETROSPECTRUM, Dylan's first, five-decade-spanning retro...
11/25/2021: "Playing to the Big Crowds, Playing to the Cheap Seats": Bob Dylan & The Beatles pt 2 (Thanksgiving Episode)
November 24, 2021 22:11 - 1 hour - 102 MBGet some extra stuffing with HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS this Thanksgiving! As Peter Jackson & The Beatles debut THE BEATLES: GET BACK on Disney+ over the American Thanksgiving holiday, we conclude our two-part series on Bob Dylan & The Beatles with a special over-stuffed double-length Thanksgiving episode! In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to tell us who did "My One and Only Love" better: Paul McCartney or Bob Dylan? Be sure to go to our Twitter page @RainTrains to vote!
11/18/2021: "Down in the Quarry with the Quarrymen": Bob Dylan & The Beatles pt 1
November 19, 2021 02:53 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBAs Peter Jackson & The Beatles debut a new 3-part, six-hour documentary THE BEATLES: GET BACK on Disney+ over the American Thanksgiving holiday, we are going to visit the relationship between Bob Dylan & The Beatles in two consecutive episodes. This episode predominantly covers the Sixties. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, including a summary of where Dylan performed in the past week and where he will be performing next week, some exciting news about...
11/11/2021: Bloomington
November 12, 2021 02:25 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThis episode covers the second week of Bob Dylan's Fall 2021 tour, focusing on his Sunday, November 7, 2021 performance in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to performances from the Bloomington concert, this episode features the music of Bloomington native John Mellencamp who attended the concert, the music of Bloomington resident Kenny Aronoff who has played with Dylan, commentary on the tour, and a "Who Did It Better?" that asks you to tell us which version of "Goodbye Jimmie Reed" is bett...
11/4/2021: "I Can't Wait to Introduce You to the Other Members of my Gang"
November 05, 2021 03:39 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBThis episode introduces the music of Dylan's newest band members, Charley Drayton & Doug Lancio, & features performances from Milawaukee (November 2, 2021) & Chicago (November 3, 2021), & includes a phone interview with our correspondent Bryan Lookatch, who called into KEPW to offer his impressions after attending both shows. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to tell us who did "That Old Feeling" better, Les Paul & Mary Ford or Bob Dylan?
10/28/2021: Pregame: Fall 2021 Tour
October 29, 2021 00:36 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBThis Tuesday, November 2nd, Bob Dylan returns to the stage for the first time in 23 months...his longest span of time without performing in front of an audience since 1969-1971! Join HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYLAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS for a pregame review with guest correspondents, co-founder of HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS Jeff and author of SURVIVING IN A RUTHLESS WORLD: BOB DYLAN'S VOYAGE TO INFIDELS, Terry Gans, who was featured in our July 22, 2021 episode "Springtime in the Summertime: A ...
10/21/2021: "Maybe She'll Pick Him Out Again": Most Frequently Played Musicians on Theme Time Radio Hour pt 3
October 22, 2021 05:26 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThis week we wrap up (for now) our celebration of the musicians that Dylan celebrates by playing the musicians that Dylan and his partner Eddie Gorodetsky played during the three-year/three season run of THEME TIME RADIO HOUR from 2006-2009 (including both an unbroadcast 101st episode, "Kiss," and a two-hour episode from 2020, "Whiskey"). This week we feature the musicians that Dylan played seven times on THEME TIME RADIO HOUR, including country and early rock & roll acts. In "20 Pounds of H...
10/14/2021: "Maybe She'll Pick Him Out Again": Most Frequently Played Musicians on Theme Time Radio Hour pt 2
October 15, 2021 04:06 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBThis week we continue to celebrate the musicians that Dylan celebrates, playing the musicians that Dylan and his partner Eddie Gorodetsky played during the three-year/three season run of THEME TIME RADIO HOUR from 2006-2009 (including both an unbroadcast 101st episode, "Kiss," and a two-hour episode from 2020, "Whiskey"). This week we feature the musicians that Dylan played eight times (one was played seven times) on THEME TIME RADIO HOUR, mostly rhythm & blues musicians. In "20 Pounds of He...
10/7/2021: "Maybe She'll Pick Him Out Again": Most Frequently Played Musicians on Theme Time Radio Hour pt 1
October 08, 2021 04:29 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBLet's celebrate the musicians that Dylan celebrates. In this and in upcoming episodes of this series, you will hear the musicians that Dylan and his partner Eddie Gorodetsky played during the three-year/three season run of THEME TIME RADIO HOUR from 2006-2009 (including both an unbroadcast 101st episode, "Kiss," and a two-hour episode from 2020, "Whiskey"). And we do not beat around the bush: we start things off with the most-played musician in all of THEME TIME RADIO HOUR. In "20 Pounds of ...
9/30/2021: "See Me Returning:" World Wide Tour 2021-2024
October 01, 2021 04:17 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBLast Monday, Bob Dylan announced that he will resume touring on November 2nd. The tour, called "'ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS': World Wide Tour 2021-2024" will initiate Dylan's first live performances in 23 months. To mark the occasion we offer tonight a choice selection of 2019 live performances. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," Miss Lucy stops by to help us understand where Dylan will be touring. We also remind everyone that GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY opens on Broadway again on October 13th, which we...
9/23/2021: "Waiting For Spring to Come:" Springtime in New York's Fellow Travelers pt 3
September 24, 2021 01:35 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBBob Dylan's SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK: BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 16 (1980-1985) has arrived. This episode is the third and final of a three-part series featuring the music of the fellow travelers who play with Dylan on that set. Tonight, we feature the players from 1984 and 1985 who appear on the fifth disc of the five-disc deluxe set, which primarily consists of the sessions for EMPIRE BURLESQUE. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we present a special guest review of the new Bootleg Series volume from You...
9/16/2021: "Waiting For Spring to Come:" Springtime in New York's Fellow Travelers pt 2
September 17, 2021 01:57 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBBob Dylan's SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK: BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 16 (1980-1985) arrives tomorrow. This episode is the second of a three-part series featuring the music of the fellow travelers who play with Dylan on that set. Tonight, we feature the players from 1983 who appear in the third and fourth discs of the five-disc deluxe set, which compose the sessions for INFIDELS. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, including the passing of three people tangentially r...
9/9/2021: "Waiting For Spring to Come:" Springtime in New York's Fellow Travelers pt 1
September 10, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBAs we continue to expectantly await the September 17th release of Bob Dylan's SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK: BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 16 (1980-1985), this episode is the first of a three-part series that will feature the music of the fellow travelers who play with Dylan on that set. Tonight, we feature the players from 1981 who appear in the first and second discs of the five-disc deluxe set. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, including an update on Dylan's return...
9/2/2021: Horny Dylan: Bob Dylan's Use of Horns pt 4
September 03, 2021 03:44 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBWe conclude our four-part series exploring Dylan's use of horns on record and in concert by covering 2004 to 2017. This series delves into the producers, arrangers, and musicians with whom Dylan worked when adding horns to his song arrangements. This episode features Dylan's new millennium exploration of jazz and, with it, more sophisticated horn arrangements. In "20 Pounds of Headlines" we look at the possibility of a Fall tour after the recently announced October 13th show to take place in...
8/26/2021: Horny Dylan: Bob Dylan's Use of Horns pt 3
August 27, 2021 02:51 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBWe continue our four-part series exploring Dylan's use of horns on record and in concert. Part three covers 1986 to 1994. This series delves into the producers, arrangers, and musicians with whom Dylan worked when adding horns to his song arrangements. This episode features Dylan's televised performances with horns and his recording efforts with horns in the studio in both 1986 and 1992. In "20 Pounds of Headlines" we memorialize three musicians that we lost in the last week: Tom T. Hall, Do...
8/19/2021: Horny Dylan: Bob Dylan's Use of Horns pt 2
August 20, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBThis week we continue our four-part series exploring Dylan's use of horns on record and in concert. Part two covers 1978 to 1985. This series delves into the producers, arrangers, and musicians with whom Dylan worked when adding horns to his song arrangements. This episode features Dylan's Gospel tour and highlights rehearsals that suggest what might have been if Dylan had taken horns on the road with him from 1979-1981. In "20 Pounds of Headlines" we round up news from the world of Bob Dyla...
8/12/2021: Horny Dylan: Bob Dylan's Use of Horns pt 1
August 13, 2021 03:37 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBWe begin a four-part series tonight exploring Dylan's use of horns on record and in concert. This first episode covers 1966 to 1976. This series delves into the producers, arrangers, and musicians with whom Dylan worked when adding horns to his song arrangements. This episode explains the difference between brass horns, reed wind instruments, and edgeblown wind instruments, considers why Dylan's early work may have had more instances of string parts overdubbed to his songs instead of horn ar...
7/29/2021: Concert For Bangladesh: A Golden Anniversary
July 29, 2021 10:22 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB50 years ago George Harrison called some friends and put together afternoon and evening concerts at Madison Square Garden on August 1st, 1970. The results were assembled into both a 1971 3-LP album and a 1972 film, THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH. Bob Dylan, who performed in both shows (his first major concert appearances in two years) would feature heavily in the album and film, with his evening concert performance of five of his songs composing all of the first side of the album's 3rd LP disc. ...
7/22/2021: Springtime in the Summertime: A Conversation with Terry Gans
July 22, 2021 12:33 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBSony just announced the September 17th release of SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 16 (1980-1985). To mark the occasion, we are having a conversation with Terry Gans, author of SURVIVING IN A RUTHLESS WORLD: BOB DYLAN'S VOYAGE TO INFIDELS (Red Planet, 2020), who describes what it is like to work in the Bob Dylan Archive in Tulsa, reflects on the meaning of INFIDELS (1983), which is heavily featured in the forthcoming Bootleg Series, and describes what he learned about Dylan's ...
7/19/2021: Shadow Kingdom!
July 19, 2021 08:47 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBDylan's new concert film, SHADOW KINGDOM, debuted yesterday and, twelve hours later, we have a special early episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains for you reviewing it and playing music to supplement the film. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you who did "What Was It You Wanted" better: Willie Nelson or Bettye LaVette?
7/15/2021: Last Ones Standing pt 5: Quincy Jones
July 16, 2021 03:31 - 58 minutes - 54 MBThe fifth episode featuring fellow travelers who first recorded in the 1950s and who are still with us (the previous ones are from 6/3/2021, 9/3/2020, 5/14/2020, and 5/7/2020). This episode features Quincy Jones, surveying his music, his arrangements, and his record productions. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan and in "Who Did It Better?" we ask you who sang the two lines, "There's a choice we're making; we're saving our own lives / It's true we'll ma...
7/8/2021: Shadow Miscellany
July 09, 2021 01:34 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBAs we continue to expectantly await Bob Dylan's July 18th online performance, SHADOW KINGDOM, we dedicate this episode to a "Shadow Miscellany": miscellaneous considerations about both the encroaching, shadowy night and also the position of the moon in Bob Dylan's work of the last thirty years. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan and in "Who Did It Better?" we ask you who did "Make You Feel My Love" better live: Bob Dylan or Maria Muldaur?
7/1/2021: The Poetry of Bob Dylan
July 02, 2021 01:37 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBTonight we are celebrating the poetry Bob Dylan with some help from fellow travelers along the way. In this episode you will hear some of Dylan's free verse, some of his poetic prose, and, of course, some of his music. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we give you the latest news about Bob Dylan's upcoming SHADOW KINGDOM performance and in "Who Did It Better?" we ask you whose musical setting for "Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie" is better: Jack Johnson or P. P. Arnold?