Still on the Road 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

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STILL ON THE ROAD 1979 FIRST GOSPEL TOUR REHEARSALS

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Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5040 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 25 September 1979

Rehearsals

1. When You Gonna Wake Up 2. Slow Train

Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham (keyboards), Tim Drummond (bass), Terry Young (keyboards), Jim Keltner (drums), Regina Mcrary , Helena Springs , Mona Lisa Young (background vocals).

Reference Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What really happened. Chapter 3. Love & Haight, (September 11 – November 1 1979 & Appendix 1 The Gospel Years: A Chronology). Lesser Gods 2017.

Note No recording circulates from this session.

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5041 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 26 September 1979

Rehearsals

1. Covenant Woman 2. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 3. Precious Angel 4. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) 5. Ye Shall Be Changed 6. Solid Rock 7. In The Garden 8. When You Gonna Wake Up 9. Gotta Serve Somebody 10. Slow Train 11. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 12. Blessed Be The Name 13. Hear Jesus Calling 14. Stand By Faith

Official release 14 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc Three: Rare and Unreleased, Columbia 88985454652-2, 3 November 2017

Notes No recordings of tracks 1-13 circulate from this session. 14 stereo PA recording, 3 minutes.

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5042 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 28 September 1979

Rehearsals

1. Solid Rock 2. This Train (traditional arranged by Sister Rosetta Tharpe) 3. Covenant Woman 4. Precious Angel 5. Ye Shall Be Changed 6. I Believe In You 7. What Can I Do For You? 8. Blessed Be The Name 9. In The Garden 10. Gotta Serve Somebody 11. When You Gonna Wake Up 12. Pressing On

1, 3-12 Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham (keyboards), Tim Drummond (bass), Terry Young (keyboards), Jim Keltner (drums), Regina Mcrary , Helena Springs , Mona Lisa Young (background vocals). 2 Regina Mcrary , Helena Springs , Mona Lisa Young (vocals).

Note No recording circulates from this session.

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5046 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 2 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. When You Gonna Wake Up 2. Precious Angel 3. Slow Train 4. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 5. Solid Rock 6. Blessed Be The Name 7. In The Garden 8. Pressing On

Official releases 4 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc Three: Rare and Unreleased, Columbia 88985454652-2, 3 November 2017 3 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc Four: Rare and Unreleased, Columbia 88985454652-2, 3 November 2017

Notes No recordings of tracks 1, 2, 5-8 circulate from this session. 3, 4 stereo PA recording, 11 minutes.

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5052 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 8 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. Slow Train 2. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 3. Covenant Woman 4. Gotta Serve Somebody 5. Blessed Be The Name 6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Callin') 7. I Believe In You 8. When You Gonna Wake Up 9. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) 10. Precious Angel 11. In The Garden 12. Slow Train 13. Pressing On 14. Solid Rock 15. Barbara Allen (trad.) 16. Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One

Notes 6 is probably an alternate version of Hear Jesus Calling. No recording circulates from this session.

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5053 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 9 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. Covenant Woman 2. Solid Rock 3. When You Gonna Wake Up 4. Ye Shall Be Changed 5. Blessed Be The Name 6. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) 7. Covenant Woman 8. Gotta Serve Somebody 9. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Callin') 10. Pressing On 11. In The Garden

8 released on Bob Dylan: Trouble No More. The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 1979-1981, Disc Four: Rare and Unreleased, Columbia 88985454652-2, 3 November 2017

Notes 6 is probably an alternate version of Hear Jesus Calling. No recordings of tracks 1-7, 9-11 circulate from this session. 8 stereo PA recording, 5 minutes.

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5054 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 10 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. What Can I Do For You? 2. Blessed Be The Name 3. Covenant Woman 4. Pressing On 5. Solid Rock 6. In The Garden 7. When You Gonna Wake Up 8. Slow Train 9. Gotta Serve Somebody 10. Blessed Be The Name 11. Covenant Woman

Note No recording circulates from this session,

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5055 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 11 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. You Don't Have To Get Into Trouble 2. Solid Rock 3. In The Garden 4. When You Gonna Wake Up 5. Precious Angel 6. Slow Train 7. Pressing On 8. Gotta Serve Somebody 9. What Can I Do For You? 10. Covenant Woman

Note No recording circulates from this session,

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5056 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 12 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. Blessed Be The Name 2. When You Gonna Wake Up 3. Precious Angel 4. In The Garden 5. Slow Train 6. Pressing On 7. Solid Rock 8. Saving Grace 9. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 10. What Can I Do For You? 11. Covenant Woman 12. Gotta Serve Somebody 13. I Believe In You

Note No recording circulates from this session,

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5060 NBC Studios Studio 8H New York City, New York 20 October 1979

Saturday Night Live

1. Gotta Serve Somebody 2. I Believe In You 3. When You Gonna Wake Up

Bootlegs Splendor In The Gorge. No label. TV Guide. Head 2D.

Unauthorized Releases (The release is unauthorized and is not associated with or approved by Bob Dylan or his current recording label). Released in the UK on DVD Bob Dylan Live. Storm Bird STB 2456, 10 September 2007. Released in the UK on DVD Bob Dylan Live Transmissions: Part One, RMS 2661, March 2008. Released in the UK on Bob Dylan Re-Transmissions, Storming Music Company, SMC 2642, 10 March 2008.

Official releases Released on the 7 DVD box set SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - THE COMPLETE 5TH SEASON 1979/80, Universal Home Entertainment 61102629, 1 December 2009.

Reference Clinton Heylin: Trouble In Mind. Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years. What really happened. Chapter 3. Love And Haight, (September 11 – November 1, 1979). Lesser Gods 2017.

Notes Live debuts of all three songs. These songs opened all shows during the first and second Gospel Tours. Broadcast by NBC-TV, 20 October 1979 in the program Saturday Night Live, season 5, episode 2.. Hosted by Eric Idle of Monty Python fame. TV recording, 18 minutes.

Session info updated 13 May 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5071 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 23 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. Gotta Serve Somebody 2. I Believe In You 3. When You Gonna Wake Up 4. When He Returns 5. Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) 6. Precious Angel 7. Pressing On 8. Slow Train 9. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 10. Saving Grace 11. Solid Rock 12. What Can I Do For You? 13. In The Garden 14. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) 15. Covenant Woman 16. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 17. Blessed Be The Name

Note No recording circulates from this session,

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5072 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 24 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. Gotta Serve Somebody 2. I Believe In You 3. When You Gonna Wake Up? 4. When He Returns 5. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 6. Slow Train 7. Precious Angel 8. Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) 9. What Can I Do For You? 10. Covenant Woman 11. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 12. Saving Grace 13. Solid Rock 14. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)

Note No recording circulates from this session,

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5073 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 25 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. Gotta Serve Somebody 2. I Believe In You 3. When You Gonna Wake Up 4. When He Returns 5. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 6. Slow Train 7. Precious Angel 8. Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) 9. What Can I Do For You? 10. Covenant Woman 11. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 12. Saving Grace

Note No recording circulates from this session,

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals

5077 Rundown Studios Santa Monica, California 29 October 1979

Rehearsals

1. What Can I Do For You? 2. Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond) 3. Slow Train 4. Solid Rock 5. Covenant Woman 6. Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One 7. In The Garden

Note No recording circulates from this session,

Session info created 4 July 2018.

Still On The Road: 1979 First Gospel Tour Rehearsals