HOW AM I DOING, BABE? BOB DYLAN 1988 by Olof Björner A SUMMARY OF RECORDING & CONCERT ACTIVITIES, RELEASES, TAPES & BOOKS. © 2000 by Olof Björner All Rights Reserved. This text may be reproduced, re-transmitted, redistributed and otherwise propagated at will, provided that this notice remains intact and in place. How Am I Doing Babe? — Bob Dylan 1988 CONTENTS 1 A SHORT SUBJECTIVE RETROSPECTIVE .......................................................................................................... 2 2 THE YEAR AT A GLANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 2 3 CALENDAR .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 4 RECORDINGS ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 5 TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 1 ............................................................................................................................ 4 6 START OF THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR: INTERSTATE 88 .............................................................................. 5 6.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 6.2 THE MUSICIANS ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 6.3 THE SHOW .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 6.4 INTERSTATE 88 – PART 1: US AND CANADA SUMMER TOUR ................................................................................. 6 6.4.1 The dates ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 6.4.2 The songs .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 6.4.3 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 6.4.4 Comments ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 6.5 INTERSTATE 88 – PART 2: US AND CANADA LATE SUMMER TOUR ...................................................................... 21 6.5.1 The dates ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 6.5.2 The songs ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 6.5.3 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 6.5.4 Comments ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 6.6 INTERSTATE 88 – PART 3: EAST COAST FALL TOUR ............................................................................................. 31 6.6.1 The dates ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 6.6.2 The songs ........................................................................................................................................................ 32 6.6.3 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 34 6.6.4 Comments ....................................................................................................................................................... 34 6.7 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................ 36 6.7.1 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 36 6.7.2 Alphabetical song list ..................................................................................................................................... 38 7 DYLAN SONGS 1988 ................................................................................................................................................. 42 8 SOURCES ................................................................................................................................................................... 42 9 SUGGESTED READINGS ........................................................................................................................................ 42 9.1 GENERAL BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................................... 42 9.2 ARTICLE COMPILATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 43 9.3 ARTICLES ............................................................................................................................................................. 43 10 APPENDIX: SET-LISTS ........................................................................................................................................... 44 How Am I Doing Babe? — Bob Dylan 1988 page 2 1 A SHORT SUBJECTIVE RETROSPECTIVE 1988 was sort of a come back year (yet another one!) for Bob Dylan. After the disastrous mini tour with The Grateful Dead and the erratic tour in Europe with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Dylan seemed to "recover" when he teamed up with George Harrison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison, also known as The Traveling Wilburys. This resulted in three new songs and a generally delightful album. In June Dylan embarked on what turned out to be the first leg of the "The never-ending tour". This tour has no official name, but is generally referred to as "Interstate 88" after the design of the back stage passes. 2 THE YEAR AT A GLANCE Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Hall Of Fame Induction Recording of 1st Traveling Wilbury album Release of DOWN IN THE GROOVE 40 shows Release of FOLKWAYS A VISION SHARED 25 shows 6 shows Release of TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL 1 Bridge Benefit concert Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec How Am I Doing Babe? — Bob Dylan 1988 page 3 3 CALENDAR 20 January Bob Dylan is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January Release of first promotional cassette of Down In The Groove February Release of second promotional cassette of Down In The Groove Late winter Dylan joins U2 during their recording of Rattle And Hum in Los Angeles and plays Hammond organ on Hawkmoon 289. 3 April Handle With Care is recorded by the future Traveling Wilburys in Bob Dylan's garage in Malibu. 17-20 May The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 is recorded in Dave Stewart’s studio in Los Angeles. Spring Dylan plays a small acting role as an artist protecting murder witness Jodie Foster in a Vestron Pictures Production called 'Backtrack'. Neil Young also has a small role. May Rehearsals for the upcoming tour in New York includes Marshall Crenshaw on bass. He is later replaced by Kenny Aaronson. 29 May Guest appearance at a Levon Helm concert at Lone Star Café in New York City. 31 May Release of Down In The Groove June Release of Silvio/Driftin' Too Far From Shore single. 7 June The Interstate 88 tour starts with a 13 song show at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, Cal. The Alarm is the support act. Neil Young plays guitar on all electric songs on this and a few more shows in California. August There's a ten day break in the tour between August 8 and 18. Dylan attends the wedding of his oldest daughter Maria. 24 August Folkways: A Vision Shared is released. The Dylan contribution is an acoustic version of Woody Guthrie's Pretty Boy Floyd. 13-14 October Two "warm-up" shows are given in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The first show is the longest in 1988, 21 songs, and contains a live debut "Bob Dylan's 115 Dream". 16-19 October Four highly acclaimed shows at the Radio City Music Hall in New York. The set is almost identical, giving raise to rumours of a planned live album. Most likely just a Bobcat's pipe dream. October Release of Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 4 December Dylan performs 6 acoustic songs with G. E. Smith at the Bridge Benefit Concert at the Oakland Coliseum. How Am I Doing Babe? — Bob Dylan 1988 page 4 4 RECORDINGS Here’s a list of other known recordings from 1965. For details please refer to the corresponding session pages in Still On The Road. 20 January The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, New York. 17-20 May The Traveling Wilburys Session, Dave Stewart’s Studio, Los Angeles, California. May The Rattle & Hum Sessions, A & M Studios, Los Angeles, California. 29 May Guest appearance at Levon Helm concert, Lone Star Cafe,