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He broke out the 1947 classic in New Orleans, just a few miles from the banks of Lake Pontchartrain
It’s the latest in a string of surprise Fifties covers that Dylan has dug out over the past week, including Johnny Cash’s “Big River”
Dylan covered the Johny Cash classic on the Basement Tapes in 1967 and sang it as a duet with the Man in Black two years later during the “Nashville Skyline” sessions
The rare appearance by the folk icon was at peak moment at New York’s annual Tibet House benefit
They’ll be joined by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on the first leg, and John Mellencamp on the second
The Rolling Thunder Revue show was considered lost to history until a sound engineer unearthed it from his private collection
Listen to a stellar audience recording of the second show, which features the live debut of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and Band classics like “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek”
The 28-track CD of ‘Pat Garret and Billy the Kid’ soundtrack outtakes was released because of European copyright law, and is already selling for over $500 on Ebay
Walking in frigid weather with minimum layering à la Mr. Zimmerman in the winter of ’63 has never been more popular
Jim Weider played in the Band from 1985 to their split in 1999, and witnessed a lot of pain and heartbreak — as well as lots of great music — along the way