KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR BOB DYLAN 1997 by Olof Bjorner A summary of recording & concert activities. New releases, tapes & books. Copyright (c) 1998 by Olof Bjorner All Rights Reserved This article may be reproduced, retransmitted, redistributed and otherwise propagated at will, provided that this notice remains intact and in place. Part 3 of 9 CONTENTS: ========= 1. INTRODUCTION \ | 2. THE YEAR AT A GLANCE | | 3. CALENDAR | | 4. NEW RECORDINGS | 4.1 Time Out Of Mind | 4.2 Other recordings from 1997 | -- part 1 of 9 4.2.1 Simon Wiesenthal Benefit Center Dinner | 4.2.2 World Eucharistic Congress | 4.3 New tapes | 4.3.1 Jimmie Rodgers Tribute Album Outtake | 4.3.2 Bobfest Rehearsals | 4.3.3 "Hallelujah", ATV May 14, 1964 | / 5. THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES \ 5.1 Introduction | 5.2 The Musicians | 5.3 The show | 5.4 Tour of Japan | -- part 2 of 9 5.4.1 Dates and venues | 5.4.2 The songs | 5.4.3 Statistics | 5.4.4 Comments / 5.5 US and Canada Spring Tour \ 5.5.1 Dates and venues | 5.5.2 The songs | -- part 3 of 6 5.5.3 Statistics | =========== 5.5.4 Comments / 5.6 US and Canada Summer Tour \ 5.6.1 Dates and Venues | 5.6.2 The songs | -- part 4 of 6 5.6.3 Statistics | 5.6.4 Comments / 5.7 UK Fall Tour \ 5.7.1 Dates and Venues | 5.7.2 The songs | -- part 5 of 9 5.7.3 Statistics | 5.7.4 Comments / 5.8 US Fall Tour \ 5.8.1 Dates and Venues | 5.8.2 The songs | -- part 6 of 9 5.8.3 Statistics | 5.8.4 Comments / 5.9 US Winter Club Tour \ 5.9.1 Dates and Venues | 5.9.2 The songs | -- part 7 of 9 5.9.3 Statistics | 5.9.4 Comments / 5.10 Summary \ 5.10.1 Show statistics | 5.10.2 Alphabetical song list | 5.10.3 Song statistics | -- part 8 of 9 | 6. NEW BOOKS | | 7. SOURCES | | 8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / APPENDIX: THE SET-LISTS -- part 9 of 9 5.5 US and Canada Spring Tour ------------------------- 5.5.1 Dates and venues ---------------------- MARCH 31 St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada St. Johns Memorial Stadium APRIL 1 St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada St. Johns Memorial Stadium 5 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Moncton Coliseum 6 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Metro Centre 7 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Aitken Center, University Of New Brunswick 8 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Harbor Station 9 Bangor, Maine Bangor Auditorium 10 Portland, Maine Sullivan Gym, University of Southern Maine 11 Durham, New Hampshire Whittemore Center, University Of New Hampshire 12 Waltham, Massachusetts The Charles A. Dana Center, Bentley College 13 Wayne, New Jersey Recreation Center, William Paterson College 15 Northampton, Massachusetts John M. Greene Hall, Smith College 17 Providence, Rhode Island Meehan Auditorium, Brown University 18 Albany, New York Recreation and Convocation Center, State University Of New York At Albany 19 Hartford, Connecticut Sports Center, University of Hartford 20 West Long Branch, New Jersey William T. Boylan Gymnasium, Monmouth University 22 Indiana, Pennsylvania Fisher Auditorium, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 24 Utica, New York Stanley Performing Arts Center, Hamilton College 25 Olean, New York Reilly Center Arena, St. Bonaventure University 27 Boalsburg, Pennsylvania Tussey Mountain Amphitheatre 28 Wheeling, West Virginia Capitol Music Hall 29 Muncie, Indiana Emens Auditorium, Ball State University MAY 1 Evansville, Indiana Vanderburgh Auditorium 2 Memphis, Tennessee Beale Street Festival, Tom Lee Stage, Tom Lee Park 3 Huntsville, Alabama The Plaza, Von Braun Civic Center 5.5.2 The songs --------------- AB acoustic with the band In order played: March April 31 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 Total # of songs 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Just Like A Woman 4 4 4 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 5 5 5 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 8 8 8 Masters Of War AB 9 8 8 8 8 Seeing The Real You At Last 10 10 10 10 10 Shooting Star 11 11 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Girl From The North Country AB 14 9 14 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 2 Simple Twist Of Fate 4 4 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 5 5 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 9 8 9 9 9 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 9 9 14 9 9 God Knows 10 10 Ballad Of A Thin Man 11 Everything Is Broken 12 12 12 10 Forever Young AB 14 I Want You 2 Positively 4th Street 4 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 Desolation Row AB 8 She Belongs To Me 11 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes 5 5 Maggie's Farm 10 12 12 12 You're A Big Girl Now 11 4 My Back Pages AB 14 14 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here 2 2 2 Under The Red Sky 4 Most Likely You Go Your Way 5 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 9 8 I And I 11 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 If Not For You 2 I Don't Believe You 5 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The 10 10 10 Born In Time 11 11 Every Grain Of Sand 4 Friend Of The Devil AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 9 I'll Remember You 11 11 One Too Many Mornings AB 14 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 To Ramona AB 8 Tears Of Rage 11 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall AB 14 14 Pretty Peggy-O 2 2 2 Queen Jane Approximately 4 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 9 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 Lenny Bruce 13 Knockin' On Heaven's Door AB 14 Obviously Five Believers 10 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 12 12 Shelter From The Storm 4 John Brown AB 8 Never Gonna Be The Same Again 11 I Shall Be Released 13 April May 18 19 20 22 24 25 27 28 29 1 2 3 Tot Total # of songs 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 15 373 Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood 1 1 15 Lay Lady Lay 2 3 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 25 Just Like A Woman 3 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 5 5 5 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 25 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 7 8 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 8 8 8 6 Masters Of War AB 8 8 8 8 9 Seeing The Real You At Last 10 10 10 10 9 10 Shooting Star 11 11 4 Highway 61 Revisited 13 12 12 8 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 Girl From The North Country AB 3 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 15 25 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 2 4 Simple Twist Of Fate 4 3 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 2 Tangled Up In Blue AB 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 7 9 17 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 14 14 14 9 14 8 11 God Knows 10 3 Ballad Of A Thin Man 12 12 3 Everything Is Broken 4 Forever Young AB 14 14 12 14 5 I Want You 2 2 3 Positively 4th Street 1 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 8 Desolation Row AB 1 She Belongs To Me 1 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 3 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 2 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes 5 3 Maggie's Farm 12 10 10 10 8 You're A Big Girl Now 2 My Back Pages AB 14 3 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here 2 2 2 6 Under The Red Sky 4 2 Most Likely You Go Your Way 5 2 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 8 3 I And I 1 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 14 3 If Not For You 2 2 I Don't Believe You 5 2 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The 10 4 Born In Time 11 11 4 Every Grain Of Sand 1 Friend Of The Devil AB 7 7 7 7 6 11 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 1 I'll Remember You 2 One Too Many Mornings AB 8 2 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 11 To Ramona AB 8 2 Tears Of Rage 4 2 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall AB 2 Pretty Peggy-O 2 2 5 Queen Jane Approximately 1 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 1 When I Paint My Masterpiece 1 Lenny Bruce 1 Knockin' On Heaven's Door AB 1 Obviously Five Believers 1 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 9 Shelter From The Storm 4 2 John Brown AB 1 Never Gonna Be The Same Again 11 2 I Shall Be Released 13 13 13 13 13 13 7 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll AB 9 1 Tombstone Blues 10 1 Not Fade Away 1 1 Roving Gambler AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 This Wheel's On Fire 11 11 11 11 10 11 6 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Pledging My Time 5 1 The Wicked Messenger 10 1 Alabama Getaway 13 13 2 Long Black Veil 11 1 Alphabetic song chart: March April 31 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 Total # of songs 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Absolutely Sweet Marie Alabama Getaway All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Ballad Of A Thin Man 11 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 9 Born In Time 11 11 Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Desolation Row AB 8 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 9 9 14 9 9 Every Grain Of Sand 4 Everything Is Broken 12 12 12 10 Forever Young AB 14 Friend Of The Devil AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 Girl From The North Country AB 14 9 14 God Knows 10 10 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall AB 14 14 Highway 61 Revisited 12 12 12 12 12 I Want You 2 I And I 11 I Don't Believe You 5 I Shall Be Released 13 If Not For You 2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 5 5 5 I'll Remember You 11 11 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 14 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes 5 5 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 9 8 John Brown AB 8 Just Like A Woman 4 4 4 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 5 5 Knockin' On Heaven's Door AB 14 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 Lenny Bruce 13 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 12 12 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll AB Long Black Veil Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 9 Maggie's Farm 10 12 12 12 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 Masters Of War AB 9 8 8 8 8 Most Likely You Go Your Way 5 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 8 8 8 My Back Pages AB 14 14 Never Gonna Be The Same Again 11 Not Fade Away Obviously Five Believers 10 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 One Too Many Mornings AB 14 Pledging My Time Positively 4th Street 4 Pretty Peggy-O 2 2 2 Queen Jane Approximately 4 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Roving Gambler AB Seeing The Real You At Last 10 10 10 10 10 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 2 She Belongs To Me 11 Shelter From The Storm 4 Shooting Star 11 11 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Simple Twist Of Fate 4 4 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The 10 10 10 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 9 8 9 9 9 Tears Of Rage 11 This Wheel's On Fire The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 To Ramona AB 8 Tombstone Blues Tonight I'll Be Staying Here 2 2 2 Under The Red Sky 4 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 When I Paint My Masterpiece 11 The Wicked Messenger You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 You're A Big Girl Now 11 4 April May 18 19 20 22 24 25 27 28 29 1 2 3 Tot Total # of songs 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 15 373 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Alabama Getaway 13 13 2 All Along The Watchtower 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 25 Ballad Of A Thin Man 12 12 3 Boots Of Spanish Leather AB 1 Born In Time 11 11 4 Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood 1 1 15 Desolation Row AB 1 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 14 14 14 9 14 8 11 Every Grain Of Sand 1 Everything Is Broken 4 Forever Young AB 14 14 12 14 5 Friend Of The Devil AB 7 7 7 7 6 11 Girl From The North Country AB 3 God Knows 10 3 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall AB 2 Highway 61 Revisited 13 12 12 8 I Want You 2 2 3 I And I 1 I Don't Believe You 5 2 I Shall Be Released 13 13 13 13 13 13 7 If Not For You 2 2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 5 5 5 I'll Remember You 2 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 14 3 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes 5 3 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 8 3 John Brown AB 1 Just Like A Woman 3 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 2 Knockin' On Heaven's Door AB 1 Lay Lady Lay 2 3 Lenny Bruce 1 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 9 Like A Rolling Stone 13 13 13 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll AB 9 1 Long Black Veil 11 1 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 1 Maggie's Farm 12 10 10 10 8 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 2 Masters Of War AB 8 8 8 8 9 Most Likely You Go Your Way 5 2 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 8 8 8 6 My Back Pages AB 14 3 Never Gonna Be The Same Again 11 2 Not Fade Away 1 1 Obviously Five Believers 1 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 7 8 One Too Many Mornings AB 8 2 Pledging My Time 5 1 Positively 4th Street 1 Pretty Peggy-O 2 2 5 Queen Jane Approximately 1 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 15 25 Roving Gambler AB 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 Seeing The Real You At Last 10 10 10 10 9 10 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 2 4 She Belongs To Me 1 Shelter From The Storm 4 2 Shooting Star 11 11 4 Silvio 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 25 Simple Twist Of Fate 4 3 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The 10 4 Tangled Up In Blue AB 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 7 9 17 Tears Of Rage 4 2 This Wheel's On Fire 11 11 11 11 10 11 6 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 14 14 3 To Ramona AB 8 2 Tombstone Blues 10 1 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here 2 2 2 6 Under The Red Sky 4 2 Watching The River Flow 5 5 5 5 8 When I Paint My Masterpiece 1 The Wicked Messenger 10 1 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 11 You're A Big Girl Now 2 5.5.3 Statistics ---------------- Shows: Number of shows: 25 Number of circulating shows: 25 Number of circulating & complete shows: 25 Number of unique shows: 25 (1) Number of different shows: 25 (2) Number of different songs: 74 (3) Number of unique songs: 74 (4) Number of performed songs: 371 Mean number of performed songs: 15 Variation: 5.1 (5) (1) a show is unique if no other show has the same songs in the same order (2) a show is different from another show if the set of songs are different, regardless of order. (3) electric and acoustic versions are counted as different songs. (4) a song is counted as unique regardless of how it is performed; (5) variation is computed as the ratio between number of different songs and mean number of performed songs. Songs: # of # of songs % perf. % Electric 52 70.3 271 72.7 Acoustic with band 22 29.7 100 26.8 Albums 68 91.9 337 90.3 Singles 1 1.4 1 0.3 Outtakes 1 1.4 6 1.6 Covers 4 5.4 27 7.2 5.5.4 Comments -------------- Moncton, New Brunswick Canada 4/5: Desolation Row was dedicated to Allen Ginsberg who died the same day. Portland, Maine 4/10: Live debut of You Ain't Goin' Nowhere. Hartford, Connecticut 4/19: Third only version of I'm A Roving Gambler. First version on the Karen Wallace tape 1960, second version in South Bend November 6, 1991. Selected BobTalk ---------------- Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 4/5 after Desolation Row: "A friend of mine passed away, I guess this morning, that was one of his favorite songs, poet Allen Ginsberg". Recommended shows ----------------- Albany 4/18, Hartford 4/19. Tapes ----- There are reasonably good and complete audience tapes from all shows.