Û 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 4 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 5.6 US and Canada Summer Tour ---------------------- 5.6.1 Dates and venues ---------------------- AUGUST 3 Lincoln, New Hampshire Loon Mountain 4 Lenox, Massachusetts Tanglewood Music Shed 5 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Du Maurier Stadium 7 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Molson Amphitheatre 8 Syracuse, New York Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center 9 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre 10 Clarkston, Michigan Pine Knob Music Theatre 12 Scranton, Pennsylvania Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center 13 Hershey, Pennsylvania Star Pavilion 15 Holmdel, New Jersey PNC Bank Arts Center 16 Mansfield, Massachusetts Great Woods Center For The Performing Arts 17 Wantagh, New York Jones Beach Amphitheater 18 Wallingford, Connecticut Oakdale Theater 20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mann Music Center 22 Virginia Beach, Virginia GTE Amphitheater 23 Vienna, Virginia Wolf Trap, Filene Center 24 Vienna, Virginia Wolf Trap, Filene Center 26 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Blossom Music Center 27 Noblesville, Indiana Deer Creek Music Center 28 Tinley Park, Illinois World Amphitheater 29 St. Paul, Minnesota Midway Stadium 31 Kansas City, Missouri Spirit Fest, Main Stage, Liberty Park 5.6.2 The songs --------------- AB acoustic with the band In order played: August 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 Total # of songs 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Want You 2 Tough Mama 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 All Along The Watchtower 4 3 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 5 4 4 4 4 4 Silvio 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 7 6 7 6 6 6 Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 Cocaine AB 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Maggie's Farm 10 This Wheel's On Fire 11 10 10 10 Highway 61 Revisited 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 Like A Rolling Stone 13 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Forever Young AB 14 13 13 13 13 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 2 Roving Gambler AB 6 8 8 Seeing The Real You At Last 9 My Back Pages AB 12 13 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 Watching The River Flow 9 9 9 9 Blind Willie McTell 10 10 10 10 10 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 13 If You See Her, Say Hello 2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 4 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 6 6 6 One Too Many Mornings AB 7 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 11 11 11 If Not For You 2 2 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 3 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 6 Masters Of War AB 7 God Knows 9 9 9 9 You're A Big Girl Now 10 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll AB 13 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 13 I Shall Be Released 2 Joey 2 Born In Time 4 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 6 She Belongs To Me 10 Everything Is Broken 11 One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) 12 12 Girl From The North Country AB 13 Ballad Of A Thin Man 2 To Ramona AB 6 Simple Twist Of Fate 10 Knockin' On Heaven's Door AB 13 Just Like A Woman 4 4 4 I Don't Believe You 9 August 18 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 31 Tot Total # of songs 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 307 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 I Want You 2 2 Tough Mama 4 3 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 22 All Along The Watchtower 2 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 4 4 10 Silvio 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 22 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 7 7 7 7 10 Tangled Up In Blue AB 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 20 Cocaine AB 8 8 8 8 9 14 Maggie's Farm 1 This Wheel's On Fire 10 10 10 7 Highway 61 Revisited 13 11 14 14 14 11 14 14 Like A Rolling Stone 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 19 Forever Young AB 13 13 13 8 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 14 14 14 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 3 Roving Gambler AB 6 6 6 6 6 8 Seeing The Real You At Last 1 My Back Pages AB 13 3 Lay Lady Lay 2 Watching The River Flow 9 5 Blind Willie McTell 10 10 7 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 13 2 If You See Her, Say Hello 1 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 3 4 3 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 12 13 13 13 7 One Too Many Mornings AB 1 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 If Not For You 2 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 2 2 2 4 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 6 2 Masters Of War AB 7 2 God Knows 4 You're A Big Girl Now 1 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll AB 7 2 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 2 3 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 1 I Shall Be Released 1 Joey 1 Born In Time 1 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 1 She Belongs To Me 10 2 Everything Is Broken 1 One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) 2 Girl From The North Country AB 1 Ballad Of A Thin Man 1 To Ramona AB 1 Simple Twist Of Fate 1 Knockin' On Heaven's Door AB 1 Just Like A Woman 3 I Don't Believe You 1 Pretty Peggy-O 2 1 I'll Remember You 9 1 Cat's In The Well 11 1 I Shall Be Released AB 13 1 Alabama Getaway 14 14 14 3 Shelter From The Storm 4 1 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 6 1 Stuck Inside Of Mobile 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 7 Tears Of Rage 10 10 2 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 3 1 Friend Of The Devil AB 6 1 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 1 Under The Red Sky 4 1 Stone Walls And Steel Bars AB 6 6 2 The Man In Me 2 1 Positively 4th Street 4 1 Shooting Star 10 1 What Good Am I? 4 1 Alphabetic song chart: August 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 Total # of songs 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Alabama Getaway All Along The Watchtower 4 3 Ballad Of A Thin Man 2 Blind Willie McTell 10 10 10 10 10 Born In Time 4 Cat's In The Well Cocaine AB 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 6 6 6 Everything Is Broken 11 Forever Young AB 14 13 13 13 13 Friend Of The Devil AB Girl From The North Country AB 13 God Knows 9 9 9 9 Highway 61 Revisited 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 I Don't Believe You 9 I Shall Be Released 2 I Shall Be Released AB I Want You 2 If Not For You 2 2 If You See Her, Say Hello 2 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 4 I'll Remember You It Ain't Me, Babe AB 13 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 3 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 6 Joey 2 Just Like A Woman 4 4 4 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Knockin' On Heaven's Door AB 13 Lay Lady Lay 2 2 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 11 11 11 Like A Rolling Stone 13 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll AB 13 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB Maggie's Farm 10 The Man In Me Man In The Long Black Coat Masters Of War AB 7 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 7 6 7 6 6 6 My Back Pages AB 12 13 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 6 One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) 12 12 One Too Many Mornings AB 7 Positively 4th Street Pretty Peggy-O Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Roving Gambler AB 6 8 8 Seeing The Real You At Last 9 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 2 She Belongs To Me 10 Shelter From The Storm Shooting Star Silvio 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Simple Twist Of Fate 10 Stone Walls And Steel Bars AB Stuck Inside Of Mobile Tangled Up In Blue AB 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 Tears Of Rage This Wheel's On Fire 11 10 10 10 The Times They Are A-Changin' AB 13 To Ramona AB 6 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 Tough Mama 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 Under The Red Sky Watching The River Flow 9 9 9 9 What Good Am I? You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 5 4 4 4 4 4 You're A Big Girl Now 10 August 18 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 31 Tot Total # of songs 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 307 Absolutely Sweet Marie 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 Alabama Getaway 14 14 14 3 All Along The Watchtower 2 Ballad Of A Thin Man 1 Blind Willie McTell 10 10 7 Born In Time 1 Cat's In The Well 11 1 Cocaine AB 8 8 8 8 9 14 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right AB 12 13 13 13 7 Everything Is Broken 1 Forever Young AB 13 13 13 8 Friend Of The Devil AB 6 1 Girl From The North Country AB 1 God Knows 4 Highway 61 Revisited 13 11 14 14 14 11 14 14 I Don't Believe You 1 I Shall Be Released 1 I Shall Be Released AB 13 1 I Want You 2 2 If Not For You 2 If You See Her, Say Hello 1 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 3 4 3 I'll Remember You 9 1 It Ain't Me, Babe AB 13 2 It Takes A Lot To Laugh 2 2 2 4 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue AB 6 2 Joey 1 Just Like A Woman 3 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 3 1 Knockin' On Heaven's Door AB 1 Lay Lady Lay 2 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 Like A Rolling Stone 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 19 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll AB 7 2 Love Minus Zero/No Limit AB 6 1 Maggie's Farm 1 The Man In Me 2 1 Man In The Long Black Coat 2 1 Masters Of War AB 7 2 Mr. Tambourine Man AB 7 7 7 7 10 My Back Pages AB 13 3 Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie AB 1 One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) 2 One Too Many Mornings AB 1 Positively 4th Street 4 1 Pretty Peggy-O 2 1 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 14 14 14 Roving Gambler AB 6 6 6 6 6 8 Seeing The Real You At Last 1 Se–or (Tales Of Yankee Power) 2 3 She Belongs To Me 10 2 Shelter From The Storm 4 1 Shooting Star 10 1 Silvio 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 22 Simple Twist Of Fate 1 Stone Walls And Steel Bars AB 6 6 2 Stuck Inside Of Mobile 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 7 Tangled Up In Blue AB 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 20 Tears Of Rage 10 10 2 This Wheel's On Fire 10 10 10 7 The imes They Are A-Changin' AB 1 To Ramona AB 1 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 2 2 3 Tough Mama 4 3 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 22 Under The Red Sky 4 1 Watching The River Flow 9 5 What Good Am I? 4 1 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 4 4 4 4 10 You're A Big Girl Now 1 5.6.3 Statistics ---------------- Shows: Number of shows: 22 Number of circulating shows: 22 Number of circulating & complete shows: 22 Number of unique shows: 22 (1) Number of different shows: 2 (2) Number of different songs: 69 (3) Number of unique songs: 68 (4) Number of performed songs: 307 Mean number of performed songs: 14 Variation: 4.9 (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 48 69.6 218 71.0 Acoustic w band 21 30.4 89 29.0 Albums 59 96.8 263 85.7 Singles 1 1.5 1 0.3 Outtakes 2 2.9 14 4.6 Covers 6 8.8 29 9.4 5.6.4 Comments -------------- Lincoln, New Hampshire, August 3: First live version of Tough Mama since the afternoon show in Philadelphia, January 6, 1974. Also first known live version of Cocaine Blues since Gaslight CafŽ in New York City in late 1962!! Lenox, Massachusetts, August 4: First regular Never-Ending Tour concert, i.e. not counting the Supper Club dates in New York City in 1993, without All Along The Watchtower since Los Angeles, California, May 14, 1992. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 5: First live version of Blind Willie McTell ever! Scranton, Pennsylvania. August 12: First One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) since the concert in The Municipal Auditorium in Mobile, Alabama, December 5, 1978! Wantagh, New York, August 17: Blind Willie McTell is released on single LOVE SICK June 2, 1998. Guests ------ Wallingford, Connecticut, August 18: Rick Danko on acoustic guitar & vocal on This Wheel's On Fire and I Shall Be Released. Selected BobTalk ---------------- Scranton 8/12: "Here's a song about - me!" (before All Along The Watchtower). Wallingford 8/18: "We have Rick Danko's here from The Band. He just got himself out of . I think he's looking better than ever really. This is a song we recorded a long while back". (before This Wheel's On Fire). Virginia Beach 8/22: "Sure is a nice night tonight. Thanks for coming on out. I know that ... I know you have plenty of other things to do. Anyway on the steel guitar, give him a big hand, he's the former mayor, Bucky Baxter. He threatened to quit me last week to get a real job, but I talked him into staying. On bass guitar tonight Tony Garnier". (from the band credits before Tough Mama). Vienna 8/23: "I want to introduce the gentleman on my right playing the guitar, Larry Campbell. Playing on the drums tonight, keeping the beat together is David Kemper. Over on steel guitar is Bucky Baxter. His daughter is here tonight. We want to say hello to his daughter wherever she is. Can't remember her name but I know she's out there somewhere. There she is! Right there!! She's gonna jump on stage you know, too. She's gonna jump on stage and throw her arms around us! On bass guitar tonight Tony Garnier. I want to thank Ani DiFranco for playing earlier tonight. She's fantastic! We all know she is. And BR5-49 who we heard right here, who«s gonna be around a loooong time! (before Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat). Recommended shows ----------------- Virginia Beach 8/23, Vienna 8/24.