Thursday, May 24, 2007

Happy Birthday Bob























Today is Bob Dylan's birthday, so let's listen to some rarities and non-LP tracks. Below we have Bob's tribute via satellite to Johnny Cash; a duet with Dr. Ralph Stanley; tributes to Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, and my personal favorite Warren Smith; some outtakes from Oh Mercy; a version of "Hazel" from the afternoon rehearsals for his MTV Unplugged gig; the original "Tombstone Blues," with backing vocals by The Chambers Brothers; and a moment of inspired giddiness between the Bob and Richard Manuel from The Basement Tapes.

Please Enjoy:

"Train of Love" mp3
From Tribute to Johnny Cash TV Special, 1999.

"The Lonesome River" mp3
From Oxford American Southern Music Sampler, 2001.

"I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind" mp3
From Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute, 2001.

"My Blue Eyed Jane" mp3
From The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute, 1996.

"Red Cadillac And A Black Mustache" mp3
From Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records, 2001.

"Shooting Star" mp3
"God Knows" mp3
"Born In Time" mp3
"Dignity" mp3
Outtakes from Oh Mercy, 1989.

"Hazel" mp3
From MTV Unplugged Afternoon Rehearsals, 1995.

"Tombstone Blues" mp3
Alternate version from Highway 61 Revisited, 1965.

"I'm Your Teenage Prayer" mp3
From The Basement Tapes, 1967

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12 comments:

Bobby D. said...

I posted this same pic a while back-- but I photoshopped in a bottle of Jicky.

Bobby D. said...

forgot to add --Loved Born in Time

Ted Barron said...

beautiful, isn't it?

Anonymous said...

HEY TED, WHY CANT WE DOWNLOAD THESE GEMS? I THINK THEY ARE A MUST HAVE.
I HAVE PUT THEM IN MY BLOG AND THEY WORK, BUT I,D LOVE TO HAVE THEM.
THANKS

PLOT

Anonymous said...

I second that!

Anonymous said...

I second that!

Ted Barron said...

Folks, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but please DO NOT DIRECT LINK TO THE MP3's. This will eventually cause my server to crash. you can download these tracks on a mac by holding down the option key and clicking on the link. I'm not sure about a PC but I think it is right-click. If you must link to this - link to the post and not the MP3's. Thanks, Ted

Anonymous said...

thank you thank you

Bobby D. said...

I'll unhook my direct link--sorry! Thanks for these gems!

Doctor Mooney said...

Nice! Thanks much for the link! Great blog! I'll have to keep comin' back! Take er' easy!

Cheers,
DoctorMooney
http://doctormooney.blogspot.com

Canalh said...

Hi, would like to say thanks for your site. So nice to discover all this golden stuff !! It's like a travel in time. I am more on a calypso/reggae/world/electro/
afrobeat/electro/ kind of music, but as a melomaniac, I am so glad to listen to good old united states american music here in France. Thank you so much.

Unknown said...

thanks a lot , didn't know some songs !
ciau Piet