Still On The Road

1987  Tour with The Grateful Dead

 

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June

 

San Rafael, California

Club Front, pre-rehearsals

 

San Rafael, California

Club Front, rehearsals

July

  4

Foxboro, Massachusetts

Sullivan Stadium

10

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John F. Kennedy Stadium

12

East Rutherford, New Jersey

Giants Stadium

19

Eugene, Oregon

Autzen Stadium

24

Oakland, California

Oakland County Stadium

26

Anaheim, California

Anaheim Stadium

 

 


 

8627

Club Front

 

San Rafael, California

 

June 1987

 

 

 

Pre-rehearsals before summer tour with The Grateful Dead.

 

 

1.

The French Girl (Ian Tyser & Sylvia Fricker)

2.

Blues Stay Away From Me (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney & Henry Glover)

3.

Studio chatter

4.

John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (Alvin Pleasant Carter)

5.

Studio chatter

6.

Jam

7.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)

8.

Blues Stay Away From Me (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney & Henry Glover)

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar), Jerry Garcia (guitar), Bob Weir (guitar), Phil Lesh (bass), Brent Mydland (keyboards), Bill Kreutzman (drums), Mickey Hart (drums).

1, 2, 4 Bob Dylan (vocal).

2, 4 Bob Weir (vocal).

4 Jerry Garcia (vocal).

5, 7 Bob Dylan (harmonica).

 

Bootlegs

The Complete Rehearsals (So Far). No label.

The French Girl. Silver Rarities SiRa 87/88/89.

San Rafael Rehearsals. Yellow Cat YC033.

Studio Sessions – Volume One. Straight Records LP.

Sundown On The Union. No label LP.

 

Stereo studio recordings, 27 minutes.

 

By courtesy of Harold Lepidus.

 

Session info updated 22 January 2021.

 

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8628

Club Front

 

San Rafael, California

 

June 1987

 

 

 

Rehearsals before summer tour with The Grateful Dead.

 

 

1.

The Times They Are A-Changin'

2.

When I Paint My Masterpiece

3.

Man Of Peace

4.

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

5.

The Ballad Of Ira Hayes (Peter La Farge)

6.

The Ballad Of Ira Hayes (Peter La Farge)

7.

I Want You

8.

Ballad Of A Thin Man

9.

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

10.

Dead Man, Dead Man

11.

Queen Jane Approximately

12.

The Boy In The Bubble (Paul Simon - Forere Motlobeloa)

13.

The French Girl (Ian Tyser & Sylvia Fricker)

14.

In The Summertime

15.

Man Of Peace

16.

Union Sundown

17.

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

18.

Joey (Bob Dylan - Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)

19.

If Not For You

20.

If Not For You

21.

Slow Train

22.

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

23.

Walkin' Down The Line

24.

Gotta Serve Somebody

25.

Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking

26.

Maggie's Farm

27.

Chimes Of Freedom

28.

All I Really Want To Do

29.

John Brown

30.

Heart Of Mine

31.

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (trad. arr.)

32.

John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (Alvin Pleasant Carter)

33.

Heart Of Mine

34.

Pledging My Time

35.

The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest

36.

John Brown

37.

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

38.

Don't Keep Me Waiting Too Long (?)

39.

Stealin', Stealin' (trad.)

40.

I Want You

41.

Oh, Boy (Sunny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty)

42.

Tangled Up In Blue

43.

Walkin' Down The Line

44.

Simple Twist Of Fate

45.

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

46.

The Wicked Messenger

47.

Watching The River Flow

48.

Under Your Spell (Bob Dylan & Carole Bayer Sager)

49.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)

50.

Blues Stay Away From Me (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney & Henry Glover)

51.

If Not For You

52.

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

53.

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

54.

I'm Free (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)

55.

They Killed Him (Kris Kristofferson)

56.

Pledging My Time

57.

Oh, Boy (Sunny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty)

58.

John Brown

59.

Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)

60.

Gotta Serve Somebody

61.

Hideaway (Freddie King)

62.

C. C. Rider (Chuck Willis)

 

 

Bob Dylan (guitar), Jerry Garcia (guitar), Bob Weir (guitar), Phil Lesh (bass), Brent Mydland (keyboards), Bill Kreutzman (drums), Mickey Hart (drums).

1-11, 13-18, 20-44, 46, 47-51, 53-56, 58-60, 62 Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar).

1-3, 5-12, 14-21, 23-30, 36, 38, 39, 41-47 Jerry Garcia (guitar).

4, 13, 22, 33, 37 Jerry Garcia (slide guitar).

4-7, 10, 18, 23, 24, 28, 37, 39, 40, 42, 48-55, 57, 59, 60 Jerry Garcia and/or Bob Weir (shared vocal).

6 false start

7, 16, 23, 26, 40, 41, 43, 45, 48, 57 Bob Dylan (harmonica).

12, 45, 52 Bob Dylan (backup vocal).

19, 61 instrumental.

19, 52 Bob Dylan (guitar).

 

31, 32, 40 Jerry Garcia (banjo).

12, 41, 57 Bob Weir (vocal).

45, 52 Jerry Garcia (vocal).

59 Brent Mydland (accordion).

 

Official releases

3 released on POSTCARDS OF THE HANGING, GRATEFUL DEAD PERFORM THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN, Arista GDCD 4069, 19 March 2002.

3 digitally released on the iTunes collection RARE TRACKS FROM THE VAULTS, 29 August 2006.

 

Bootlegs

The French Girl. Silver Rarities SiRa 87/88/89.

San Rafael Rehearsals. Yellow Cat YC033

The Complete Rehearsals (So Far). No label.

Studio Sessions – Volume One. Straight Records LP.

Sundown On The Union. No label LP.

 

Notes

The title of 38 is a suggestion. Dundas calls this song Go Ahead, Baby.

39, 57-62 broadcast in the program The Grateful Dead Hour #705 25 March 2002.

Stereo studio recording, 260 minutes.

 

Session info updated 20 April 2015.

 

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8630

Sullivan Stadium

 

Foxboro, Massachusetts

 

4 July 1987

 

 

1.

The Times They Are A-Changin'

2.

Man Of Peace

3.

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

4.

John Brown

5.

I Want You

6.

Ballad Of A Thin Man

7.

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

8.

Queen Jane Approximately

9.

Chimes Of Freedom

10.

Slow Train

11.

Joey (Bob Dylan & Jacques Levy)

12.

All Along The Watchtower

 

13.

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

 

 

First concert with The Grateful Dead. First 1987 concert.

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica), Jerry Garcia (guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar), Bob Weir (guitar, vocal), Phil Lesh (bass), Brent Mydland (keyboards), Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart (drums).

7, 8, 10, 11, 13 backup vocals by Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir.

 

Bootlegs

Bob Dylan With The Grateful Dead. Joker 040-A T-331.

A Dream Came True. Genschman 1015.

Foxboro, Yellow Cat 040 T-448.

Knockin' On Foxboro's Door. Stortebaker T-038.

Orbiting Uvula. Turtle Records TR-247.

Together We’re Strong. Archive Series LP.

Unreleased Live Album. Moonlight Records ML 9636.

 

Official releases

10, 11 released on DYLAN & THE DEAD, CBS 463 381, 6 February 1989.

10, 11 released in remastered versions on DYLAN & THE DEAD, Columbia 88691924312-34 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.

10 released on Live 1961-2000 - Thirty-nine years of great concert performances, SME Records SRCS 2438, 28 February 2001.

 

Notes

First live performance of John Brown since Studs Terkel Wax Museum, Chicago, Illinois, 26 April 1963.

Live debuts of Queen Jane Approximately and Joey.

First live performance of Chimes Of Freedom since Town Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1964.

John Brown was selected by the Grateful Dead for release on their version of DYLAN & THE DEAD.

1-13 Professional video with stereo PA soundtrack.

Stereo PA recording, 85 minutes.

 

Session info updated 11 March 2021.

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8640

John F. Kennedy Stadium

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

10 July 1987

 

 

1.

Tangled Up In Blue

2.

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

3.

Man Of Peace

4.

The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest

5.

John Brown

6.

Simple Twist Of Fate

7.

Ballad Of A Thin Man

8.

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

9.

Chimes Of Freedom

10.

Queen Jane Approximately

11.

Gotta Serve Somebody

12.

Joey (Bob Dylan & Jacques Levy)

 

13.

All Along The Watchtower

 

 

Second concert with The Grateful Dead. Second 1987 concert.

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica), Jerry Garcia (guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar), Bob Weir (guitar, vocal), Phil Lesh (bass), Brent Mydland (keyboards), Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart (drums).

1, 8, 11 backup vocals by Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir.

 

Notes

·       Live debut of The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest.

·       Queen Jane Approximately interrupted after only a part of the first verse.

 

Bootlegs

Ballad Of Bob & Jerry. Störtebeker CD02.

Men Of Peace. Art Of Music AOM 40505-

I'll Be Your Robert Today. Genschman 1014 T-491.

Together We’re Strong. Archive Series LP.

 

4 new songs (30%) compared to previous concert. 4 new songs for this tour.

 

Stereo PA recording, 77 minutes.

Audience video recording, 90 minutes.

 

Session info updated 8 May 2004.

 

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8650

Giants Stadium

 

East Rutherford, New Jersey

 

12 July 1987

 

 

1.

Slow Train

2.

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

3.

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

4.

Highway 61 Revisited

5.

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

6.

Ballad Of A Thin Man

7.

John Brown

8.

The Wicked Messenger

9.

Queen Jane Approximately

10.

Chimes Of Freedom

11.

Joey (Bob Dylan & Jacques Levy)

12.

All Along The Watchtower

13.

The Times They Are A-Changin'

 

14.

Touch Of Grey (Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia)

15.

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

 

 

Third concert with The Grateful Dead. Third 1987 concert.

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica), Jerry Garcia (guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar), Bob Weir (guitar, vocal), Phil Lesh (bass), Brent Mydland (keyboards), Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart (drums).

1-3, 9, 10, 13, 15 backup vocals by Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir.

14 Jerry Garcia vocal and Bob Dylan backup guitar.

 

 

Bootlegs

Dylan Plays Dead. Razor's Edge 022 T-032.

Together We’re Strong. Archive Series LP.

Unreleased Live Album. Moonlight Records ML 9636.

 

Notes

Live debut of The Wicked Messenger and Touch Of Grey.

The Wicked Messenger was selected by the Grateful Dead for release on their version of DYLAN & THE DEAD.

8 new songs (53%) compared to previous concert. 5 new songs for this tour.

1-15 Professional video with stereo PA soundtrack.

Stereo PA recording, 85 minutes.

Audience video recording, 90 minutes.

 

Session info updated 11 March 2021.

 

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8660

Autzen Stadium

 

Eugene, Oregon

 

19 July 1987

 

 

1.

Maggie's Farm

2.

Dead Man, Dead Man

3.

Watching The River Flow

4.

Simple Twist Of Fate

5.

The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest

6.

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

7.

Heart Of Mine

8.

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

9.

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

10.

Queen Jane Approximately

11.

Ballad Of A Thin Man

12.

Highway 61 Revisited

13.

Tangled Up In Blue

 

14.

Touch Of Grey (Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia)

15.

All Along The Watchtower

 

 

Concert #4 with The Grateful Dead. 1987 concert #4.

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica), Jerry Garcia (guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar), Bob Weir (guitar, vocal), Phil Lesh (bass), Brent Mydland (keyboards), Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart (drums).

2, 6, 10, 13 backup vocals by Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir.

14 Jerry Garcia vocal and Bob Dylan back-up guitar.

 

Note.

·       First live performance of Dead Man, Dead Man since New Orleans, Louisiana, 10 November 1981.

·       First live performance of Watching The River Flow since Norman, Oklahoma, 23 November 1978.

·       The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue and Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 was selected for release on the Grateful Dead’s version of DYLAN & THE DEAD

 

Bootlegs

Bob Dylan with the Grateful Dead Live Vol 2 Unauthorized. Joker Productions / JOK-040-B.

Bridget’s Album (Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead). Pharting Pharao LP.

Dylan, Dead, Live Up To Legend. LP.

In The Heart Of Oregon. Flamingo Records FR010.

Mad Mystic Hammering. B & W Records LP.

Together We’re Strong. Archive Series LP.

Unreleased Live Album. Moonlight Records ML 9636.

 

Official releases

10 released on DYLAN & THE DEAD, CBS 463 381 2, 6 February 1989.

10 released in remastered version on DYLAN & THE DEAD, Columbia 88691924312-34 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.

 

8 new songs (53%) compared to previous concert. 5 new songs for this tour.

 

Stereo PA recording, 90 minutes.

 

Session info updated 22 November 2013.

 

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8670

Oakland County Stadium

 

Oakland, California

 

24 July 1987

 

 

1.

The Times They Are A-Changin'

2.

Man Of Peace

3.

Maggie's Farm

4.

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

5.

I Want You

6.

Highway 61 Revisited

7.

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

8.

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

9.

Ballad Of A Thin Man

10.

Shelter From The Storm

11.

Slow Train

12.

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

 

13.

All Along The Watchtower

 

 

Concert #5 with The Grateful Dead. 1987 concert #5.

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica), Jerry Garcia (guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar), Bob Weir (guitar, vocal),

Phil Lesh (bass), Brent Mydland (keyboards), Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart (drums).

4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 backup vocals by Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir.

 

Bootlegs

Unreleased Live Album. Moonlight Records ML 9636.

A Dream Came True. Genschman 1015.

 

Official releases

5 released on DYLAN & THE DEAD, CBS 463 381 2, 6 February 1989.

5 released in remastered version on DYLAN & THE DEAD, Columbia 88691924312-34 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.

 

7 new songs (53%) compared to previous concert. 1 new song for this tour.

 

Stereo PA recording, 85 minutes.

 

Session info updated 22 November 2013.

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8680

Anaheim Stadium

 

Anaheim, California

 

26 July 1987

 

 

1.

Mr. Tambourine Man

2.

Dead Man, Dead Man

3.

Maggie's Farm

4.

Simple Twist Of Fate

5.

Watching The River Flow

6.

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

7.

Chimes Of Freedom

8.

Queen Jane Approximately

9.

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

10.

Ballad Of A Thin Man

11.

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

12.

Gotta Serve Somebody

13.

All Along The Watchtower

 

14.

Touch Of Grey (Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia)

15.

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

 

 

Concert #6 with The Grateful Dead. 1987 concert #6.

 

Bob Dylan (vocal, harmonica), Jerry Garcia (guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar), Bob Weir (guitar, vocal), Phil Lesh (bass), Brent Mydland (keyboards), Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart (drums).

6, 9, 12, 15 backup vocals by Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir.

14 Jerry Garcia vocal and Bob Dylan back-up guitar.

 

Bootlegs

A Dream Came True. Genschman 1015.

Triumph. Sleepy Dragon LP.

Unreleased Live Album. Moonlight Records ML 9636.

 

Official releases

12, 13, 15 released on DYLAN & THE DEAD, CBS 463 381 2, 6 February 1989.

12 released on BOB DYLAN CLASSICS LIVE, Columbia Legacy 88697 21150-2, December 2007.

12, 13, 15 released in remastered versions on DYLAN & THE DEAD, Columbia 88691924312-34 as part of the CD box THE COMPLETE ALBUM COLLECTION, VOL. ONE, 5 November 2013.

 

Notes

Chimes Of Freedom was selected by the Grateful Dead for release on their version of DYLAN & THE DEAD.

9 new songs (60%) compared to previous concert. 1 new song for this tour.

Stereo PA recording, 90 minutes.

 

Session info updated 5 December 2015.

 

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