Bobtalk

November 15, 1980
San Francisco, California
Fox Warfield Theatre
Concert

Thank you! Thank you. All right, I was playing a club in Chicago and I guess it was about 1959 or 1960 and I was sitting ...., I was sitting in the restaurant. I think it was probably across the street or maybe it was in front of the club, I'm not sure. But a guy came down and said that he played the guitar. So he had his guitar with him and he began to play. I said “Well, what can you play? He played all kinds of things, I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of them. Does Big Bill Broonzy ring a bell?. Or Sonny Boy Williamson and that type of thing. Anyway, he just played circles around anything I could play and I always remembered that. Anyway, we were back in New York, I think it was 1963 or 1964 and I needed a guitar player on a session there I was doing. And I called up, I did remember his name and he came in and recorded an album, at that time he was working in a Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Anyway, he played with me on the record and I think we played some other dates. I haven't seen him too much since then. Anyway, he played on Like A Rolling Stone and he's here tonight. Give him a hand, Michael Bloomfield! (plays Like A Rolling Stone) Michael Bloomfield! Yeah, go see him if he’s playing around town!

I wanna say hello to one of my old record producers right here. Bob Johnston is here tonight. (before Slow Train)

We're gonna try this, this old song here. This actually ..., this one is older than old. It's older than any song I ever wrote. This here is an autoharp. (before Mary From The Wild Moor)

Thank you. Here’s a new song here, so ..., if Michael’s still out there, you wanna play on this? Where are you sitting Michael? Anyway, this one’s called Grooms Still Waiting At The Altar. Can't seem to find Mike so we're gonna start anyway. (plays The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar) Michael Bloomfield! All right!

Thank you! It's Willie Smith on the keyboards tonight. Fred Tackett on lead guitar. Jim Keltner on the drums and Tim Drummond on the bass. Regina McCrary, Clydie King and Carolyn Dennis on the backup vocals. Thank you very much! Goodnight. (after In The Garden)


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