Bobtalk

October 28, 1978
Carbondale, Illinois
S.I.U. Arena, Southern Illinois University
Concert

Thank you. This song is the story of my life. (before Shelter From The Storm)

Thank you. All right. This is a song that kind of started it for me. I played this at the Newport Folk Festival 1963. And they sent me out of town on a train. Anyway, I hope you people are kinder. Anyway, I Ain’t Gonna Work On Maggie’s Farm No More.

We’re gonna take a break after this song, just to load up. (before Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power))

Thank you. All right. You are a great looking crowd, you really are. I’ll take you to New York. (after Where Are You Tonight (Journey Through Dark Heat))

Thank you. That was Masters Of War, that was Billy Cross on the lead guitar.

Thank you. All right, ladies and gentlemen, on the drums tonight, give him a warm hand, Ian Wallace. On the bass guitar, ladies and gentlemen, Jerry Scheff. On the keyboards, the one and only Alan Pasqua. That's true, there is only one. On the lead guitar, oldest member of this group, born in 1921. The man who taught me everything I know. Billy Cross. All right. I don't know too much though. All right, on the rhythm guitar, a man who gave up a career as a sports car driver in Bogota, Colombia. I brought him up north to play rhythm guitar in this group. He plays his heart out, don't you agree ? Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Steve Soles. On the mandolin and the violin, the youngest member of this group, he's fifteen years old, been with me five years. Doesn't smoke dope, go out with women or drink whiskey, pure musician. I'm not sure if that's good or bad. Anyway, David Mansfield. All right, on the tenor saxophone, a man who used to play with Duane Eddy. Anybody here remember Duane Eddy? All right, anyway, he used to play with Duane Eddy, played on many Phil Spector records. You must remember Phil Spector? Anyway, on the tenor saxophone the phenomenal Steve Douglas. Yeah. On the backup vocals tonight, three young ladies that make me sound so good. Really, they all have a very distinctive style of their own, don't you agree ? On the right is my old ex-girlfriend, Jo Ann Harris. That's why she's not my girlfriend. All right. Anyway, In the middle is my current girlfriend, Jo Ann….. Helena Springs. And my fiancée on the end, Carolyn Dennis. On the conga drums, from Detroit, the most amazing Miss Bobbye Hall. Right. (before It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding))

All right, thank you. That was All Along The Watchtower, that was David Mansfield on the violin.

All right, thank you. We're gonna get out of here now. Yeah. I wanna close with this song. I wrote it for one of my babies. He's not a baby anymore, he's not here but I wanna play it anyway. (before Forever Young)

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