Bobtalk

June 20, 1978
London, England
Earls Court
Concert

Thank you. All right, this is a new song we just recorded a few weeks ago called Baby Please Stop Crying.

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

Thank you! That was a song about a Ballad Of A Thin Man. I wrote that fifteen years before Ballad Of Short People. This is called Maggie's Farm. I Ain't Gonna Work On Maggie's Farm, No More. This is the song that got me in a lots of trouble.

Thank you. All right. We're gonna take a break now. Very important phone call to make. So, I recorded this song with The Band not too long ago. You may remember it. (before Going, Going, Gone)

Thank you! Careful with those matches now. You could burn the place down. All right, thank you! (after Blowin’ In the Wind)

Thank you. That was a song in reggae there. I'd like to dedicate this to the late, great Jimi Hendrix. (sings All Along The Watchtower) David Mansfield on violin! I taught him how to play that.

Thank you. From Kingston Jamaica, on the drums, Ian Wallace. From Panama City, Alan Pasqua on the keyboards. On the bass guitar, Jerry Scheff. Lead guitar, Billy Cross. On the conga drums, from Detroit, Bobbye Hall. On the rhythm guitar, step up Steven Soles! A great artist in his own right. He has no rights. On the mandolin and the violin, you've also seen him playing guitar, David Mansfield. We're gonna leave him here in England. On the saxophone, you've heard this man many times before, you probably don't know it. Steve Douglas. All right, on the background vocals tonight. I've been waiting all night to introduce these ladies. On the left, my current girlfriend, Carolyn Dennis. On the right, my childhood sweetheart for real, Jo Ann Harris. And in the middle, my fiancée Helena Springs. All right, we're gonna play this tune I recorded in New York City about 10 years ago called It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding.

Thank you. All right. We're gonna head out now. I'm glad these songs mean as much to you as they mean to me. So, until we meet again. In a few weeks, ha ha. Actually I’ve been thinking of moving up to Liverpool. All right. (before Forever Young)

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