Dubbed "Bobfest" on stage by a jubilant Neil Young, the 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration reached a transcendent crescendo with an unforgettable performance and all-star jam featuring the evening's honoree. a cast of musical notables performing carefully chosen and often surprising selections from the incomparable Dylan songbook. At evening's end, the man

Crew for House Band: Anthony Aquilato, Jeff Shaw, Lisa Sharken, Cesar Diaz, Artie Smith, Richard Brister Bob Dylan that Cash took up the charts in 1964, well before the Turtles turned it into a pop smash in 1965. Everyone from Sting to Bettle Midler to the Heptones has covered "I Shall Be Released," but Chrissie Hynde, the gifted Pretenders auteur, managed and George Harrison makes his first U.S. concert appearance in 18 years with “Absolutely Sweet Marie.” Aside from this concert, 1992 was a rare quiet moment in Bob Dylan’s career. He was in year three of a seven year sabbatical from releasing any new original material. He suggested in an interview that he might be done composing – the world had enough songs. No one knew what Dylan was thinking (no one has ever known that) but some of the musicians who assembled at the Garden must have figured the evening would be a valedictory. More than twenty years later we understand that on the memorable night when his friends and peers came together to pay tribute to him, Bob Dylan was not done at all. He was taking a breath and getting warmed up for Act Two. Circle the calendar for 2022. Bob Dylan’s 60th Anniversary Concert is right around the corner.a b c d e f g h Heylin, Clinton (2009). Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan 1957–1973. Chicago Review Press. pp.206–208. ISBN 978-1-55652-843-9. time "Saturday Night Live" band leader and veteran Dylan guitarist. Also making a significant contribution to the proceedings was session drumming

came through with a startling and moving performance at the celebration. The highlights of his set - which also included a luminous "Live Minus collection Richie Havens Sings The Beatles And Dylan. His solo acoustic version of the song at the celebration was a powerful testa-

and subtle reading of "Licence To Kill," an underappreciated number from Dylan's 1983 Infidels album. Switching gears brilliantly, they tore into a wild,

The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration – Deluxe Edition includes new notes by pop music historian Bill Flanagan. One of the obvious emotional highlights of the show was Stevie Wonder's endlessly soulful rendition of "Blowin' In The Wind," a song Wonder The riveting acoustic rendition of “Masters of War,” by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready, was arguably the evening’s most pleasant surprise. These two young Dylan fans didn’t need any loud Seattle sonics to get across Dylan’s pointed protest classic from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. Vedder, who blissfully watched rehearsals for the concert from the front row of a nearly empty Madison Square Garden, proved with his wonderfully intense interpretation that when it comes to a great song, there’s no such thing as a generation gap. The riveting acoustic rendition of "Masters Of War" by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready, was arguably the evenings most pleasant surprise. These two young Dylan fans didn't need any loud Seattle sonics to get across Dylan's pointed protest classic from "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." Vedder, who blissfully watched rehearsals for the concert from the front row of a nearly empty Madison Square Garden, proved with his wonderfully intense interpretation that when it comes to a great song, there's no such thing as a generation gap.The North Country" that proved one more time what one man can do armed only with his voice, guitar and extraordinary songs. Marquesee, Mike (2003). Chimes of Freedom: The Politics of Bob Dylan's Art. New Press. pp.105–106. ISBN 1-56584-825-X. Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan are clearly two kindred spirits. Recently the pair collaborated on "Heartland" from Nelson's new Across The

group during Dylan's early folkie days. For the Dylan show, they were joined by their longtime musical associate and special guest Tommy Makem as The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, which reached #40 in the US and went gold,was released in August 1993 just before Dylan was about to deliver his second folk studio set inside of a year, World Gone Wrong. The concert was dubbed “Bobfest” byNeil Youngat the beginning of his “All Along the Watchtower” cover.Authenticity could have been a buzzword of the evening, particularly for the folk artists such as Richie Havens or Dylan’s own heroes The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Lou Reed, too, is almost disarmingly real with his epic reading of the densely-written yet utterly enigmatic blues/cautionary tale “Foot of Pride.” The Infidels outtake mashes up religious allusions and all-too-real evocations of the worst humanity has to offer, and Reed brought his trademark no-nonsense, street-level grit to its evocative lyrics.