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Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

Daniel Mackay

171 episodes

2 months ago

Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 62 years to the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in November of 1963. At this time, having completed his third album the previous month, his creative energy becomes more directed toward poetry, prose, and playwriting than songwriting. Also, this month he performed six concerts. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we bring you news from the world of Bob Dylan, both in November of 1963 and today, including a reconstruction of Dylan’s days before a...

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Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 62 years to the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in November of 1963. At this time, having completed his third album the previous month, his creative energy becomes more directed toward poetry, prose, and playwriting than songwriting. Also, this month he performed six concerts. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we bring you news from the world of Bob Dylan, both in November of 1963 and today, including a reconstruction of Dylan’s days before a...

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Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in November of 1963

Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 62 years to the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in November of 1963. At this time, having completed his third album the previous month, his creative energy becomes more directed toward poetry, prose, and playwriting than songwriting. Also, this month he performed six concerts. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we bring you news from the world of Bob Dylan, both in November of 1963 and today, including a reconstruction of Dylan’s days before a...

2 months ago

1 hour 32 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

1974: A Golden Anniversary

50 years ago, Bob Dylan and The Band returned to the road after precisely 7 years, 7 months, and 7 days since their previous tour concluded. Having jumped from Columbia Records to David Geffen’s Asylum Records, Dylan released two albums under the new label in 1974. He spent the year intermittently living in Los Angeles (where he owned a new home north of the city in Malibu), San Francisco (where he and new intimate Ellen Bernstein spent time together), and New York (where Dylan studied painti...

1 year ago

2 hours 10 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

We celebrate the 200th episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains by first catching up with news about Bob Dylan and his fellow travelers since the previous episode in February. Then, things take an odd turn: the radio show is taken over by Ms. Maria and Miss Lucy who run things the way they want. Ms. Maria offers a detailed breakdown and analysis of the new teaser trailer for A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, which is to hit theaters on Christmas. In "Who Did It Better?" you are first tasked by Ms. Maria to d...

1 year ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in October of 1963

In October of 1963, Bob Dylan performed one of his great shows on the stage of one of the great venues, he finished recording his third album, he performed in concert halls in Pennsylvania and Michigan, he dueted with Joan Baez in Los Angeles, he wrote a poem to Baez, he gave two interviews, and he was publicly humiliated by a weekly national magazine in an article that would mark a pivot in how he interacted with both his audience and the press. Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 60 years to ...

1 year ago

1 hour 47 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in August/September of 1963

In August and September of 1963, Bob Dylan began appearing as a special guest at Joan Baez concerts; he had three recording sessions for THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN', his third album; he sang before a quarter of a million people at the March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C.; he recorded more demos for his publisher M. Witmark and Songs; and he accepted Baez’s invitation to return with her to Carmel for a retreat away from the world and some time to compose new songs. In "20 Pounds of...

1 year ago

1 hour 35 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in July of 1963

In July of 1963, Bob Dylan traveled to Greenwood, Mississippi, final resting place of Robert Johnson, to perform at a Voter Registration Rally, traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to perform for Columbia executives, and traveled to Minnesota to perform for friends, he recorded a television performance that would air the following month, but above all he performed at the Newport Folk Festival. He performed at Newport and, as Robert Shelton wrote, “he left a star.” Take a “Highway of Diamonds” ba...

2 years ago

2 hours

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in May/June of 1963

In May and June of 1963, Bob Dylan performed his first concert in California (where he sang his first duet with Joan Baez), walked off the set of THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW, and finally saw his second album, which he had been working on for a year, appear in record stores. Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 60 years to the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in the late spring of 1963: May and June. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we bring you news from the world of Bob Dylan, both in...

2 years ago

1 hour 42 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

1973: A Golden Anniversary

50 years ago, Bob Dylan recorded the soundtrack to PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID, helped some friends in the studio, including producing the only non-Bob Dylan album he ever produced, began rehearsing with The Band for an anticipated concert tour, signed with a new record label after 11 years with Columbia, and went into a studio and recorded his only studio album with The Band. All of this occurred against a changing cultural background that inaugurated the cultural decade of the Seventies...

2 years ago

2 hours 12 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in April of 1963

In April of 1963, Bob Dylan showcased his own songs to his largest audience yet, he finished recording for his second album, and he returned to the stages of coffee houses and clubs…until he became too big for coffee houses and clubs. Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 60 years to the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in April of 1963...60 years ago to the month. This episode is exceptionally long (the longest ever) as it attempts to showcase Dylan’s repertoire in April of ...

2 years ago

2 hours 45 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

A Birthday Card to Bob Dylan: 2019-2023

A happy 82nd birthday to Bob Dylan from HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYLAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS from 2019 to today!

2 years ago

8 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan Marchin' Down the Line in 1963

This episode is marchin' down the line...to explore Bob Dylan's March of 1963. The 60th anniversary is the diamond anniversary – visit the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in March of 1963...60 years ago to the month. Dylan appears on television for the first time in the United States, he does a couple different radio shows, he again records for Witmark and Sons, his publishing company, and his lyrics are featured in two issues of BROADSIDE magazine. In "20 Pounds of Head...

2 years ago

1 hour 20 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“Pearls from Japan": Bob Dylan in Japan pt 2

Dylan is in the midst of a five-night residency at the Tokyo Garden Theater before he concludes his 11-date tour of Japan with three nights in Nagoya. To commemorate his 2023 tour of Japan, HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYLAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS concludes a two-part series featuring "'Pearls from Japan': Bob Dylan in Japan." Hear highlights of Bob Dylan's Japanese concerts over the decades: 1978 to 2018. This second part features performances from 1994 to 2023...just the other night! "2...

2 years ago

1 hour 19 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“Pearls from Japan": Bob Dylan in Japan pt 1

On April 6, Bob Dylan returned to the stage for the first concert of 2023...in Japan. To commemorate the occasion, HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYLAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS launches the first of a two-part series featuring "'Pearls from Japan': Bob Dylan in Japan part 1". Hear highlights of Bob Dylan's Japanese concerts over the decades: 1978 to 2018. This first part features performances from 1978 to 1994. "20 Pounds of Headlines" includes an update on Dylan's 2023 tour itinerary, news a...

2 years ago

54 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

“A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in February of 1963

It is an ice-cold, snowy, slushy-street February in New York City in 1963, which is where the “Highway of Diamonds” takes us this month. The 60th anniversary is the diamond anniversary – visit the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in February of 1963...60 years ago to the month. Dylan appears on a radio show, records for both Witmark and Broadside, is photographed for the cover of his next album, and has 12 songs recorded – in some accompanied by Happy Traum on banjo – for...

2 years ago

1 hour 31 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

"A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in January of 1963

It is a new year, which means that the “Highway of Diamonds” that takes us back 60 years – the 60th anniversary is the diamond anniversary – now takes us back to a new destination: 1963. Visit the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in January of 1963...60 years ago to the month. The year begins with Dylan in London, rehearsing for the BBC television play authored by Evan Jones: MADHOUSE ON CASTLE STREET, performing in London clubs, and interviewed by Ronnie Gilbert fo...

2 years ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

2023: Around the Bend

We don't know what’s around the bend, but we’re heading there through 2023. This episode plays Dylan songs & those of fellow travelers dealing with what's around the bend. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes news about a new Dylan art book, a reminder about the forthcoming Bootleg Series, Dylan's ranking on ROLLING STONE'S new "200 Greatest Singers" list (a revision of its 2008 "100 Greatest Singers" list), and speculation about a...

2 years ago

1 hour 24 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

Philosopher Pirate: 2022 in Review

Our fourth annual end-of-year, year in review episode of HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS looks back to the year's worth of activities of the philosopher pirate, Bob Dylan. We remember those who we lost in 2022 and also review 2022 highlights from the world of Bob Dylan from another busy year. Happy New Year everybody!

2 years ago

1 hour

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

TEMPEST at Ten: "Roll on John"

This episode concludes the 2022 monthly series that has been celebrating the tenth anniversary of TEMPEST with this the tenth and final episode, exploring the album’s final song, "Roll on John," John Lennon, and death as an odyssey. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes director James Mangold’s announcement about the title of his upcoming Bob Dylan biopic and news about Ryan Adams’s recording – and making available as a free digital download...

2 years ago

1 hour 22 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

"A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in December of 1962 (Christmas)

In this episode we wrap up our year-long exploration of Bob Dylan's 1962. This month we are visiting December, when Bob Dylan enters Columbia Recording Studio A for the seventh and what he believed would be the final time before completing his second studio album (this turned out not to be the case), and then he boards a plane on December 16 in order to head to London to perform in Madhouse on Castle Street for the BBC: his first trip abroad. A 60th anniversary is a diamond anniversary, so th...

2 years ago

1 hour 17 minutes

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

TEMPEST at Ten: "Tin Angel"

This episode continues a monthly, ten-part series celebrating the tenth anniversary of TEMPEST, featuring the eighth track on the album, "Tin Angel," necessitating a consideration of the presence of the murder ballad in Dylan's work and his narrative songs in general. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we round up news from the world of Bob Dylan, which includes Dylan's statement about his use of Autopen, the opening of Retrospectrum in Rome, and some developments that may get the proposed James Ma...

2 years ago

1 hour 7 minutes