SETTIN’ MY DIAL ON THE RADIO - BOB DYLAN 2006
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INTRODUCTION
Who would have thought that Bob Dylan not only
would take up the role as Disc Jockey for a radio show, but that he should do
it so well. From the first program treating the theme Weather he sounded
perfectly comfortable, like he had been doing this for years. The first 34
shows of the planned series of 50 were broadcast in 2006. All were one hour
programs except the theme Time, which ran for 77 minutes (!) and the two-hour
Christmas and New Year’s program. Many of Bob Dylan's contributions were
probably recorded during the Never-Ending Tour which this year consisted of 98
concerts in US and
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2006 AT A GLANCE
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THE 2006 CALENDAR
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25 January |
The
Times They Are A-Changing', a new musical based on Bob Dylan’s songs, premieres at the Old Globe Theater, |
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31 January - |
Rehearsals with the regular
touring band for an upcoming recording session take place The Bardavon 1869 Opera House in |
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8 February |
The Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home wins a Grammy Award
for Long Form Music Video. |
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February-March |
Modern
Times is recorded at the Clinton
Studios in New York City,
New York. The album is produced by Bob Dylan. |
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1 April |
A lengthy US Spring tour
starts in Reno, Nevada.
The band is identical to the 2005 Fall line-up. |
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5 April |
It is announced that Martin
Scorsese’s documentary No Direction
Home – Bob Dylan, is among the winners of the prestigious 65th Annual
Peabody Awards. |
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3 May |
The first episode of Theme
Time Radio Hour, Weather, is
broadcast on the Deep Tracks channel of XM Satellite Radio, a
subscription-based satellite radio service. For more details please refer to
chapter 6. |
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11 May |
The Spring tour ends in Hollywood,
Florida after 29 shows. |
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12-13 May |
Dylan and the band go into Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida
and records n new Bob Dylan song, Huck’s Tune, which is released on
the Lucky You soundtrack 24 April 2007 and later on The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale
Signs, 6 October 2008. |
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24 June |
This year Dylan plays a
number of festivals mostly in southern Europe, 14 out of 20 shows in |
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30 June |
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6 July |
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11 July |
Concierto Por La Paz (Peace
Concert) in |
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12 July |
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15 July |
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12 August |
A US Summer Tour of the
North East starts in Comstock Park,
Michigan. |
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29 August |
Bob Dylan releases his 32nd
studio album, Modern Times. |
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30 August |
The concert in Rochester, New
York features a rare performance of Joey, the first since Boone, North
Carolina, 7 April 2004. |
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9 September |
The US Summer Tour ends with
a show in Fargo, North
Dakota. |
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18 September |
Dylan and the band play a
short 8-song set at a private concert in the Genentech Campus, South San
Francisco, California. No recording in circulation has surfaced
from this occasion. |
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11 October |
A long Fall Tour across
North America starts with a show in the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. The first two songs from the new album Modern Times get their live debuts: When
The Deal Goes Down and Workingman's Blues #2. |
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13 October |
First live performance of
Thunder On The Mountain at the
show in Seattle,
Washington. |
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14 October |
First live performance of
Rollin' And Tumblin' at the show
in Portland,
Oregon. |
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18 October |
First live performance of Nettie Moore at the show in Sacramento,
California. |
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22 October |
First live performance of
Spirit On The Water at the show
in San
Diego, California. |
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18 November |
First live performance of
The Levee's Gonna Break at the
show in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. |
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20 November |
The Fall tour ends with a
show in the New York City Center, New York City, New
York. The eighth song from Modern
Times, gets its live performance, Ain't Talkin'.
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NEW RELEASES AND RECORDINGS
4.1
Modern
Times
Columbia Records 82876 88306 2-1, recorded at
The Clinton Studios in
The album contains the
following tracks:
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Song |
Live debut |
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1. |
Thunder On The
Mountain |
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2. |
Spirit On The Water |
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3. |
Rollin' And Tumblin' |
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4. |
When The Deal Goes
Down |
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5. |
Someday Baby |
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6. |
Workingman's Blues #2 |
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7. |
Beyond The Horizon |
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8. |
Nettie Moore |
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9. |
The Levee's Gonna
Break |
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10. |
Ain't Talkin' |
Please refer to the recording session
page for more detailed information.
4.2
Blues
A special
collection,
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Tracks: |
From album: |
Recording session |
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1. |
She
Belongs To Me |
Bringing
It All Back Home |
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2. |
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat |
Blonde On Blonde |
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3. |
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, |
Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 |
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4. |
Down In The Flood |
Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits
Vol. II |
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5. |
Meet Me In The Morning |
Blood On The Tracks |
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6. |
Gotta Serve Somebody |
Slow Train Coming |
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7. |
The Groom’s Still Waiting At
The Altar |
Shot Of Love (CD-version) |
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8. |
Seeing The Real You At Last |
Empire Burlesque |
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9. |
Everything Is Broken |
Oh Mercy |
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10. |
Dirt Road Blues |
Time Out Of Mind |
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11. |
High Water (for Charley Patton) |
“Love And Theft” |
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12. |
Blind Willie McTell |
Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3 |
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4.3
Theme Time Radio Hour: Baseball
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This CD was released in August 2006 and contains the 4th
Theme Time Radio Hour program. It is the only program in which Bob Dylan
actually sings. For details, please consult the session page. |
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4.4
Dylan Speaks
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This DVD contains the
Legendary 1965 Press Conference in |
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