Dylan Duets: Celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th Birthday

Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Tom Petty at Farm Aid, 1995

During the month of May, I've been celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th Birthday (May 24) by featuring videos of Bob as he is accompanied by another artist in a duet. If you missed any, or want to hear one again, here is the list:

With God on Our Side (with Joan Baez)

Crossroads (with Eric Clapton)

One Irish Rover (with Van Morrison)

The Times They Are a-Changin' (with a fan from the audience)

The Sound of Silence (with Paul Simon)

Abraham, Martin, and John (with Clydie King)

Pancho and Lefty (with Willie Nelson)

Dark Eyes (with Patti Smith)

One Too Many Mornings (with Johnny Cash)

Knockin' On Heaven's Door (with Tom Petty)

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Dylan Duets: Knockin' On Heaven's Door (with Tom Petty)

We're celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th birthday this month by highlighting a few duets. This one was the final number in the Hard to Handle concert film. Bob Dylan was backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers during their Australian tour in 1986.

 

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Monday Music: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

From Live for Music (9/03/15):
More than a decade ago, a bevy of musical legends joined forces on stage to help honor George Harrison's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In what could be considered one of the most remarkable Rock Hall induction ceremony performances of all time, Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and George's son Dhani Harrison took the stage in 2004 to perform an incredibly powerful rendition of The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Prince's solo is just out of this world, concluding with him mysteriously tossing his guitar into the air.

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