The Late Gregg Sutton Remembers Bob Dylan's 1984 'Real Live’ Tour | Ray Padgett | FLAGGIN’ DOWN THE DOUBLE Es

RIP Gregg Sutton 1949-2023

Gregg Sutton, the bassist for Bob Dylan’s 1984 tour immortalised on Real Live 

we hear the tragic news that he has passed away in his home over the weekend. He was 74.

Here with Bob on stage (left)

"Three weeks ago, I interviewed Gregg Sutton, the bassist for Bob Dylan’s 1984 tour immortalized on Real Live. I was planning to run it next summer to commemorate the tour’s 40th anniversary. 

Then the tragic news came that Sutton passed away in his home over the weekend. He was 74.

It seemed particularly shocking because, when we spoke over two lengthy phone calls in early October, he seemed so full of life, telling wonderful and funny stories of his time on the road with Dylan. He laughed about shenanigans and mishaps, and went into music-nerd detail about specific shows and songs. When I mentioned a rehearsal tape in passing, he asked me to send it to him, then wanted to get back on the phone to share more memories that had bubbled up when he listened to it. As he explained to me, he wasn’t just a Dylan band member; he was a Dylan superfan too—so much so that his bandmates teased him about it.

So I’m running our conversation now in tribute to Gregg Sutton. In addition to playing with Dylan that summer, Sutton was a member of Lone Justice, played in several bands with another former Dylan accompanist Barry Goldberg (who I’ve also interviewed), and was the bandleader and childhood friend of comedian Andy Kaufman. Rest in Peace Gregg."

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