Bob Dylan - 1997-08-23 - Vienna, VA (SBD) so many roads [to ease my soul]

so Speedy continues his Jerry Gracia themed work from the Dead and connected influenced and collnrative bands whilst you, like me, may have the Wolftrap gig from '97 this is worth a read and download
Bob Dylan - 1997-08-23 - Vienna, VA (SBD) 

Bob Dylan

1997-08-23

Wolftrap

Vienna, VA

Soundboard Recording

CD 1:

01. Absolutely Sweet Marie

02. Man In The Long Black Coat

03. Tough Mama

04. Under The Red Sky

05. Sylvio

06. Stone Walls And Steel Bars

07. Mr. Tambourine Man

08. Tangled Up in Blue

CD 2:

01. Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

02. Blind Willie McTell

03. Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat

04. Like A Rolling Stone

05. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright

06. Alabama Getaway

Jerry Garcia's connections to Bob Dylan could fill a book. Garcia, both with the Dead and in his solo shows, made covers of Dylan tunes such as Maggie’s Farm, All Along The Watchtower, Stuck Inside of Mobile, Tangled Up In Blue, Quinn The Eskimo, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) and When I Paint My Masterpiece, just to name a few, staples of his live sets. In 2005, Rhino Records released a compilation disc entitled Garcia plays Dylan, featuring Jerry playing live versions of 18 different Dylan tunes either as a member of the Grateful Dead or at a solo show. It was a companion to an album entitled Postcards From The Hanging, released 3 years earlier, that featured 13 Dylan tunes as covered by the Grateful Dead, some with Bob Weir or Phil Lesh on vocals. Robert Hunter, Garcia's song writing partner,, co-wrote 2 songs on Dylan’s 1988 album, Down in The Groove. In 1987, Dylan and The Dead played 6 shows together, where the Dead opened with their material, then served as Dylan’s backing band for a closing set. In both 1986 and 1995, Dylan served as the lead-in band for several Dead concerts. He also made several guest appearances at their shows, most notably a February 12, 1989 show in Los Angeles and an October 17, 1994 performance in New York. Fittingly, when Bob Weir played a concert the same night his brother in music, Garcia, passed away, the song he chose to close the night was Dylan’s Knockin on Heaven’s Door. That's the very same song that Jerry played for the encore at my favorite Grateful Dead concert on September 18, 1987. 

This post takes us back to 1997, when while on tour in the US, Bob Dylan was forced to cancel numerous dates after being hospitalized for a potentially fatal chest infection, called histoplasmosis. Since Dylan had embarked on what he called the Never Ending Tour in 1988, his 1997 hospital stay was his longest break from playing live. Dylan recovered, and continued to tour the US throughout August. This soundboard recording captures Dylan in Vienna VA, on August 23, 1997, 28 years ago today! By the way, the last tune of the night, Alabama Getaway, is a cover of a Grateful Dead tune sung by Garcia.  Fitting given our theme this month!