Joan Osborne Recalls Singing with Bob Dylan and the Post-Jerry Dead
Plus re-recording "Chimes of Freedom" with Bob himself for a '60s-themed TV show
 In 1995, Joan Osborne covered Bob Dylan on her triple-platinum debut album Relish. Within a couple years, she was singing with the man himself, first in the studio duetting on a re-recorded “Chimes of Freedom” in 1999, and then onstage in 2003 as a member of The Dead, a post-Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead. As that 21st-century version of Dylan and The Dead turns 21, I called up Osborne to talk all things Dylan—the various times she sang with him (in addition to all his Dead sit-ins, he invited her out for a few beautiful “Tears of Rage” duets during his own sets) and the various times she’s covered his songs, which led up to her excellent 2017 album Songs of Bob Dylan. |
Joan Osborne - Man In The Long Black Coat
Chimes Of Freedom - Bob Dylan (The 60s Film NBC Movie Soundtrack)
Bobby and Joan (Osborne)