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Bob Dylan
Civic Auditorium
Santa Monica, California
19 November 1979


Unknown lineage>CDR>EAC>FLAC LEVEL 5


Disc 1 74:31
Gotta Serve Somebody
I Believe In You
When You Gonna Wake Up
When He Returns
Man Gave Names To All The Animals
Precious Angel
Slow Train
Covenant Woman
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
Solid Rock
Saving Grace
Saved (Bob Dylan/Tim Drummond)


Disc 2 26:29
What Can I Do For You?
In The Garden
Blessed Be The Name
Pressing On






Concert # 16 of the First Gospel Tour.

Concert # 16 with the First Gospel Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Fred Tackett (guitar), Spooner Oldham (keyboards), Tim Drummond (bass), Terry Young (keyboards), Jim Keltner (drums), Regina Havis , Helena Springs , Mona Lisa Young (background vocals).



4 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) with Spooner Oldham (piano).

13 Bob Dylan (harmonica).

17 Bob Dylan (piano).



BobTalk

I don’t know what kind of God you believe in, but I believe in the god that can raise the dead. If you only look around, you know; kind of think there’re so many people are so conditioned to bad news they don’t know good news when they hear it. So . . . We want you to know one thing: God don’t make promises that he don’t keep. Let he who thinketh he stand take heed, lest he fall. (before When You Gonna Wake Up?)

Satan is called the God of this world. Is there anybody here who know that? [cheering] That’s right, he is called the God of this world and the Prince of the Power of the Air.” [audience: “He sucks!"] That’s right, he does. [laughter] But anyhow, we know he’s been defeated at the cross. I’m curious to know, how many of you all know that? [cheering] All right, there’s been a slow train coming for a long time, but now it’s picking up speed.

Thank you, thank you, everybody. I’m gonna ask Regina . . . I’m gonna ask Regina to come out here and sing a song I know you’ll want to hear. It’s called: “Put Your Hand In The Hand Of The Man From Galilee,” so give her a warm welcome.

You should know that. Anyway, you’ll need something . . . we’re not worried about all that – even though it is the last day of times, because, we see all this . . . hostages being taken here . . . drugs being outlawed there . . . all these sad stories that are, floating around . . . [audience: “Trouble In Mind!”] And we’re not worried about any of that, we don’t care about the atom bomb, any of that, because we know this world is going to be destroyed, if not by the word, and Christ will set up his kingdom in Jerusalem for a thousand years. When the lion lies down with the lamb, you know the lion will eat straw on that day. Also, if a man doesn’t live to be a hundred years old, he will be called accursed, that’s interesting, isn’t it? But we don’t mind, we know that’s coming. And if any man have not the spirit of Christ in him, he is a slave to bondage. You know bondage? I know you all know bondage. So you’ll need something just a little bit tough to hang on to. The name of this song is called, “Hanging On To A Solid Rock, Made Before The Foundation Of The World. And if you don’t have that to hang on to, you’d better look into it.

You know who he is. On the keyboards tonight, give him a hand, Spooner Oldham. On the other set of keyboards, Terry Young. On lead guitar, Fred Tackett. On the drums tonight, Mr. Jim Keltner. Alright on the bass guitar Tim Drummond. Singing on the bottom tonight is Helena Springs. All right, singing the middle part is Regina McCreary. And singing on the top, is Mona Lisa Young. Remember now, you wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and power. And the ruthlessness of the darkness of this world, spiritual wickedness in higher places. So, if you’re down, that’s why you’re down. We wanna give all the praise, all the glory to God tonight. We know we don’t deserve it anyhow. (before Blessed Be The Name )



References

Clinton Heylin: Saved! The Gospel Speeches of Bob Dylan. Hanuman Books 1990, pages 25-27.

Watt Alexander: The Gospel Project.



Stereo audience recording, 90 minutes.



All info compiled from:http://www.bjorner.com/DSN05060%201979%20First%20Gospel%20Tour.htm#DSN05230