Date:    Mon, 1 Apr 1996 23:45:37 +0200
From:    Olof Bjorner 
Subject: With One Hand Waving Free - Bob Dylan 1995 - part 3 of 8

                        WITH ONE HAND WAVING FREE
                             BOB DYLAN 1995
                             by Olof Bjorner

               A summary of recording & concert activities.
                       New releases, tapes & books.

                    Copyright (c) 1996 by Olof Bjorner
                          All Rights Reserved

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                              Part 3 of 8

  CONTENTS:
  =========

  1.  INTRODUCTION                                        \
                                                           |
  2.  THE YEAR AT A GLANCE                                 |
                                                           |
  3.  CALENDAR                                             |
                                                           |
  4.  RECORDINGS                                           |-- part 1 of 8
      4.1 New releases                                     |
          4.1.1 MTV Unplugged                              |
          4.1.2 Highway 61 Interactive                     |
          4.1.3 Greatest Hits Volume 3 CD+                 |
      4.2 Recordings from 1995                             |
      4.3 New tapes                                        |
                                                          /
  5.  THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES                     \
      5.1 Introduction                                     |
      5.2 The Musicians                                    |
      5.3 The show                                         |
      5.4 Europe Spring Tour                               | -- part 2 of 8
          5.4.1 Dates and venues                           |
          5.4.2 The songs                                  |
          5.4.3 Statistics                                 |
          5.4.4 Comments                                  /
      5.5 US Spring Tour                                  \
          5.5.1 Dates and venues                           |
          5.5.2 The songs                                  | -- part 3 of 8
          5.5.3 Statistics                                 |    ===========
          5.5.4 Comments                                  /
      5.6 Europe Summer Tour                              \
          5.6.1 Dates and Venues                           |
          5.6.2 The songs                                  | -- part 4 of 8
          5.6.3 Statistics                                 |
          5.6.4 Comments                                  /
      5.7 The Fall Classics Tour                          \
          5.7.1 Dates and Venues                           |
          5.7.2 The songs                                  | -- part 5 of 8
          5.7.3 Statistics                                 |
          5.7.4 Comments                                  /
      5.8 The Paradise Lost Tour                          \
          5.8.1 Dates and Venues                           |
          5.8.2 The songs                                  | -- part 6 of 8
          5.8.3 Statistics                                 |
          5.8.4 Comments                                  /
      5.9 Summary                                         \
          5.9.1  Show statistics                           |
          5.9.2  Alphabetical song list                    |
          5.9.3  Song statistics                           | -- part 7 of 8
                                                           |
  6.  NEW BOOKS                                            |
                                                           |
  7.  REFERENCES & SOURCES                                /

  APPENDIX: THE SET-LISTS                                    -- part 8 of 8




  5.5 The US Spring Tour
  ----------------------
  5.5.1 Dates and venues
  ----------------------

  MAY

  10   San Diego, California       Embarcadero Amphitheater,
                                   Embarcadero Marine Park South
  12   Las Vegas, Nevada           The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel
  13   Las Vegas, Nevada           The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel
  15   Palm Desert, California     McCallum Theatre
  17   Los Angeles, California     Hollywood Palladium Theater
  18   Los Angeles, California     Hollywood Palladium Theater
  19   Los Angeles, California     Hollywood Palladium Theater
  20   Santa Barbara, California   Santa Barbara County Bowl
  22   San Francisco, California   The Warfield Theater
  23   San Francisco, California   The Warfield Theater
  25   Berkeley, California        Berkeley Community Theatre
  26   Berkeley, California        Berkeley Community Theatre
  27   Monterey, California        Laguna Seca Daze
  28   Reno, Nevada                Reno Hilton Amphitheater
  30   Eugene, Oregon              Hult Center
  31   Eugene, Oregon              Hult Center

  JUNE

   2   Seattle, Washington         Paramount Theater
   3   Seattle, Washington         Paramount Theater
   4   Seattle, Washington         Paramount Theater
   6   Portland, Oregon            Schnitzer Concert Hall
   7   Spokane, Washington         Riverfront Park
  15   Highgate, Vermont           Franklin County Airport
  16   Boston, Massachusetts       Harborlights Pavilion
  18   East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium
  19   East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium
  21   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Theater Of Living Arts
  22   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Theater Of Living Arts
  24   Washington, D. C.           RFK Stadium
  25   Washington, D. C.           RFK Stadium


  5.5.2 The songs
  ---------------

  AB  acoustic with the band

  In order played:
                                                      May
                                  10 12 13 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 28 30

Crash On The Levee                 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
I Want You                         2              2           2  2
All Along The Watchtower           3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
Just Like A Woman                  4     4  4  4        4        4        4
Silvio                             5     5        5     5     6     5  5 10  6
Shooting Star                      6
Mr. Tambourine Man             AB  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
Boots Of Spanish Leather       AB  8  8              8        8
Don't Think Twice, It's All RigAB  9     9        9           9           9
Seeing The Real You At Last       10 10 10  6  6 10  6 10 10     6    10  6 10
Man In The Long Black Coat        11                       2              5
Highway 61 Revisited              12 12          12                      12 12
Like A Rolling Stone              13 13 13 13 13    13 13
It Ain't Me, Babe              AB 14 14 14    14    14          14       14
If Not For You                        2              2
Simple Twist Of Fate                  4                11              4
Most Likely You Go Your Way           5                    4
Shelter From The Storm                6
Love Minus Zero/No Limit       AB     9                 9
Joey                                 11
Lay Lady Lay                             2  2  2
Tombstone Blues                          6        6  5     6        6  6
Gates Of Eden                  AB        8        8                 8
I Shall Be Released                     11          15
Ballad Of A Thin Man                    12       13             13          13
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight                   5                             2  2
Masters Of War                 AB           8  8        8        8     8  8  8
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue   AB           9  9           9        9
God Knows                                  10 10    10       10
Never Gonna Be The Same Again              11 11             11
Obviously Five Believers                   12 12    12    12 12    12
The Times They Are A-Changin'  AB          14    14          14             14
Pledging My Time                               5                 5
Positively 4th Street                             4             12
Ring Them Bells                                  11
I Don't Believe You                                  4
Lonesome Death Of Hattie CarrolAB                    9
She Belongs To Me                                   11    11             11
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35                           16                   15
Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)                           2           2
Watching The River Flow                                 6
It Takes A Lot To Laugh                                12              2
My Back Pages                  AB                      14 14
Tears Of Rage                                              5
Desolation Row                 AB                          8
Lenny Bruce                                               13
Queen Jane Approximately                                      4
Jokerman                                                      5    10
Stuck Inside Of Mobile                                       13 10    12
To Ramona                      AB                                9     9     9
I And I                                                         11
Born In Time                                                        4
I'll Remember You                                                  11
Knockin' On Heaven's Door                                          13 13 13
One Too Many Mornings          AB                                  14
Every Grain Of Sand                                                   11
You're A Big Girl Now                                                        4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues                                                  5
In The Garden                                                               11

Total # of songs                  14 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 14 14 13 15 14

                                May                 June
                                 31  2  3  4  6  7 15 16 17 19 21 22 24 25 Tot

Crash On The Levee                1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1           26
I Want You                           2                 2                     6
All Along The Watchtower          3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  29
Just Like A Woman                    4           4     4  4                 11
Silvio                            6  6  5  6  6  6  5  6  5  5  6  6  5  5  23
Shooting Star                              5                                 2
Mr. Tambourine Man            AB  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  7  6  6  7  7        27
Boots Of Spanish Leather      AB           8                                 5
Don't Think Twice, It's All RiAB  9        9           9              8      9
Seeing The Real You At Last      10    10       10    10  9 11    10        20
Man In The Long Black Coat                                                   3
Highway 61 Revisited                13       12 12 11                12     10
Like A Rolling Stone             13    13    13    12 13          15    11  14
It Ain't Me, Babe             AB    14       14                              9
If Not For You                          2     2                 2            5
Simple Twist Of Fate                    4                                4   5
Most Likely You Go Your Way                                     5            3
Shelter From The Storm           11                                4         3
Love Minus Zero/No Limit      AB     9                    8                  4
Joey                                         11                      10      3
Lay Lady Lay                                                                 3
Tombstone Blues                                              9               7
Gates Of Eden                 AB  8     8                 7                  6
I Shall Be Released                       15                      13         4
Ballad Of A Thin Man                   12                12                  6
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight                     5              2               5
Masters Of War                AB     8        8  8  7  8     7     8        14
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue  AB        9     9     8                        7
God Knows                           10       10                10     9      8
Never Gonna Be The Same Again          11                      11            5
Obviously Five Believers         12 12    12          12 11                 11
The Times They Are A-Changin' AB       14       14                           6
Pledging My Time                                                      2      3
Positively 4th Street             5                                5  4      5
Ring Them Bells                                                              1
I Don't Believe You                        4                 4               3
Lonesome Death Of Hattie CarroAB                                             1
She Belongs To Me                                  10                        4
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35        15    15    15 15    15    12 15       13  10
Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)     2                       2                  4
Watching The River Flow                                                  2   2
It Takes A Lot To Laugh                 6           2              2    12   6
My Back Pages                 AB 14       14          14          14         6
Tears Of Rage                                                                1
Desolation Row                AB                                         7   2
Lenny Bruce                                                                  1
Queen Jane Approximately                                                     1
Jokerman                                                                     2
Stuck Inside Of Mobile                    10        9                        5
To Ramona                     AB                 9           8               5
I And I                                                                      1
Born In Time                                  4                              2
I'll Remember You                   11          11          10               4
Knockin' On Heaven's Door           15          13             13    11      7
One Too Many Mornings         AB                                   9     8   3
Every Grain Of Sand                                                          1
You're A Big Girl Now                                                        1
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues          5           5     5                     4
In The Garden                                                                1
Under The Red Sky                 4                                          1
If You See Her, Say Hello                  2     2                           2
I Believe In You                          11          11 10                  3
Cat's In The Well                         13                      12         2
Dignity                                             4                        1
License To Kill                                                 4            1
Visions Of Johanna            AB                                8            1
Girl From The North Country   AB                                9     7      2
Unbelievable                                                   12            1
Tangled Up In Blue            AB                               14     6      2
Drifter's Escape                                                   1  1  1   3
What Good Am I?                                                   11    10   2
Mama, You Been On My Mind     AB                                         6   1
Maggie's Farm                                                            9   1
Total # of songs                 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 15 12 12 15 15 12 13 408



  Alphabetic song chart:
                                                      May
                                  10 12 13 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 28 30

All Along The Watchtower           3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
Ballad Of A Thin Man                    12       13             13          13
Boots Of Spanish Leather       AB  8  8              8        8
Born In Time                                                        4
Cat's In The Well
Crash On The Levee                 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
Desolation Row                 AB                          8
Dignity
Don't Think Twice, It's All RigAB  9     9        9           9           9
Drifter's Escape
Every Grain Of Sand                                                   11
Gates Of Eden                  AB        8        8                 8
Girl From The North Country    AB
God Knows                                  10 10    10       10
Highway 61 Revisited              12 12          12                      12 12
I And I                                                         11
I Believe In You
I Don't Believe You                                  4
I Shall Be Released                     11          15
I Want You                         2              2           2  2
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight                   5                             2  2
I'll Remember You                                                  11
If Not For You                        2              2
If You See Her, Say Hello
In The Garden                                                               11
It Ain't Me, Babe              AB 14 14 14    14    14          14       14
It Takes A Lot To Laugh                                12              2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue   AB           9  9           9        9
Joey                                 11
Jokerman                                                      5    10
Just Like A Woman                  4     4  4  4        4        4        4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues                                                  5
Knockin' On Heaven's Door                                          13 13 13
Lay Lady Lay                             2  2  2
Lenny Bruce                                               13
License To Kill
Like A Rolling Stone              13 13 13 13 13    13 13
Lonesome Death Of Hattie CarrolAB                    9
Love Minus Zero/No Limit       AB     9                 9
Maggie's Farm
Mama, You Been On My Mind      AB
Man In The Long Black Coat        11                       2              5
Masters Of War                 AB           8  8        8        8     8  8  8
Most Likely You Go Your Way           5                    4
Mr. Tambourine Man             AB  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
My Back Pages                  AB                      14 14
Never Gonna Be The Same Again              11 11             11
Obviously Five Believers                   12 12    12    12 12    12
One Too Many Mornings          AB                                  14
Pledging My Time                               5                 5
Positively 4th Street                             4             12
Queen Jane Approximately                                      4
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35                           16                   15
Ring Them Bells                                  11
Seeing The Real You At Last       10 10 10  6  6 10  6 10 10     6    10  6 10
Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)                           2           2
She Belongs To Me                                   11    11             11
Shelter From The Storm                6
Shooting Star                      6
Silvio                             5     5        5     5     6     5  5 10  6
Simple Twist Of Fate                  4                11              4
Stuck Inside Of Mobile                                       13 10    12
Tangled Up In Blue             AB
Tears Of Rage                                              5
The Times They Are A-Changin'  AB          14    14          14             14
To Ramona                      AB                                9     9     9
Tombstone Blues                          6        6  5     6        6  6
Unbelievable
Under The Red Sky
Visions Of Johanna             AB
Watching The River Flow                                 6
What Good Am I?
You're A Big Girl Now                                                        4

Total # of songs                  14 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 14 14 13 15 14

                                May                 June
                                 31  2  3  4  6  7 15 16 17 19 21 22 24 25 Tot

All Along The Watchtower          3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  29
Ballad Of A Thin Man                   12                12                  6
Boots Of Spanish Leather      AB           8                                 5
Born In Time                                  4                              2
Cat's In The Well                         13                      12         2
Crash On The Levee                1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1           26
Desolation Row                AB                                         7   2
Dignity                                             4                        1
Don't Think Twice, It's All RiAB  9        9           9              8      9
Drifter's Escape                                                   1  1  1   3
Every Grain Of Sand                                                          1
Gates Of Eden                 AB  8     8                 7                  6
Girl From The North Country   AB                                9     7      2
God Knows                           10       10                10     9      8
Highway 61 Revisited                13       12 12 11                12     10
I And I                                                                      1
I Believe In You                          11          11 10                  3
I Don't Believe You                        4                 4               3
I Shall Be Released                       15                      13         4
I Want You                           2                 2                     6
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight                     5              2               5
I'll Remember You                   11          11          10               4
If Not For You                          2     2                 2            5
If You See Her, Say Hello                  2     2                           2
In The Garden                                                                1
It Ain't Me, Babe             AB    14       14                              9
It Takes A Lot To Laugh                 6           2              2    12   6
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue  AB        9     9     8                        7
Joey                                         11                      10      3
Jokerman                                                                     2
Just Like A Woman                    4           4     4  4                 11
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues          5           5     5                     4
Knockin' On Heaven's Door           15          13             13    11      7
Lay Lady Lay                                                                 3
Lenny Bruce                                                                  1
License To Kill                                                 4            1
Like A Rolling Stone             13    13    13    12 13          15    11  14
Lonesome Death Of Hattie CarroAB                                             1
Love Minus Zero/No Limit      AB     9                    8                  4
Maggie's Farm                                                            9   1
Mama, You Been On My Mind     AB                                         6   1
Man In The Long Black Coat                                                   3
Masters Of War                AB     8        8  8  7  8     7     8        14
Most Likely You Go Your Way                                     5            3
Mr. Tambourine Man            AB  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  7  6  6  7  7        27
My Back Pages                 AB 14       14          14          14         6
Never Gonna Be The Same Again          11                      11            5
Obviously Five Believers         12 12    12          12 11                 11
One Too Many Mornings         AB                                   9     8   3
Pledging My Time                                                      2      3
Positively 4th Street             5                                5  4      5
Queen Jane Approximately                                                     1
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35        15    15    15 15    15    12 15       13  10
Ring Them Bells                                                              1
Seeing The Real You At Last      10    10       10    10  9 11    10        20
Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)     2                       2                  4
She Belongs To Me                                  10                        4
Shelter From The Storm           11                                4         3
Shooting Star                              5                                 2
Silvio                            6  6  5  6  6  6  5  6  5  5  6  6  5  5  23
Simple Twist Of Fate                    4                                4   5
Stuck Inside Of Mobile                    10        9                        5
Tangled Up In Blue            AB                               14     6      2
Tears Of Rage                                                                1
The Times They Are A-Changin' AB       14       14                           6
To Ramona                     AB                 9           8               5
Tombstone Blues                                              9               7
Unbelievable                                                   12            1
Under The Red Sky                 4                                          1
Visions Of Johanna            AB                                8            1
Watching The River Flow                                                  2   2
What Good Am I?                                                   11    10   2
You're A Big Girl Now                                                        1
Total # of songs                 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 15 12 12 15 15 12 13 408



  5.5.3 Statistics
  ----------------

  Shows:

  Number of shows:                        29
  Number of circulating shows:            29
  Number of circulating & complete shows: 29
  Number of unique shows:                 29      (1)
  Number of different shows:              29      (2)

  Number of different songs:              73      (3)
  Number of unique songs:                 73      (4)
  Number of performed songs:             408
  Mean number of performed songs:         14

  Variation:                              5.2     (5)

    (1)   a show is unique if no other show has the same songs in the same
          order
    (2)   a show is different from another show if the set of songs are
          different, regardless of order.
    (3)   electric and acoustic versions are counted as different songs.
    (4)   a song is counted as unique regardless of how it is performed;
    (5)   variation is computed as the ratio between number of different
          songs and mean number of performed songs.

  Songs:
                  # of                     # of
                  songs         %          perf.           %
  Electric         55          75.3%        298          73.0%
  Acoustic         18          24.7%        110          27.0%

  Albums           72          98.6%        403          98.8%
  Singles           1           1.4%          5           1.2%
  Covers            0           0.0%          0           0.0%


  5.5.4 Comments
  --------------
  Palm Desert 5/15:
  Live debut of Obviously Five Believers.
  Second live version of Never Gonna Be The Same Again. The only previous
  version is from Melbourne, Australia, February 21, 1986.

  Los Angeles 5/17:
  First live version of Pledging My Time since September 9, 1990 in Austin,
  Texas.

  Philadelphia 6/21:
  First Vision Of Johanna since Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 3, 1992.

  Philadelphia 6/22:
  First Drifter's Escape since November 11, 1992 at Clearwater, Florida.

  Guests
  -------
  Los Angeles 5/19  Sheryl Crow guitar & shared vocal on I Shall Be Released.
  Washington 6/25   Jerry Garcia guitar on It Takes A Lot To Laugh &
                    Rainy day Women.

  BobTalk
  -------
  San Diego 5/10:
  "Thank you! We're getting out of here right now. I want to introduce the
  drummer. Everybody thinks he is Ice-T, but he's not! That's Winston Watson
  now playing drums. On steel guitar it's Bucky Baxter, he also drives the
  bus. On bass guitar Tony Garnier. We're gonna get out of here right now.
  Places to be and things to do!" (band credits before Highway 61 Revisited).

  Santa Barbara 5/20:
  "I want to say hello to my buddy Hoyt Axton, who is here tonight. He's one
  of the best songwriters and singers of all times.
  (after Love Minus Zero/No Limit).

  Portland 6/6:
  "Thank you. Guitar player over here on the right, he's from ... I'm not
  gonna tell you how old he is, he's from Memphis, that ought to give you
  some kind of clue, J.J. Jackson! Playing the drums tonight it's Winston
  Watson. It's cold up here, it's cold up here, my motel room was really
  cold, Winston called me in the middle of the night, said his shirt, eh..
  his sheets had turned blue. Anyway, on the steel guitar, mandolin and a
  bunch of other things back there, he's a child prodigy actually former
  mayor of Bluefield, West Virginia, Bucky Baxter. On bass guitar, ha-ha,
  bass guitar tonight, Tony Garnier. I'm not gonna say nothin' about Tony
  except that he once tried to milk a cow with a monkey wrench. I'm not
  gonna tell you what sign he is either. (before Highway 61 Revisited).

  Philadelphia 6/21:
  "On the guitar tonight, I'm not gonna tell you how old he is though, he
  lives in Memphis, that ought to give you some clue, J.J. Jackson. On the
  drums Winston Watson. I thought that guy was Ice-T when I hired him.
  Anyway, he's so good, so I simply didn't care about it. Over on the steel
  guitar and a bunch of other stuff, former mayor of Bluefield, West
  Virginia, Bucky Baxter. He was a fine looking, fine looking young man when
  he joined me, and there's a lot of miles on him now. On bass guitar
  tonight, Bucky Baxter. I'm not gonna tell you anything about Tony either.
  I don't know anything about him. I know he milked a cow with a monkey
  wrench. Alright, we're gonna do this one and get out of here, it is in A.
  (before Unbelievable).

  Recommended shows
  -----------------
  Los Angeles 5/19, Philadelphia 6/21, Washington 6/25.

  Tapes
  -----
  There are good and complete audience tapes from all shows. Monterey,
  Highgate and the Washington shows also circulate as PA-tapes.

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