world extensively with Dylan for a period during the mid-eighties. At the Dylan event, Petty & The Heartbreakers - guitarist Mike a b c d e f g h Heylin, Clinton (2009). Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan 1957–1973. Chicago Review Press. pp.206–208. ISBN 978-1-55652-843-9. Vedder, who blissfully watched rehearsals for the concert from the front row of a nearly empty Madison Square Garden, proved with his wonderfully

Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan are clearly two kindred spirits. Recently the pair collaborated on "Heartland" from Nelson's new Across The television special taped at the Grand Ole Opry in 1969. Cas and Dylan's duet on "Girl Of The North Country" was featured on Dylan's groundbreaking

Authenticity could have been a buzzword of the evening, particularly for the folk artists such as Richie Havens or Dylan’s own heroes The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Lou Reed, too, is almost disarmingly real with his epic reading of the densely-written yet utterly enigmatic blues/cautionary tale “Foot of Pride.” The Infidels outtake mashes up religious allusions and all-too-real evocations of the worst humanity has to offer, and Reed brought his trademark no-nonsense, street-level grit to its evocative lyrics. a b c Rogovoy, S. (2009). Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet. Scribner. p.70. ISBN 978-1-4165-5915-3. from Dylan's 1968 album John Wesley Harding. Kristofferson - one of the many gifted and literate young singer-songwriters of the sixties

The traditionally show-stopping Eric Clapton, who performed a duet with Dylan on "Sign Language" from his No Reason To Cry album in John Mellencamp, who's been covering "Like A Rolling Stone" in concert for years, bravely took on the Dylan classic early in the show and Bob Dylan’s 2012 Tempest showed that the fire in his belly has yet to be extinguished, and the only predictable quality about the artist is his steadfast unpredictability. But if it’s impossible to say what the future will bring for Dylan, the reissue of The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration is a worthwhile occasion to raise a glass to absent friends and savor a most remarkable body of work. Dylan once wrote, “It’s not dark yet...but it’s getting there.” But this triumphant, all-star 1992 evening could well turn out to be just the halfway point in the career of Bob Dylan. Newport Folk Festival in 1964, and went on to record a session together in Nashville in 1969. The normally T.V.-shy Dylan even appeared on a CashThe riveting acoustic rendition of "Masters Of War" by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready, was arguably the evenings most pleasant surprise. These two young Dylan fans didn't need any loud Seattle sonics to get across Dylan's pointed protest classic from "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." Vedder, who blissfully watched rehearsals for the concert from the front row of a nearly empty Madison Square Garden, proved with his wonderfully intense interpretation that when it comes to a great song, there's no such thing as a generation gap. to make the song her own with a radiant performance at the Dylan event, featuring some prominent keyboard assistance from Paul Shaffer. The delivered a fairly faithful and altogether convincing cover featuring strong vocal help from Pat Peterson and Sue Medley. Joining