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The War and Peace of Rock and Roll. ??Bob Dylan
In 1975, as Bob Dylan emerged from eight years of seclusion, hedreamed of putting together a traveling music show that would trekacross the country like a psychedelic carnival. The dream becamereality, and On the Road with Bob Dylan is the ultimatebehind-the-scenes look at what happened when Dylan and the RollingThunder Revue took to the streets of America.
With the intimate detail of a diary, Larry "Ratso" Sloman??smesmerizing de*ion of the legendary tour both transports us toa celebrated period in rock history and provides us with a vividsnapshot of Dylan during this extraordinary time. This reissue ofthe 1978 classic resonates more than ever as it chronicles one ofthe most glittering rock circuses ever assembled, with a cast thatincludes Joan Baez, Robbie Robertson, Joni Mitchell, AllenGinsberg, Ramblin?? Jack Elliott, and a wild entourage of groupies,misfits, sinners, and saints who trailed along for the ride. Slomancandidly captures the all-night revelry and musical prowess??fromthe backstage antics to impromptu jams??that made the tour a nearlymystical experience.
In 1975, as Bob Dylan emerged from eight years of seclusion, hedreamed of putting together a traveling music show that would trekacross the country like a psychedelic carnival. The dream becamereality, and On the Road with Bob Dylan is the ultimatebehind-the-scenes look at what happened when Dylan and the RollingThunder Revue took to the streets of America.
With the intimate detail of a diary, Larry "Ratso" Sloman??smesmerizing de*ion of the legendary tour both transports us toa celebrated period in rock history and provides us with a vividsnapshot of Dylan during this extraordinary time. This reissue ofthe 1978 classic resonates more than ever as it chronicles one ofthe most glittering rock circuses ever assembled, with a cast thatincludes Joan Baez, Robbie Robertson, Joni Mitchell, AllenGinsberg, Ramblin?? Jack Elliott, and a wild entourage of groupies,misfits, sinners, and saints who trailed along for the ride. Slomancandidly captures the all-night revelry and musical prowess??fromthe backstage antics to impromptu jams??that made the tour a nearlymystical experience.