Elton John - 1997-09-19 - VH1 Storytellers, New Orleans, LA (TV SBD)

Elton John 

1997-09-19

VH-1 Storytellers

House of Blues

New Orleans, LA

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Your Song 

02. talk 

03. Talking Old Soldiers 

04. talk

05. I Don't Wanna Go On With You like That 

06. talk 

07. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

08. talk 

09. Daniel

10. talk 

11. Levon 

12. talk 

13. Something About The Way You Look Tonight 

14. talk 

15. Long Way From Happiness

16. talk 

17. Bennie And The Jets 

18. talk 

19. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 

20. talk 

21. Take Me To The Pilot 

22. talk 

23. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 

Elton John - 1997-09-19 - VH1 Storytellers, New Orleans, LA (TV SBD)

1997: In 1996, VH1 launched Storytellers, a program in which artists performed in front of a small audience, and recounted stories about their music, writing experiences and memories. The show had its hey day between its debut and 2002, when 67 of its 98 episodes aired. This soundboard recording captures Elton John's appearance on Storytellers, from New Orleans on September 19, 1997, 29 years ago today. Elton was promoting his just about to be released album, The Big Picture, his 26th studio disc at that point in his career. The album was dedicated to Elton John’s friend, popular fashion designer Gianni Versace, who was murdered a few months before the album's release. The album did well commercially, reaching #9 in the US on the Billboard charts and climbing all the way to #3 in the UK. Despite that success, Elton’s long time friend and lyricist Bernie Taupin, considered this disc his least favorite of all their collaborations. Note: This is another test of Buzzheavier  - see our September 15 post for more details. NOTE 2 - originally an issue with the link - fixed as of  9 am Eastern, September 19.

Men At Work - 1997-09-18 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (TV SBD)

Men At Work
1997-09-18
The Metropolitan
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
TV Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Video Below

01. Overkill
02. No Sign Of Yesterday
03. Catch A Star
04. Blue For You
05. Who Can It Be Now
06. Into My Life
07. Can't Take This Town
08. Down Under
09. I don't Miss You Now
10. It's A Mistake
11. Be Good Johnny

Men At Work - 1997-09-18 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (TV SBD)

1997: In 1981, Men At Work, a then unknown band from Australia led by quirky singer Colin Hay, burst onto the music scence with two singels that both reached #1 on the Billboard charts in the US, Who Can It be Now and Down Under. Videos for the two songs also received extensive airplay on the then fledling music video channel, MTv.  The success of the singles drove the band's debut album, Business As Usual, to the top spot on the charts in the US, where it spent 15 weeks.  The band never quite acheived the same success again, Their follow up album, Cargo, released in 1983, went to #3 on the charts, with 2 singles reaching the top 10, Overkill at #3 and It's A Mistake at #6.  Their 3rd disc, Two Hearts, released in 1985 only reached #50 on the charts and failed to produce a top 10 single.  By 1986, the band was defunct with Hay pursuing a solo career.  Some 10 years later, Hay reformed the band, in large part due to demand for a reunion from a staunch fan base in South America.  The toured that continent in late 1996, then returned again in 1997. This TV soundbaord recording captures Men At Work in Rio on September 18, 1997, 29 years ago today. Note: The video is dated October 29, 1997 which the broadcast date, not the actual concert date.  Note 2: This is another test of Buzzheavier  - see our September 15 post for more details. note 3: New link is up as of 7:30 am Eastern on September 19

Neil Young - 1997-08-10 - Saratoga, NY (SBD)

Neil Young 

& Crazy Horse

1997-08-10

Horde Festival

Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Slip Away

02. Down By The River

03. Crime In The City

04. From Hank To Hendrix

05. The Needle And The Damage Done

06. Ohio

07. Throw Your Hatred Down

08. Big Time

09. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

10. Sedan Delivery

11. Piece Of Crap

12. Mansion On The Hill

Neil Young - 1997-08-10 - Saratoga, NY (SBD)

In addition to seeing Neil with CSNY in April 2000, I've seen him on 5 other occasions, 3 solo acoustic shows (1989, 1992 and 199), and 2 concerts with Crazy Horse, in Godfather of Grunge mode in 1991 and a presentation of Greendale in 2004. You never quite knew what you would get when you went to see Mr. Young.

Speaking of Crazy Horse, in 1996, Neil Young reunited with on again, off again backing band to record the album Broken Arrow. Filled with hard edged tunes featuring extended jams, Broken Arrow was another in a sting of albums that featured Neil’s electric side. In fact the only album in that decade that highlighted his acoustic folk tunes was Harvest Moon in 1992. Otherwise in the 1990’s, Neil was working with The Horse, Pearl Jam, and Sonic Youth to test just how loud he could play and how much feedback he could generate. Neil and Crazy Horse went on the road support of Broken Arrow including headlining the 1997 HORDE Tour, a fitting role for the man nicknamed the Godfather of Grunge. as npted above. This soundboard captures Neil on August 10, 1997, 17 years ago today in Saratoga. Download this one, and be sure to turn it up loud when you listen!

James Tayor - 1997-06-25 - New York, NY (SBD)

James Taylor

1997-06-25

A&E Live by Request

Sony Music Studios

New York, NY

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Something In The Way She Moves

02. Song Intro

03. Your Smiling Face

04. Song Intro

05. Walking Man

06. Song Intro

07. Copperline

08. Song Intro

09. Jump Up Behind Me

10. Song Intro

11. Shower the People

12. Song Intro

13. Secret O'Life

14. Song Intro

15. A Little More Time With You

16. Song Intro

17. Frozen Man

18. Song Intro

19. Carolina In My Mind

20. Song Intro

21. You've Got A Friend

22. Song Intro

23. Shed A little Light

24. Band introduction

25. Song Intro

26. Fire & Rain

xx. Sweet Baby James (missing)

xx. Ananas (missing)

James Tayor - 1997-06-25 - New York, NY (SBD)

I saw James Taylor for the first time just a year ago, on August 20, 2025, at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel.  I hadn't been to that venue in a quarter of a century, since I saw the Go Gos' there in 2000.  The reason - I hate the corporate changes made to the Arts Center. Once a place where for $5 you could sit on the lawn and picnic, now they charge you for everything from early admisson to parking close to the exit.  I put aside my hatred though to see JT  - and it was worth it. He played a set filled with classics under a moonlit sky - a perfect summer evening of song.

In any event, this soundboard recording captures JT on A&E's Love By Request programon June 25, 1997, 29 years ago today. Launched in 1996, Live By Request featured artists playing before a small studio auience where the set list was determined by viewings calling in to the show.

James Taylor - 1997-05-31 - VH-1 Storytellers, New York, NY (TV SBD)

James Taylor 

1997-05-31 

VH-1 Storytellers 

VH-1 Studios

New York, NY

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. talk 

02. Carolina in My Mind 

03. talk 

04. Sweet Baby James 

05. talk 

06. Jump Up Behind Me 

07. talk 

08. Mexico 

09. talk 

10. Mona 

11. talk 

12 Enough To Be On Your Way 

13. talk 

14. Little More Time With You

15. talk 

16. Steamroller 

17. Copperline 

18. talk

19. The Frozen Man

20. talk

21. Riding On The Railroad 

22. talk 

23. Hangnail 

24. talk 

25. Fire And Rain

26. talk 

27. Another Day

28. talk 

29. Line 'Em Up 

30. talk 

31. Valentine's Day 

32. talk 

33. Mudslide Slim And The Blue Horizon 

James Taylor - 1997-05-31 - VH-1 Storytellers, New York, NY (TV SBD)

In 1996 VH1 launched Storytellers, a program in which artists performed in front of a small audience, and recounted stories about their music, writing experiences and memories. The show had its hey day between its debut and 2002, when 67 of its 98 episodes aired. This soundboard recording captures James Taylor's edition of the show, recorded in New York on May 31, 1997, 29 years ago today. Taylor had recently released the studio album "Hourglass," his first studio album in six years. It was seen as a comeback for him, both commercially and critically. The disc was his first Top Ten album in the U.S. in 16 years, selling over a million copies. It also won him a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. Note: a thanks to Albums That Should Exist for the original files. 

WCBS-FM 25th Anniversary Concert - 1997-04-26 - Radio City, NY, NY (FM)

WCBS-FM 25th Anniversary Concert

1997-04-26

Radio City Music Hall

New York, NY

WCBS-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Felix Cavaliere's Rascals:

01. Introductions by Bill Brown and Don Reed

02. Play Our Oldies Mr DJ (by Amy & The Chefs)

03. DJ Talking

04. Have A Good Time

05. Been Lonely Too Long

06. Midnight Hour

07. Groovin'

08. It's a Beautiful Morning

09. People Got To Be Free

10. Good Lovin'

Ronnie Spector:

01. DJ Introduction by Cousin Brucie

02. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love

03. Baby I Love You

04. Do I Love You

05. Say Goodbye To Hollywood

06. So Young

07. The Best Part Of Breakin' Up

08. Walking In The Rain

19. Be My Baby

10. Take Me Home Tonight

11. DJ Talking

Little Anthony & The Imperials

01. Tears On My Pillow

02. A New Attitude

Dion:

01. DJ Introduction

02. I Wonder Why

03. The Wanderer

04. Prima Donna

05. Love Came To Me

06. Ruby

07. Teenager In Love

08. Lovers Who Wander

09. Drip Drop 

10. Run Around Sue

Frankie Valli:

01. DJ Introduction

02. Who Loves You

03. Workin' My Way Back To You

04. Dawn (Go Away)

05. I've Got You Under My Skin

06. Grease

07. Oh What A Night

08. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

09. Sherry

10. Walk Like A Man

11. Big Girls

12. Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)

13. Rag Doll

14. DJ Outro

WCBS-FM 25th Anniversary Concert - 1997-04-26 - Radio City, NY, NY (FM)

In July 1972, WCBS-FM in New York abandoned its rock and roll format having lost the ratings war with WNEW-FM and WPLJ-FM, and became one of the first stations in the US to adopt an "oldies" format.  That change proved to be ratings magic, and WCBS became one of the highest rated stations in New York for the next quarter century. WCBS celebrated 25 years as an oldies station with a concert, at Radio City Music Hall on April 26, 1997, 29 years ago today, with a concert that featured 5 performers who would all be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:

• Felix Cavaliere: Inducted just a few days after this concert as a member of The Rascals, who put aside years of differences to perform People Got To Be Free.  Other members of the class of 1997 included Buffalo Springfield, CSN, and Joni Mitchell.
• Ronnie Spector: Inducted in 2007 as a member of the Ronettes.  Other artists inducted that year included R.E.M, Patti Smith and Van Halen.
• Little Anthony & The Imperials: Inducted in 2009, alongside Jeff Beck, Metallica, and Run DMC, just to name a few.
• Dion Dimucci: Inducted in 1989, along with the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and The Temptations.
• Frankie Valli: Inducted in 1990 as a member of the Four Seasons, along with The Who, Bobby Darin, The Four Tops, The Kinks, The Platters, Simon & Garfunkel, and Louis Armstrong, just to name a few. For the ceremony, the original lineup of the Four Seasons reunited for the first time since the mid-1960s and sang together for what would be the last time.  

The whole show, of course, was broadcast live on WCBS-FM! By the way, with the exception of a 2 years stint from 2005 to 2007 where the station featured the ill fated JACK-FM concept, the station has stayed true to its oldies format (though the songs now are more 1970s,1980s and 1990s than 1950s and 1960s) and continues to be one of the most listened to stations in the New York area.

Sheryl Crow - 1997-03-12 - Chicago, IL (FM)

Sheryl Crow 

1997-03-12

Park West

Chicago, IL

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hard To Make a Stand

02. Everyday Is A Winding Road

03. Leaving Las Vegas

04. A Change Would Do You Good

05. Run, Baby, Run

06. If It Makes You Happy

07. Sweet Rosalyn

08. Redemption Day

09. Can't Cry Anymore

10. All I Wanna Do

11. The Na-Na Song

12. I Shall Believe

Encore:

13. Strong Enough

14. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man*

15. Pale Blue Eyes*

*with Adam Duritz and Charlie Gillingham

Sheryl Crow - 1997-03-12 - Chicago, IL (FM)

1990s - #3: When your debut album goes to #3 on the Billboard charts, and wins 3 Grammys, as Tuesday Night Music Club did, you've established quite a standard for future releases. For Sheryl Crow, however, that hardly seemed to be an issue. In 1996, her self-titled second disc went to # 6 on the charts, earned her 2 more Grammys, and included such hits as Everyday Is A Winding Road, If It Makes You Happy and Hard To Make A Stand. The album also received significant critical acclaim. For example, the Village Voice ranked it at #26 in its list of the best albums of 1996. Rolling Stone selected it as one of the essential albums of the 1990s while also naming it the 44th greatest album of all time by a female artist. This soundboard recording captures Sheryl in Chicago on March 12,1997, 29 years ago today, on tour in support of her 2nd album.

Sheryl Crow - 1997-02-21 - Roseland, NY, NY (SBD)

Sheryl Crow

1997-02-21

Roseland

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Including

01. Superstar

02. Home

03. All I Wanna Do

04. The Na-Na Song

05. I Shall Believe

06. Strong Enough

07. Ticket To Ride (w/ Jacob Dylan)

08. Brand New Heartache (w/ Emmylou Harris)

09. Evangeline (w/ Emmylou Harris & Levon Helm)

10. Pale Blue Eyes (w/ Jacob Dylan, Emmylou Harris & Levon Helm)

11. Not Fade Away (w/ Jacob Dylan, Emmylou Harris & Levon Helm) >

12. Willie and the Hand Jive (w/ Jacob Dylan, Emmylou Harris & Levon Helm)

13. The Weight (w/ Jacob Dylan, Emmylou Harris & Levon Helm)

Sheryl Crow - 1997-02-21 - Roseland, NY, NY (SBD)

Sheryl 1997 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back set featuring Sheryl Crow in 1997.  This one is a soundbaord reocrding from New York from February 21, 1997, 29 years ago today.  Sheryl gets some help from special guests Jakob Dylan, Levon Helm, and Emmylou Harris during the last 7 songs of the show.

Sheryl Crow - 1997-02-20 - Upper Darby, PA (SBD)

Sheryl Crow

1997-02-20

Tower Theatre, 

Upper Darby, PA 

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. It's Hard To Make A Stand

02. Everyday Is A Winding Road > Leaving Las Vegas

03. Run, Baby Run

04. A Change Would Do You Good

05. Redemption Day

06. On The Outside

07. Can't Cry Anymore

08. Maybe Angels

09. All I Wanna Do

10. Na Na Song

11. I Shall Believe

12. Strong Enough

13. Ticket To Ride *

14. crowd & encore break

15. Don't Cry No Tears *

16. The Last Time *

*with Jakob Dylan

Sheryl Crow - 1997-02-20 - Upper Darby, PA (SBD)

Sheryl 1997 - Back To Back - #1:  When your debut album goes to #3 on the Billboard charts, and wins 3 Grammys, as Tuesday Night Music Club did, you've established quite a standard for future releases. For Sheryl Crow, however, that hardly seemed to be an issue. In 1996, her self-titled second disc went to # 6 on the charts, earned her 2 more Grammys, and included such hits as Everyday Is A Winding Road, If It Makes You Happy and Hard To Make A Stand. The album also received significant critical acclaim. For example, the Village Voice ranked it at #26 in its list of the best albums of 1996. Rolling Stone selected it as one of the essential albums of the 1990s while also naming it the 44th greatest album of all time by a female artist. This soundboard recording captures Sheryl at the tower Theatre on February 20, 1997, 29 years ago today, on tour in support of her 2nd album. Shery is joined for 3 songs by Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers, who were leading in for Sheryl on this tour.  Download this one, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back To Back set.

Bob Dylan - 1997-12-08 - New York, NY (SBD)

Bob Dylan

1997-12-08

Irving Plaza

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Maggie's Farm

02. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

03. Cold Irons Bound 

04. You're A Big Girl Now 

05. Can't Wait 

06. Silvio 

07. Cocaine Blues 

08. To Ramona 

09. Tangled Up In Blue 

10. White Dove 

11. I And I 

CD 2:

01. 'Til I Fell In Love With You 

02. Highway 61 Revisited 

03. Don't Think Twice 

04. Love Sick 

05. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Bonus Tracks

1996-06-29

Prince's Trust Concert 

London, UK

06. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 

07. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 

08. Silvio 

09. Positively Fourth Street 

10. Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan - 1997-12-08 - New York, NY (SBD)

I've seen Bob Dylan on 3 occasions - with the Grateful Dead serving as his back up band for a set in 1987 (after the Dead played 2 sets of their own!), as a headliner in 1989, and as the lead in band for the Dead in 1995, their last tour before Jerry Garcia passed away. 

This soundboard recording captures Dylan 2 years after the last time I saw him, at Irving Plaza in New York on December 8, 1997, 28 years ago today. 

Eric Clapton - 1997-10-14 - Tokyo, Japan (Ex Aud)

Eric Clapton

1997-10-14

Budokan

Tokyo, Japan

Excelent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Layla

02. Change The World

03. Nobody Knows You

04. Tears In Heaven

05. Going Down Slow

06. Broken Hearted

07. Pilgrim

08. Sick & Tired

09. I Shot The Sheriff

10. Wonderful Tonight

CD 2:

01. Tore Down

02. Have You Ever Loved A Woman

03. Cocaine

04. Tearing Us Apart

05. Old Love

06. Sunshine Of Your Love

07. Everyday I Have The Blues

08. Before You Accuse Me

Eric Clapton - 1997-10-14 - Tokyo, Japan (Ex Aud)

EC 1997 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back set featuring Eric Clapton in Japan in 1997.  This one is an excellent audience recording that captures the second night of the tour on October 14, 1997, 28 years ago today. 

Eric Clapton - 1997-10-13 - Tokyo, Japan (Ex Aud)

Eric Clapton

1997-10-13

Budokan

Tokyo, Japan

Excelent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Layla

02. Change The World

03. Nobody Knows You

04. Tears In Heaven

05. Going Down Slow

06. Broken Hearted

07. Pilgrim

08. Sick & Tired

09. I Shot The Sheriff

10. Wonderful Tonight

CD 2:

01. Tore Down

02. Have You Ever Loved A Woman

03. Cocaine

04. Tearing Us Apart

05. Old Love

06. Sunshine Of Your Love

07. Everyday I Have The Blues

08. Before You Accuse Me

Eric Clapton - 1997-10-13 - Tokyo, Japan (Ex Aud)

EC 1997 - Back To Back - #1: In 1997, Eric Clapton played 13 shows in Japan between October 13 and October 31. He started with 4 shows in Tokyo, the visited Fukuoka, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Nagoya, before returning to Tokyo for the last 4 shows of the tour. This excellent audience recording captures the first night of the tour on October 13, 1997, 28 years ago today. Download this one, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back To Back entry.

Billy Joel - 1997-09-11 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

Billy Joel 

1997-09-11

VH-1 Storytellers

Sony Studios

New York, NY

TV Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. talk 

02. River of Dreams 

03. talk 

04. Movin' Out 

05. talk 

06. Allentown 

07. talk 

08. Sunshine Of Your Love 

09. talk 

10. Purple Haze 

11. talk 

12. Honesty 

13. talk 

14. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant 

15. talk 

16. Just The Way You Are 

17. I Go To Extremes 

18. A Matter Of Trust 

19. talk 

20. No Man's Land 

21. talk 

22. Good Times, Bad Times

23. talk 

24. Summer, Highland Falls 

25. talk 

26. A Room Of Our Own 

27. Don't Ask Me Why 

28. talk 

29. A Hard Day's Night 

30. talk 

31. Gimme Some Lovin' 

32. talk 

33. Eroica Highlights and Discussion 

34. talk 

35. We Didn't Start The Fire 

Billy Joel - 1997-09-11 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

Billy Joel made his only Farm Aid appearance at the inaugural event in 1985, playing 2 songs of his own and backing Daryl Hall on another - we'll have that for you later this month!

This TV soundboard recording captures Billy on the VH1 Storytellers series on September 11, 1997, 12 years after Farm Aid and 28 years ago today. The program featured artists performing in front of a small audience, while recounting stories about their music, writing experiences and memories. The show had its hey day between its debut in 1996 and 2002, when 67 of its 98 episodes aired. Thanks to the blog Albums That Should Exist for the original files.

 

Los Lobos - 1997-08-24 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Los Lobos

1997-08-24

Goose Island Festival

Goose Island Brewery

Chicago, IL

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. WXRT DJ intro > 

02. I Got to Let You Know >

03. Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio

04. Maricela

05. Revolution

06. Colossal Head

07. That Train Don't Stop Here Anymore

08. Everybody Loves A Train

09. Angel Dance

10. I'm Tore Down

11. I Walk Alone

12. Kiko And The Lavender Moon

13. Soy Mexico Americano

14. Los Ojos de Pancha

15. Estoy Sentado Aqui

16. Georgia Slop

17. Don't Worry Baby (w/ band intros)

18. crowd

Encores:

19. encore break

20. Anselma

21. Volver, Volver

22. She's About a Mover

23. Bertha

Los Lobos - 1997-08-24 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Jerry Garcia was a huge fan of Los Lobos - in fact, a tape circulates of Jerry and Bob Weir playing with them in the parking lot before a show on July 2, 1989 in Foxboro. You can find video of  that that impromptu performance here. Los Lobos served as the lead in band for the Grateful Dead for several shows in both 1988 and 1989, including the July 9 and 10, 1989 shows at Giants stadium that I attended. They appeared on the 1991 album Deadicated, performing a cover of the Garcia/Hunter tune, Bertha. That tune, as well as West LA Fade Away became staples of Los Lobo’s concert set lists. Los Lobos also frequently played La Bamba > Good Lovin' > La Bamba, with the middle of that sandwich  being a tune the Dead frequently covered. At the legendary September 18, 1987 concert, I saw the Dead play the inverse of the combo, Good Lovin' > La Bamba > Good Lovin, with Garcia on vocals on the Ritchie Valens classic.  I've always suspected that song choice was influenced by Jerry's admiration for Los Lobos!

This soundboard recording captures Los Lobos on August 24, 1997, 28 years ago today, in Chicago. Given our theme this month, its only fitting they end the concert with Bertha!

Bob Dylan - 1997-08-23 - Vienna, VA (SBD)

Bob Dylan

1997-08-23

Wolftrap

Vienna, VA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Absolutely Sweet Marie

02. Man In The Long Black Coat

03. Tough Mama

04. Under The Red Sky

05. Sylvio

06. Stone Walls And Steel Bars

07. Mr. Tambourine Man

08. Tangled Up in Blue

CD 2:

01. Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

02. Blind Willie McTell

03. Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat

04. Like A Rolling Stone

05. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright

06. Alabama Getaway

Bob Dylan - 1997-08-23 - Vienna, VA (SBD)

Jerry Garcia's connections to Bob Dylan could fill a book. Garcia, both with the Dead and in his solo shows, made covers of Dylan tunes such as Maggie’s Farm, All Along The Watchtower, Stuck Inside of Mobile, Tangled Up In Blue, Quinn The Eskimo, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) and When I Paint My Masterpiece, just to name a few, staples of his live sets. In 2005, Rhino Records released a compilation disc entitled Garcia plays Dylan, featuring Jerry playing live versions of 18 different Dylan tunes either as a member of the Grateful Dead or at a solo show. It was a companion to an album entitled Postcards From The Hanging, released 3 years earlier, that featured 13 Dylan tunes as covered by the Grateful Dead, some with Bob Weir or Phil Lesh on vocals. Robert Hunter, Garcia's song writing partner,, co-wrote 2 songs on Dylan’s 1988 album, Down in The Groove. In 1987, Dylan and The Dead played 6 shows together, where the Dead opened with their material, then served as Dylan’s backing band for a closing set. In both 1986 and 1995, Dylan served as the lead-in band for several Dead concerts. He also made several guest appearances at their shows, most notably a February 12, 1989 show in Los Angeles and an October 17, 1994 performance in New York. Fittingly, when Bob Weir played a concert the same night his brother in music, Garcia, passed away, the song he chose to close the night was Dylan’s Knockin on Heaven’s Door. That's the very same song that Jerry played for the encore at my favorite Grateful Dead concert on September 18, 1987.

This post takes us back to 1997, when while on tour in the US, Bob Dylan was forced to cancel numerous dates after being hospitalized for a potentially fatal chest infection, called histoplasmosis. Since Dylan had embarked on what he called the Never Ending Tour in 1988, his 1997 hospital stay was his longest break from playing live. Dylan recovered, and continued to tour the US throughout August. This soundboard recording captures Dylan in Vienna VA, on August 23, 1997, 28 years ago today! By the way, the last tune of the night, Alabama Getaway, is a cover of a Grateful Dead tune sung by Garcia.  Fitting given our theme this month!

Neil Young - 1997-07-24 - H.O.R.D.E. Festival, Maryland Heights, MO (SBD)

Neil Young

& Crazy Horse

1997-07-24

H.O.R.D.E. Festival

Riverport Amphitheater

Maryland Heights, MO

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)

02. Crime In The City

03. Hippie Dream

04. Big Time

05. From Hank To Hendrix

06. The Needle And The Damage Done

07. Slip Away

08. Tonight's The Night

09. Sedan Delivery

Encores:

10. Piece Of Crap

11. Mansion On The Hill

Neil Young - 1997-07-24 - H.O.R.D.E. Festival, Maryland Heights, MO (SBD) 

The H.O.R.D.E. (or Horizons of Rock Developing Everywhere) Festival was a touring summer rock music festival originated by the musical group Blues Traveler in 1992. They were joined on the road that first year by Widespread Panic, The Samples, the Spin Doctors, the Aquarium Rescue Unit and Phish. Much like the Furthur festival, H.O.R.D.E. originally featured jam bands. In 1997, Blue Traveler did not partcipate in H.O.R.D.E., but passed the torch to Neil Young, who headlined all 30 dates. This soundboard recording captures Neil & Crazy Horse at the Maryland Heights stop on the tour, on July 24, 1997, 28 years ago today.

Furthur Festival - 1997-07-16 - Cincinnati, OH (SBD)

Furthur Festival

1997-07-16

Riverbend Ampitheater

Cincinnati, OH

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Moe.:

01. Rebubula

02. Yodelittle

03. Rebubula

04. Saint Augustine

Sherri Jackson:

01. Gonna Need Somebody

02. What I Want

03. Maple Tree

04. Time & Time

Ratdog:

01. Wang Dang Doodle

02. She Belongs To Me

03. I Know You Rider

04. West L.A. Fadeaway*

05. Look's Like Rain

06. Easy To Slip

07. Supplication Jam

08. Bass Jam

09. Supplication Jam > Easy To Slip Reprise

10. Cassidy Reprise

11. Touch Of Grey

*With Jorma Kaukonen

Jorma Kaukonen & Michael Falzarano:

01. Hesitation Blues

02. That'll Never Happen No More

03. Parchman Farm

04. Big Fish

Planet Drum:

01. ??

02. ??

03. ??

04. ??

05. ??

06. Fire On The Mountain

07. ??

08. Only The Strange Remain

09. ??

Arlo Guthrie:

01. Wake Up Dead

02. ??

03. ??

04. This Land Is Your Land

Bruce Hornsby:

01. What A Time

02. Jacob's Ladder

03. Fields Of Grey

04. Tango King

05. Sugaree

06. Rainbow's Cadillac

07. Mighty Quinn

08. Train To Cry > Mighty Quinn

Thrust Jam

01. Victim Or The Crime*

02. Maggie's Farm*

03. Keep On Truckin' Mama

*Audience Source

Black Crowes:

01. Tuning

02. High Head Blues

03. If It Ever Stops Raining

04. Jealous Again

05. How Much For Your Wings

06. Bring On, Bring On

07. Nasty Boogie Woogie*

08. Evil Eye

09. Darling Of The Underground Press

10. Come On Baby

11. Thick N Thin

* With Jorma Kaukonen

All-Star Jam:

01. Willin'

02. Truckin'

03. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad

Furthur Festival - 1997-07-16 - Cincinnati, OH (SBD)

When Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995, the Grateful Dead's long strange 3 decade trip came to an unexpected end. The members of the band decided, at least temporarily, not to continue to play together out of respect for Jerry. They would change their minds in 1998 and reform as The Other Ones, and later play as the Dead and now as Further. In 1996 and 1997, however, they took a different approach to touring. The Further Festival made the rounds in the summer of those 2 years, a collection of bands with links to Dead, such as Bob Weir's Ratdog, Mickey Hart's Planet Drum, kindred spirits Hot Tuna, the Black Crowes, and former GD keyboardist, Bruce Hornsby, just to name a few. This soundboard recording captures the entire Furthur Festival from Cincinnati on July 16, 1997, 28 years ago today. The performances include two jams that were highlights of each stop on the tour, featuring the the various members of each band sitting in with one another, adding to the festival feeling!

James Taylor - 1999-07-15 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland (SBD)

James Taylor

1999-07-15

Montreux Jazz Festival

Montreux Switzerland

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Intro

02. Carolina In My Mind

03. Everyday 

04. Line 'Em Up

05. Wasn't That a Mighty Storm 

06. Intro

07. Mexico

08. Jump Up Behind Me

09. Band Intro

10. Song Intro

11. You've Got A Friend 

12. Up On the Roof 

13. Shower the People

14. Band Intro

CD 2:

01. Not Fade Away 

02. Intro

03. Walking Man

04. Never Die Young

05. Handy Man

06. Band Intro

07. Country Road

08. Fire And Rain

09. Your Smiling Face

10. Encore Break

11. Secret o' Life

12. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 

13. Intro

14. You Can Close Your Eyes

James Taylor - 1999-07-15 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland (SBD)

In May 1997, James Taylor released Hourglass, his first studio album in 6 years. An introspective disc, Hourglass focused largely on Taylor's troubled past and family. For example, Enough To Be On Your Way was inspired by the alcoholism-related death of his brother Alex earlier in the decade. The dark tone of the disc was also inspired by Taylor's divorce from actress Kathryn Walker just a year earlier. The album earned Taylor his best critical reviews in some 20 years. In addition, Hourglass was commercial success, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard 200, Taylor's first top 10 album in sixteen years. In addition, the album won 2 Grammy awards, for best pop album and best engineered album.  This FM broadcast captures Taylor on tour in the wake of the succes of Hourglass, in Switzerland at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 15, 1999, 26 years ago today.

David Bowie - 1997-07-05 - Werchter Festival, Belgium (SBD)

David Bowie

1997-07-05

Werchter Festival

Werchter, Belgium

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. The Jean Genie

02. Dead Man Walking

03. I'm Afraid Of Americans

04. Battle For Britain (The Letter)

05. White Light, White Heat 

06. Fashion 

07. Seven Years In Tibet 

08. Fame 

09. Looking For Satellites 

10. Under Pressure

David Bowie - 1997-07-05 - Werchter Festival, Belgium (SBD)

David Bowie officially launched his Earthling Tour on June 7, 1997 in Luebeck, Germany after 4 warm up shows in Dublin, London and Hamburg. The tour would continue until November, spanning 63 shows across 3 continents – Europe, North America and South America. This FM broadcast captures Bowie during that tour, headlining at the Werchter Festival on July 5, 1997, 28 years ago today.

John Fogerty - 1997-06-26 - Roskilde Festival, Denmark (SBD)

John Fogerty

1997-06-26

Roskilde Festival

Roskilde, Denmark

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included 

01. Born On The Bayou

02. Green River

03. Bring It Down To Jelly Roll

04. Southern Streamline

05. Who'll Stop The Rain

06. The Midnight Special

07. A Hundred And Ten In The Shade

08. Centerfield

09. Down On The Corner

10. Swamp River Days

11. Hot Rod Heart

12. Before You 'cuse Me

13. The Old Man Down The Road

14. Blueboy

15. Walking In A Hurricane

16. Bad Moon Rising

17. Fortunate Son

18. Proud Mary

19. Travelin' Band

20. Interview

John Fogerty - 1997-06-26 - Roskilde Festival, Denmark (SBD)

The first Roskilde Festival was held on August 28 and 29, 1971, featuring 20 bands that drew a crowd of about 10,000.  Sincee hen, the festival has grown to be a week long affair, drawing over 100,000.  John Fogerty headlined the first day of the 1997 festival, on June 26, 28 years ago today, as captured in this soundboard recording. Fogerty was in tour in support of the album Blue Moon Swamp, his first studio recording in 11 years, which had been rleased on May 20.  The disc climbed to #37 on the Billboard charts and certified gold. Rolling Stone gave the album a 4 star review and in 1998, it won a Grammy for best Rock Album. After years out of the spotlight, John Fogerty was back.