Episode 2: 1979 - Slow Train Coming
John Wilson looks back at 1979 when Dylan embraced Christianity, released a Gospel album and refused to perform his old material live.
John Wilson looks back to 1979 when once again Bob Dylan marked the end of a decade by making some major changes in his life and career. He embraced Christianity, spent several months in Bible School and recorded a Gospel album, Slow Train Coming. When he tried to evangelize Jerry Wexler in the studio, the wily producer replied 'Bob, you're dealing with a sixty-two-year-old confirmed Jewish atheist. I'm hopeless. Let's just make an album'.
To the frustration of some of his fans, subsequent concerts were all-Gospel events. Dylan refused to play any of his old material, tended to give sermons between songs - even dismissing hecklers who demanded rock-n-roll with the words. 'You wanna rock-n-roll you can go down and rock-n-roll. You can go see Kiss and you rock-n-roll all your way down to the pit.'
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Bob Dylan
GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY
- SLOW TRAIN COMING.
- Columbia.
- CD-32524.
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Bob Dylan & The Band
Precious Angel
- Slow Train Coming.
- Columbia.
- 512349 6.
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Bob Dylan
I Believe in You
- Slow Train Coming.
- Columbia.
- CK-36120.
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Bob Dylan
SLOW TRAIN
- SLOW TRAIN COMING.
- Columbia.
- 1-1.
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Bob Dylan & Mavis Staples
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
- Gotta Serve Somebody - The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan.
- Columbia.
- 5111262-18131201.
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Bob Dylan
Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
- Slow Train Coming.
- Columbia.
- CK-36120.
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Bob Dylan
WHEN HE RETURNS
- SLOW TRAIN COMING.
- CBS.
- CDCBS-86095.
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Bob Dylan
When You Gonna Wake Up
- Slow Train Coming.
- Columbia.
- CK-36120.
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