Bob Dylan - Joan Baez 1976 live duet released

With little fanfare, a previously unreleased Bob Dylan-Joan Baez duet was released earlier this month.

In 1976, Bob Dylan had a one-hour, prime time network special. “Hard Rain” was a Rolling Thunder Revue concert recorded at Hughes Stadium, at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. The outdoor, rain-drenched show was recorded on May 23, one day before Dylan’s 35th birthday. A companion album, “Hard Rain”, was released in conjunction with the TV special, but all duets with Baez were allegedly excluded due to licensing issues. Dylan had recorded an earlier version of the special in Florida for “The Midnight Special”, but was unhappy with the results. The Fort Collins show was the next-to-last Rolling Thunder Revue concert.

One of the Dylan-Baez duets from “Hard Rain” has now been released on the soundtrack of “How Sweet The Sound”, the Joan Baez documentary you can watch here. The song , “I Pity The Poor Immigrant”, featured in the program, can be seen in it's entirety above.

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Here's the track list for the Joan Baez album:

1. Man Smart Woman Smarter
2. I Never Will Marry
3. Barbara Allen
4. Silver Dagger
5. Fennario
6. Oh Freedom
7. With God On Our Side (Written by Bob Dylan)
8. A Song for David
9. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
10. I Pity The Poor Immigrant (Duet w/ Bob Dylan)
11. Carry It On
12. Diamonds & Rust
13. Love Song To A Stranger
14. Day After Tomorrow
15. Jerusalem

The CD is also available as part of a deluxe package with the "How Sweet The Sound "DVD

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