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1979: Slow Train Coming

Episode 4 of 6

成人快手 6 Music explores Bob Dylan's career over three decades. John Wilson looks back on 1979, when Bob Dylan embraced Christianity and released a gospel album.

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.'.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Dec 2016 02:00

Music Played

  • Bob Dylan & Mavis Staples

    Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking

    • Gotta Serve Somebody - The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.
    • 5111262-18131201.
  • Bob Dylan

    Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)

    • Slow Train Coming.
    • Columbia.
    • CK-36120.
  • Bob Dylan

    WHEN HE RETURNS

    • SLOW TRAIN COMING.
    • CBS.
    • CDCBS-86095.
  • Bob Dylan

    When You Gonna Wake Up

    • Slow Train Coming.
    • Columbia.
    • CK-36120.

Broadcast

  • Fri 16 Dec 2016 02:00