Video Example 11.1: "Hard Rain," live (1971, NYC)
Chapter 11
Video Example 11.1
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"Hard Rain," live (1971, NYC)
New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) — August 1, 1971
Dylan's performance of "Hard Rain" for George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh differs strikingly from his mid-60s versions. Gone is the early renditions' straight-backed austerity; in its place we hear countrified understatement. Harrison (slide guitar), Leon Russell (bass), and Ringo Starr (tambourine) accompany.