Willie. This is from a broadcast celebrating Willie's 60th birthday. Bob is talking about Willie.

He's talkin' about me man. I only did what I had to do to prevent Bob from ODing.

@@ajweberman i thought you died a long time ago but no hard feelings

@@bldonthtrx dust = garbage as in dustbin Mr. Nothing

@@mario7frankielee I did but someone else took over this account

My musician friend and I play a game called " Best story songs ever " This is our number one. Number two is " Long Black Veil "

@@elizabethharalson7903 How about Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts by Joan Baez, a great tale.

@@David-gw2lv ABSOLUTELY one of the best! Love Joan Baez's version of this wonderful song!

@@favfern1 ciao amico!🙋😍😘💝🌲

Truth

Love them both♥️

Willie and Bob all time favorites, amazing musicians

Nathaniel Stricker thanks for sharing this GEM love it

True sentiments, they are both American treasures whose voices are more important than ever in our tumultuous times regardless of their age. These men have a conscience, and have always spoke to our consciences during troubled times. As we continue to face Covid, mass shootings, Putin's assault on poor Ukraine, we need our great poets & rock stars to come forward like they did in the 1960's. We need their message songs to educate & inspire us, to raise our consciousness and call us to action. Crosby, Stills & Nash, Neil Young, and Bono of U2 fit this category well too. I love Dylan and Nelson, and their moving version of this great song Poncho & Lefty. They may be old now, but they're not going anywhere just yet, they are national treasures! I hope they stay around long enough to teach & inspire the next great batch of songwriters and musicians to follow in their footsteps and carry on the tradition. Thank God for these two legends!

Yup

It is wonderful music, isn't it. Townes was one of the great American song writers. RIP. Willie and Bob are not too bad either.

That’s awesome. I would have loved to have known him. Seems like my kind of dude.

Well Said.... I wish I could give this 100 likes!

No underestimating. Deeply, deeply ingrained.

NevadaBoss: And even more fortunate to have grown up with them. They've been writing and performing since I was 11 or 12 years of age!

Not forgetting the actual song writer

Yes and Yes!

Amen

Two? Which two? Who are you leaving out on that stage. Hopefully not Marty Stuart.

Sadly, Townes never got to hear this, dying on Jan 1, 1997. He certainly got to hear Willie and Merle sing it though, though I'm sure him hearing Bob sing it would have been special to him.

@@brazzesr this concert was Willie’s 60th birthday party, which would have been in 1993, so Townes would have at least known about the performance (if he didn’t witness it himself, which he might have).

@@alisonhope990I love his cameo in the video. :)

The best Pancho and Lefty version will be forever EMMYLOU HARRIS.

I think I saw Jo-El Sonnier in the back.

@@hernanpizarro9253 "The best"? I think her version is definitely very good but so is Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's and then there's Townes Van Zandt's version. He wrote the song. They are all good versions but "the best" is too subjective a term for something like this. In my opinion

Thanks for pointing out Marty! I love him and his wife.

Wow!

Pete Seeger! Maybe the one musician who never got his due honor and respect! Just look at his life. And the songs he wrote!

Great story.

RIP to these musicians who have departed: Odetta, Pete and John. "On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Nanci Griffith among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[7]" - Wikipedia

Jim O'Brien Wow, Buddy Guy. You sure you didn't dream this? Ha, just kidding.

@@marshallschaffer3721 j I

Unbelievable Singers & Songwriters

What a true treasure these two men are, WE are so blessed to have heard their magic 🎩

Both great songwriters. One has limitations as a singer though. Listen to Dylan's version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. He uses a lot of less commonly used verses that are very effective. "There's a ray of light in every word. It doesn't matter what you heard , the broken or the holy Hallelujah." He's a poet, and was able to pick out a lot of the most poetic verses.

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Don Was on bass too.

Kenny Aronoff on drums, Mark O'Connor on fiddle, and I'm pretty sure that's Reggie Young on lead guitar.

tdrtx is that Jeff Lynn on guitar because Bob and Jeff used to play with each other a lot

In 40 years Marty might have as much soul as Willie and Bob

@@georgegwynn2616 Wilburys

Music is Powerful

My thoughts exactly..Townes was a genius.

dbob , I'm in agreement with you ..both wrote songs that'd make u think or cry or get madder'n hell about unjust actions..Townes though is probably my favorite just because some of his songs hit really close to home for me.

Do you mean that Obama didnt build that?!

@@TeaParty1776 , Piss off troll.

@@williamdutton1993 Focus your mind.

Very different , very talented 💯🙏🏽✝️

@@TeaParty1776 tosser

So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song. Hello

Townes did not have an easy life. Bi-polar, he suffered insulin shock therapy in a misguided attempt to treat him. It destroyed his short term memory. He was severely alcoholic and when in the depressive phase of his bi-polar illness he took heroin, to which he inevitably became addicted. For most of the 1970s he lived in a shack outside Houston Texas, with no running water or electricity. It is hardly surprising he died young. Some say he was the greatest singer songwriter ever, and I agree.

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@@johnrandall125 He's up there, and at his best, he was as good as anyone, but he just doesn't have the range of Dylan's songs.....

@@johnrandall125 Didn't know that, thank you. Like many geniuses, he never got his due.

@@johnrandall125 Walter B. AGREED, 😁

Lol I imagine there are hordes of people out there who fill in the time between auto erotic sessions with themselves by deliberately NOT liking things. Perhaps it's some sort of Foundation Course for Trolls.

I don't worry too much about those who do not appreciate the things I enjoy. It's none of my bznz. Fk'em. Haha!

Probably the best $300 Willie ever spent. At least that's what Townes told me.

james boyer ignore ignorance

We Are Miles From Nowhere so this was back when Willie didn’t understand what songwriting royalties were or who they go to? Great ‘story’

Exactly how I found it - That was been a great show

Right! So damn happy

Bootleg

Yep, and I bet he'd have approved of Bob & Willie's interpretation of it.

Never to be forgotten. To live is to fly.

Yes HE DID,AND I KMOW HE WOULD APPROVE FOR SURE,NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!Walter B,Memphis ☝️😝✌❤

Absolutely remember! But it's a good cover by two of my favorite musicians of one of my favorite songwriter's best tunes, and a tribute to Townes for sure. Dylan knew what Townes had, and requested a private session with him, which he ultimately got.

I followed Townes to here, thanks for sharing. I'll remember.

Was wondering what was GUMMING up their PITCH

Such a tone would not be so described that way for any other singer. He has never had "good" tone or intonation, nor can he enunciate. Other than Mrs. MIller, the worst professional singer in show business.

You're stoned outta yer mind, man...

Sounds like he got a berry stuck up his nose. But love love love Willie.

Bob's like wasabi or pumpkin spice craft beer u like it or hate it

Robin Lee B.-- Can I say you're comment is truly 2 the point and best I've seen so far 👌? And may I dare say, what we're seeing here is Hallowed ground?🤔💯 these too talents are " Generational ", we're witnessing history in the making. I can get more grandiose, but l'll stop here, ' nuff said 😅

Yes.... Booyah.. great video, great inimitable duet folks !

@Willie Nelson 🔵 Thanks Willie for you comments..I am also a singer and due to Covid..miss my opportunities to sing in places..being in N.Y. where mandates are quite severe..What inspires me is that it's never too late..I am 60..and you are "61" and still sound wonderful!..

Really? Dylan seemed abit off, sorry but he did. Nelson awesome as ever

Bobby certainly is. Thank you.

They have no rivals.Nuf said

Stuart Redmond Yeah it's called the original lol.

Stuart Redmond Okay !

Bob, Willie and Townes, now we're talkin!

nice version tho'

Stuart Redmond same same, I think I’ll have to sit down for a while. Maybe a cup of tea. Awesome, it’s early morning here near the equator. These two have started my day with great joy.

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Townes was so underrated. What a gift he had.

I mean these are truly two of the greatest in my opinion

Ya fuckt up bud!

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They are still very much alive in 2021!!

@Willie Nelson 🔵 Thank you for the reply sir! I have been listening and admiring your songwriting and your performances for most of my sixty four years. “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” was among one of the first songs that I admired and was inspired much by….at around the age of seventeen I was learning to accompany my own vocals and that great song was one of the first I was inspired to learn. I would many years later accompany my daughter as she was learning to sing, and “Crazy” was among the favorites chosen. I had the good fortune to see Mr. Bob Dylan live many years ago back in the mid seventies. Unfortunately I have yet to be that fortunate regarding any in person live performances of yours; I’m still holding out hope though so please don’t ever retire…your music just keeps getting better! I’ve always been a fan, always will be a fan! I hope that you know that to many of us fans You Sir Are A National Treasure.

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Absolutely -- but don't forget how great Emmy Lou Harris's interpretation is also. And I say this as a lifelong Dylan fan.

Me too! My stock answer to which of his songs I like best is, "Usually the one I'm listening to," but I'd probably go with Desolation Row and Idiot Wind, though it pains me to leave out many others!

Sad Eyed Lady of The Low Land, Romance in Durango, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Mr. Tambourine Man, You Ain't Going Nowhere, Copper Kettle, When You Go Your Way and I Go Mine....Halp! Somebody stop meeee......Boom!

Bob and Willy are still going strong!

No his head nodded when he tapped the heel of his right cowboy boot!

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Still, people came to see Dylan -- that's why the people cheered when he started to sing -- that didn't happen for Willie.

No disrespect for Willie, however I find myself focusing on Dylan, even when Willie is what the camera is focusing on 😊

No the fuck he didn't, god damn. It's like he's making fun of it. Listen to Willie's beautiful phrasings and melody.Zimmerman is nasally helium fuckery, that sorry bastard. Willie even sang shitty behind him to cover Dylan cause hes a fucking great person.

kingkeefage hey! You’re probably just a Wisconsin hater?

@@kingkeefage your a class 1 assclown that's the way Bob Dylan sings go back to listening to the chipmunks in your momies basement

@@davidgibbons2996 So much hurt in your butthole... 😂 You're a sad fuck. You can't even give reasons as to why you think it's good other than, "That's the way Bob Dylan sings." Even if you want to talk shit, you have to actually know the subject of the shit you're trying to talk. Go ahead and "reply" if you want. I don't usually give any attention to people that can't spell or use proper punctuation. Learn the difference between "your" and "you're", and the plural forms of simple words like Mom (come on, that was probably your very first fucking word 😂😂😂), and I MIGHT consider giving you a break and pretend I give a fuck, so you can enjoy all 29 brain cells you're pushing past their shelf lives working in some kind of asynchronous unison.

@@nickr6937 I could give a fuck less about Wisconsin, honestly. I'm not an idiot that dislikes or hates entire groupings of peoples for an individual's actions. Things aren't as cut and paste as David Gibbons wishes them to be. The mother fucker's still in kindergarten, because construction paper is cheap. 😂